[Hiring] Senior Java Engineer @First Citizens Bank

Role Description

This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Java Engineer to join our growing Online Banking delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in the following areas:

• Digital Banking
• Core Banking
• Credit/Charge/Debit Cards
• Foreign Exchange

The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to:

• Provide technical guidance and estimation of efforts.
• Understand and decide upon the optimal technology solution to achieve desired business needs.
• Support day-to-day application operations.
• Navigate differing levels of gray/unknowns.
• Communicate effectively with IT management, individual contributors, and business stakeholders.
• Deliver requests rapidly and take advantage of opportunities.
• Manage resource constraints.
• Maintain both short- and long-term strategic views for technical approaches.
• Develop code and oversee distributed development team members.

As a Sr. Java Engineer, primary responsibilities will include:

• Development and support of Digital Banking solutions/projects.
• Research, design, technology insertion, development, testing, and support of software aspects within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance.
• 8-10 years of hands-on experience with Java/J2EE environment.
• Excellent ability to communicate technical information clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong design & development experience with JEE & Enterprise Technologies: JMS, JDBC, Web development, Transactions, WS-*, JVM, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JNDI, JMX, JTA, Spring, JUnit, Hibernate.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building SpringBoot Microservices.
• Experience building applications using container architecture with Kubernetes orchestration.
• Preferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APIGEE.
• In-depth understanding of JavaScript, including ES6+ features, Loopback, closures, and asynchronous programming.
• Worked on Agile projects and has complete knowledge of day-to-day Agile routines.
• Proven experience in building user interfaces with React.js.
• Familiarity with state management libraries like Redux or MobX.
• Understanding of the React component lifecycle and its best practices.
• Experience with testing frameworks like Jest or Mocha.
• Ability to interact with REST APIs and handle data fetching and manipulation.
• Proficient in using GITLAB for version control.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and ORACLE Database systems.
• Understanding of basic UI/UX design principles.
• Prior experience with regulated financial organizations is a plus.

Requirements

• Design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Oversee proactive maintenance on existing IaaS/SaaS and on-premise applications.
• Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors, and configuration problems.
• Strong experience in supporting business-critical/complex applications.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Nice to have technical lead experience for small to medium-sized projects.
• Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation, and adhere to standards.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations and file-based integrations.
• Empathy with developers and a desire to create a superlative developer experience.
• Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code.
• Passion for abstracting and refactoring.
• Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty.
• May mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth.

Benefits

• This job posting is expected to remain active for 14 days from the initial posting date.
• The base pay for this position is generally between $130,000 and $160,000.
• Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors.
• Total compensation may include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.
• First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed, and quality benefits program.