Software Engineer III

Bank of America; New Jersey; On-site; USD 103,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Industry-leading benefits

Job summary

Bank of America in New Jersey is seeking an experienced software engineer to develop and deliver complex software solutions that meet strict functional, non‑functional, and compliance requirements. You will work across architecture, development, and testing teams to ensure robust interfaces and scalable systems.

The role requires strong Java/J2EE expertise, cloud and container knowledge, and experience with Spring, UI frameworks, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of container & cloud technologies like Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS and Azure.
• Expertise in Java/J2EE technologies with minimum of 4 years of experience.
• Solid knowledge of Spring, Spring Integration, Cassandra, Kafka, MQ, NOSQL & Restful services, WS‑Security.
• Hands on experience with Eclipse, IntelliJ, Splunk, Dynatrace & Autosys.
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries (Oracle/SQL Server).
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux scripting.
• Hands on experience in UI technologies like Angular and React.
• Experience with code quality tools like JUnit, Sonar/Crucible.
• Experience on Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver complex software requirements to accomplish business goals.
• Ensure software meets functional, non‑functional and compliance requirements.
• Write code, unit tests, and ensure interfaces are robust and well-tested.
• Contribute to story refinement and requirements definition.
• Estimate work to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle.
• Perform spike/proof of concept to mitigate risk and implement ideas.
• Use multiple architectural components in design and development.
• Contribute to existing test suites and analyze test reports.
• Mentor engineers on CI/CD practices and automation.
• Automate manual release activities.

Skills

Kubernetes

Java/J2EE

Spring

SQL

Unix/Linux scripting

Angular

React

CI/CD

JUnit

DevOps

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Splunk

Dynatrace

Autosys

Job description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Position Summary:

This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non‑functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built‑in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver complex software requirements to accomplish business goals.


• Ensure that software is developed to meet functional, non‑functional and compliance requirements.


• Perform coding solutions, unit tests, and ensure that solutions can be integrated successfully into the overall applications/systems with clear, robust and well‑tested interfaces.


• Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements.


• Participate in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle.


• Perform spike/proof of concept to mitigate risk and implement new ideas.


• Utilize multiple architectural components in design and development of client requirements.


• Contribute to existing test suites.


• Analyze test reports, identify any test issues or errors and triage the underlying cause.


• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements


• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained


• Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI‑CD) practices and automating tool stack


• Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle


• Automates manual release activities

Required Qualifications

• Strong Knowledge and expertise in container & cloud technologies like Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS and Azure


• Expertise in Java/J2EE technologies with minimum of 4 year of experience.


• Should have good knowledge of technologies like Spring, Spring Integration, Cassandra, Kafka, MQ, NOSQL & Restful services, WS‑Security,


• Hands on experience on tools like Eclipse, IntelliJ, Splunk, Dynatrace & Autosys etc


• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries (Oracle/SQL Server)


• Proficiency in writing complex Unix/Linux scripting


• Hands on experience in UI technologies like Angular and React


• Hands on experience on Code Quality Tools like JUnit, Sonar/Crucible


• Experience on modern development methodology including Agile

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience


• Proficiency in programming language(s) required for the role


• Good understanding of Client Protection and claims business processes and strategies

Skills:

• Application Development


• Automation


• Influence


• Solution Design


• Technical Strategy Development


• Architecture


• Business Acumen


• DevOps Practices


• Result Orientation


• Solution Delivery Process


• Analytical Thinking


• Collaboration


• Data Management


• Risk Management


• Test Engineering

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Pennington - 1500 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 5 (NJ2150)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$102,900.00 - $179,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry‑leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.