Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Commerce - Java/SpringBoot/AWS

Early Warning; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Flexible Paid Time Off

12 weeks Paid Parental Leave

Maven Family Planning Support

Job summary

Early Warning is looking for a seasoned engineer to lead technical strategy in San Francisco. The ideal candidate will possess 12+ years of experience, specializing in the development of distributed systems and cloud solutions, including hands-on experience with Docker and Java/Spring. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions and mentor junior engineers. The position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary package ranging from $180,000 to $240,000, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in technology.
• 9+ years in development of distributed systems & cloud solutions.
• Experience with front-end solutions and frameworks (Angular/React).
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams effectively.
• Knowledge of SDLC best practices and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to shape solutions.
• Own the technical strategy for complex requirements.
• Drive aspects of technical architecture and design.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Significant involvement in quality assurance and production issue resolution.

Skills

Docker

Java/Spring

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Cloud infrastructure

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Kubernetes

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 is an important role in the development, test, and deployment of complex solutions.

Essential Functions

• Partners with software engineering, product, and architecture to shape engineering approaches, share knowledge and experience.
• Own the technical strategy for broad or complex requirements with insightful and forward‑looking approaches that go beyond the direct team and solve large open‑ended problems.
• Responsible for department‑wide design, patterns and code approaches.
• Reviews and validates effectiveness of code output from multiple teams.
• Accountable for resolving technical conflict within and between multiple teams.
• Drive all aspects of technical architecture, design, prototyping and implementation in support of both product needs as well as overall technology strategy.
• Represent engineering in cross‑functional team sessions and able to present sound and thoughtful arguments to persuade others. Adapts to the situation and can draw from a range of strategies to influence people in a way that results in agreement or behavior change.
• Lead a broad functional area and direct efforts through the functional team members along with team’s overall planning.
• Collaborate and partner with product managers, designers, and other engineering groups to conceptualize, build new features and create product descriptions.
• Actively own features or systems and define their long‑term health, while also improving the health of surrounding systems.
• Assist support and operations teams in identifying and quickly resolving production issues.
• Develop and implement tests for ensuring the quality, performance, and scalability of our application.
• Develop and mentor other engineers. May serve as a technical leader for cross‑functional projects.
• Actively seeks out ways to improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
• Supporting the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field.
• Typically 12 or more years of relevant related experience.
• Nine or more years of experience in the development of distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, micro services.
• Hands‑on Docker experience.
• Two or more years of experience in the development of front‑end solutions. Hands‑on familiarity with modern frameworks (Angular/React).
• Eight or more years of work experience with Java/Spring. Proficiency in Maven/Gradle.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering business‑critical systems to the market.
• Ability to influence and work in a collaborative team environment across multiple departments.
• Experience designing/developing scalable systems.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture and messaging frameworks (Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc).
• Working experience with cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, etc).
• Knowledge of mature engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, secure coding, etc).
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, LEAN etc) and DevOps practices.
• Background and drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications

• System design experience with Commerce, APIs, payment operations and/or checkout functions.
• AWS experience.
• Backend Java, SpringBoot coding experience.
• Knowledge of ACH/EFT.
• Knowledge of real‑time payment networks (RTP, FedNow).
• FinTech experience.
• Kubernetes experience.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. 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 the 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 & Benefits

San Francisco, CA area base pay: $180,000 - $240,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness:

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre‑tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non‑Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Early Warning Services, LLC 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 as such 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. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.