Senior Software Engineer

OverviewThis is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX.Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and investors. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our growing SVB Go Online Banking delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Digital Banking, Core banking, Credit/Charge/Debit Cards, and Foreign Exchange. The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to provide technical guidance, estimation of efforts, understanding and deciding upon the optimal technology solution to achieve the desired business needs, day to day application support, should be able to navigate differing levels of gray/unknowns, and have excellent communication skills with other IT management levels, individual contributors and business stakeholders. They must be able to move at a rapid rate of execution to deliver requests and take advantage of any opportunities as they present themselves and navigate through any resource constraints. They must have both the short- and long-term strategic view when deciding on the best technical approach. They must be able to develop code and effectively oversee distributed development team members.  ResponsibilitiesAs a Sr. Software Engineer, primary responsibility will be towards the development and support of Digital Banking solutions/projects. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them.ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability.Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on-premise applications within the Digital Banking, Mobile and integrating with Cards, Merchant Services, Payments, Foreign Exchange, Core banking and Trade Finance space to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose.Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error.Strong experience in supporting Business critical/ complex applications.Exercises Judgement 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, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. Empathy with developers. Innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail.Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code.Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore.Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty.Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around you.May mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth. QualificationsBachelor's Degree and 4+ years of experience in Application software programming OR High School Diploma or GED and 8+ years of experience in Application software programmingPreferred SkillsExcellent ability to communicate technical information clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teamsStrong design & development experience with Java EE & Enterprise Technologies: JMS, JDBC, Web development, Transactions, WS-*, JVM, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JNDI, JMX, JTA, Spring, JUnit, HibernateStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsExperience building SpringBoot MicroservicesExperience building applications using container architecture with Kubernetes orchestrationPreferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APIGEEIn-depth understanding of JavaScript, including ES6+ features, Loopback, closures and asynchronous programmingWorked on Agile projects and has complete knowledge of day to day Agile routinesProven experience in building user interfaces with React.jsFamiliarity with state management libraries like Redux or MobXUnderstanding of the React component lifecycle and its best practicesExperience with testing frameworks like Jest or MochaAbility to interact with REST APIs and handle data fetching and manipulationProficient in using GITLAB for version controlExperience with Jira, Confluence and ORACLE Database systemsUnderstanding of basic UI/UX design principlesPrior experience with regulated financial organization is a plusBenefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at benefits.As a Sr. Software Engineer, primary responsibility will be towards the development and support of Digital Banking solutions/projects. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them.ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability.Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on-premise applications within the Digital Banking, Mobile and integrating with Cards, Merchant Services, Payments, Foreign Exchange, Core banking and Trade Finance space to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose.Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error.Strong experience in supporting Business critical/ complex applications.Exercises Judgement 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, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing. Empathy with developers. Innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail.Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code.Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore.Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty.Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around you.May mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth. Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of experience in Application software programming OR High School Diploma or GED and 8+ years of experience in Application software programmingPreferred SkillsExcellent ability to communicate technical information clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teamsStrong design & development experience with Java EE & Enterprise Technologies: JMS, JDBC, Web development, Transactions, WS-*, JVM, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JNDI, JMX, JTA, Spring, JUnit, HibernateStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsExperience building SpringBoot MicroservicesExperience building applications using container architecture with Kubernetes orchestrationPreferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APIGEEIn-depth understanding of JavaScript, including ES6+ features, Loopback, closures and asynchronous programmingWorked on Agile projects and has complete knowledge of day to day Agile routinesProven experience in building user interfaces with React.jsFamiliarity with state management libraries like Redux or MobXUnderstanding of the React component lifecycle and its best practicesExperience with testing frameworks like Jest or MochaAbility to interact with REST APIs and handle data fetching and manipulationProficient in using GITLAB for version controlExperience with Jira, Confluence and ORACLE Database systemsUnderstanding of basic UI/UX design principlesPrior experience with regulated financial organization is a plusBenefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at benefits.