Software Engineer III - Payments Platforms

Bank of America; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 103,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a senior software engineer to develop and deliver complex requirements for maintaining scalable, compliant software solutions. You will design architecture components, mentor teams on CI/CD practices, and refine stories with precise estimations while ensuring integration and testing are built in from the start.

The role emphasizes strong Java/C# development, RESTful APIs, and database expertise (Oracle/SQL Server), with experience in CI/CD tooling, agile practices, and

Qualifications

• At least 7+ years experience in Software Engineering in highly regulated environments.
• Proficient in C# and/or Java development, including Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Test Driven development tools (JUnit, Mockito).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to break down requirements and find efficient solutions.
• Experience building RESTful web services-based applications.
• Strong hands-on database knowledge with Oracle or SQL Server.
• Experience in CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket and other build/deploy tools.
• Good interpersonal communication for technical and business conversations.
• Leadership to collaborate across geo-located teams.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement per acceptance criteria and compliance requirements.
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, interfaces, and solution enablers while preserving architecture integrity.
• Mentors other engineers and coaches CI/CD practices and automation tool stacks.
• Performs story refinement, defines requirements, and estimates work for delivery lifecycle.
• Conducts spike/proof of concept to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.
• Automates manual release activities.
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).

Skills

C#

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Jenkins

Git

JUnit

Mockito

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Agile

Tools

Docker

Kafka

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!

Job Description:
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:

• 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
• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas
• Automates manual release activities
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)

Required Qualifications:

• At least 7+ years experience in Software Engineering with experience working in highly regulated environments.
• Proficient in C# and/or JAVA development, including Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• Has experience in Test Driven development tools Jnit, Mockito.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to break down requirements and find efficient solutions.
• Experience building RESTful web services based applications.
• Strong hands on Database working knowledge with common RDBMS such as Oracle, or SQL Server.
• Experience in CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, BitBucket and other build/deployment tools/process.
• Good interpersonal communication skills for technical and business conversations.
• Leadership qualities to collaborate in an environment with developers in multiple geographical location.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and able to work in a fast paced agile work space.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ruby/Rails, Kafka, event‑driven architectures, Docker, cloud migration and modernization experience, healthcare/payments/financial services domain knowledge.

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 informationPay range$102,900.00 - $179,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis 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.BenefitsThis 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.