[Hiring] Principal Full Stack Engineer @NBH Bank

Role Description

The duties of a Principal Full Stack Engineer require a high degree of specialized expertise and skill in maintaining established standards of quality and accuracy. Drive, determination, and a self-disciplined approach to achieving results that meet these established criteria are necessary for successful job performance. The job environment is structured and job expectations are clear. While the pace of the work is faster than average, quality is never compromised. The focus of communication and organizational relationships is based on technical expertise.

• Designing, developing, deploying, documenting, and maintaining web and back-end software solutions.
• Serving as a mentor for less experienced team members.
• Coordinating and driving projects and managing outage and emergency situations with development and production staff.
• Translating business requirements and wireframes into architecture and components.
• Converting technical requirements into solution design, implementing, testing, and delivering the solution.
• Creating and maintaining documentation for the solutions built.
• Identifying, triaging, and resolving errors and defects independently and/or by collaborating with production staff and quality analysts.
• Estimating complexity and dividing tasks when projects are brought to the team.
• Performing code reviews and championing best practices and standards.
• Working with internal stakeholders to determine business requirements and priorities.
• Assisting with workflow planning process including design, development, testing, and delivery of solutions.
• Participating in the research and evaluation of potential new vendors.
• Staying current with up-and-coming technologies, pricing, and user applicability with current vendors.
• Serving as the primary contact for key applications and general knowledge resource for production and development staff.
• Following policies and procedures, completing administrative tasks correctly and on time.
• Supporting the company’s goals and values.
• Participating in coordination of disaster recovery planning and preparation.
• Building a great rapport with fellow associates and treating others with respect and consideration.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
• 8+ years of relevant job experience, preferred in a bank setting.
• Experience developing automation solutions using Python.
• Experience writing clean and semantic SQL.
• A solid understanding in core web, browser, and styling concepts.
• Experience writing clean and semantic HTML and CSS.
• Experience interfacing with enterprise systems via RESTful APIs and standard data formats (JSON, XML, SOAP).
• Experience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems.
• A solid understanding of relational data and/or non-relational models.
• Experience with CI/CD using AWS CodePipeline.
• Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructures and SDLC pipelines.
• Familiar with Agile methodology.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or certification related to the field.
• 10+ years of relevant job experience.
• Experience developing modern frontend apps using React framework.
• Knowledge of modern authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Excellent presentation skills for communicating both business-oriented solutions and advanced technical concepts.
• Extensive experience with vendor partnerships and resolution of complex system issues.
• Experience in the FinTech space.
• Prior leadership experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to make sound and timely decisions, to consistently deliver on commitments, and assume responsibility for results.
• Ability to think creatively and meet challenges with resourcefulness.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and effectively manage multiple tasks and/or projects.
• Take initiative to research and resolve problems, and undertake activities with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to train and coach associates, as appropriate.

Work Environment

• Remote office environment, manager permitting, with traditional hours.
• Sitting for extended periods of time (typically no longer than 8 hours).
• Must be able to work at a rapid pace for long periods of time (typically no longer than 8 hours).
• Must be able to work overtime to the extent necessary.
• Must be able to travel – estimated at 5% to 10% of the time.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that includes insurance.
• 401k.
• Associate stock purchase program.
• Paid time off.
• Associate banking perks.