Sr. Software Engineer - Java / SpringBoot / AWS - Zelle

Early Warning Services LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC seeks a Software Engineer to design and develop applications. The role requires 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.

Successful candidates will collaborate in a hybrid environment from locations such as San Francisco. The salary range is $142,000–$183,000 per year with competitive benefits including a 401(k) plan and flexibility for paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related industry experience.
• Experience with SOAP or REST services.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Redis or AeroSpike.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software applications.
• Analyze and debug software systems.
• Collaborate in Agile development cycles.

Skills

Competent in Java

Competent in C#

Competent in C++

Competent in Objective-C

Automated functional testing

Unix/Linux command line

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS Cloud

SQL

PL/SQL

Job description

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications.

Essential Functions

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications.
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Drive the full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Drive software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Comply with all security policies and procedures, ensuring the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.

Desired Skills

Automation

• Ability to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.
• Analyze results of automated deployment scripts and make modifications.

Design

• Prepare detail design documents from requirements.
• Familiar with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.
• General understanding of software environments and network topologies.
• Demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.
• Understand distributed, component–based architecture.
• Working knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols.
• Understand event‑driven / asynchronous programming and multithreading.
• Technical design skills (UML experience a plus).
• Familiar with TDD/BDD.
• Familiar with SOA framework, web services, etc.

Coding

• Competent (5+ years) in Java, C#, C++ or Objective‑C programming.
• Competent with SQL or PL/SQL and relational database concepts.
• Experience with source code control systems.
• Experience with secure programming techniques is highly desirable.
• Perform code reviews to ensure code meets acceptance criteria.

Testing

• Maintain test scripts as needed.
• Prepare test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.
• Experience with automated functional testing frameworks such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.
• Perform unit, functional, load, UI, performance, regression and system integration testing on new or modified code prior to production releases.
• Produce and report project test metrics.
• Advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; certifications preferred.
• Assist new staff on testing techniques and methodologies.

Support

• Respond to situations in a timely manner and meet predetermined deadlines.
• Maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
• Central point of contact for support of UAT/production applications as needed.
• Keen troubleshooting skills across tiers/domains.
• Work on multiple projects.
• Collaboration; Agile/Lean methodologies experience.
• Understand iterative software development processes.
• Guide team to produce estimates for all project activities and tasks.
• Elicit user and functional requirements and ensure they are consistent and complete.
• Mentor and monitor Software Engineers in technical aspects of their assignments.

Experience & Education

Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and/or 5 or more years of related industry experience.

• AWS Cloud experience.
• Experience with SOAP or REST services.
• Familiar with common data format standards like XML, JSON, YAML, etc.
• NoSQL experience (Redis, HBASE, AeroSpike, etc.).
• FinTech or payments experience is highly beneficial.

The above job description is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Physical Requirements

Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Salary

The base pay scale for this position in SanFrancisco,CA is $142,000–$183,000 per year. Candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits. The pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor is it a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate.

Benefits

• Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans with company contributions to HSA or FSA for healthcare, commuting, health and dependent‑care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – 100% company matched on first 6% deferral.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for exempt employees, generous PTO for non‑exempt employees, 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Family Planning – support through egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
• Additional benefits available and listed on the company benefits page.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws.