Staff Engineer II | AI-Driven Full Stack for Lending

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k matching

Medical & dental insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Ownership stake

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Staff Engineer II to drive AI-enabled full-stack development for Lending platforms, focusing on the Lending Services Framework and cloud-native solutions using Azure, .NET, Python, React and SQL.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with architects and product partners, implement secure API design, CI/CD with GitHub and Azure DevOps, and ensure reliability, governance, and compliance across Lending applications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering or IT development experience, with full-stack delivery in Financial Services or Lending.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience leading features or small workstreams preferred.
• Knowledge of Banking/Lending platforms and reporting is preferred.
• Cloud-native development on Azure APIs, data integrations, and CI/CD.
• Experience with AI-assisted development techniques in an enterprise environment.
• Strong security, regulatory, and secure SDLC practices.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in Agile/DevOps.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver AI-enabled, cloud-native full-stack solutions for Lending platforms and the LSF.
• Apply AI engineering practices (Prompt Engineering, MCP, RAG) to improve automation and quality.
• Build secure APIs using Azure API Management with standard security and lifecycle practices.
• Hands-on development with Azure, .NET, Python, React, SQL, and ETL technologies.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools (GitHub Copilot, internal LLMs) while maintaining governance and security.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Azure DevOps across Lending applications.
• Participate in reviews to ensure alignment with architectural standards and Lending volumetrics.
• Collaborate with business partners, architects, QA, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Create and maintain design artifacts, configurations, and runbooks in line with WAB IT standards.

Skills

Full-stack development

Azure

Python

React (Vite)

SQL

ETL

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot / AI tools

Security & governance

Azure DevOps

Azure API Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

GitHub

ADO / Azure Pipelines

React

Python

SQL

Job description

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Staff Engineer II to drive AI-enabled full-stack development for Lending platforms, focusing on the Lending Services Framework and cloud-native solutions using Azure, .NET, Python, React and SQL.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with architects and product partners, implement secure API design, CI/CD with GitHub and Azure DevOps, and ensure reliability, governance, and compliance across Lending applications.