Sr Software Engineer (Full-stack, Generative AI)

U.S. Bank; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned software engineer to analyze, design, test, develop and maintain best-in-class software experiences. The role requires collaboration across teams and adherence to U.S. Bank standards to minimize customer impact, while leveraging Agile and DevOps practices.

The candidate will own full stack development, employing Java 17+, Spring Boot, React.js, and cloud-native AWS technologies, with emphasis on scalable architectures, code quality and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five to six years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
• Experience building web apps with React.js.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native development.
• CI/CD and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, operate and maintain products.
• Takes full stack ownership by writing production-ready and testable code.
• Ensure designs are scalable, reliable and performant.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure security and compliance.
• Contribute to AI/ML initiatives and DevOps practices.
• Foster innovation and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

React.js

AWS

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt Engineering

AI application development

RAG

Vector Databases

Semantic Search

Embeddings

Knowledge Retrieval

Azure OpenAI

OpenAI APIs

LangChain

LangGraph

MCP

AI Agents

AI Governance

Responsible AI

SRE

Agile

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self‑motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products
• Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production‑ready and testable code
• Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs
• Performs analysis on failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements
• Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront
• Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards
• Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures
• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices
• Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards
• Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank’s technology transformation
• Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Reviews tasks critically and ensures they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery; anticipates and communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant experience

Required Skills

• Strong experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices.
• Experience building modern applications using React.js.
• Hands‑on expertise with AWS, including cloud‑native application development.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions , and CI/CD automation.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and AI application development.
• Knowledge of RAG, Vector Databases, Semantic Search, Embeddings, and Knowledge Retrieval.
• Experience integrating Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, and AI Agents.
• Understanding of AI Governance, Responsible AI, SRE, Agile, and DevOps best practices.

Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That’s why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E‑Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E‑Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E‑Verify program is an Internet‑based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E‑Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.