Software Engineer 2

U.S. Bank•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$105,400 - $124,000•Hybrid

About The Position

U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to technology initiatives supporting the bank’s digital transformation. The role is responsible for analyzing, designing, testing, developing, and maintaining software experiences, while collaborating with a team and partners across the organization. The engineer takes responsibility for the software artifacts produced and follows U.S. Bank standards to minimize impact on customer experience. The position involves full-stack ownership of products, including writing production-ready, testable code and creating designs that follow architectural best practices. Designs should account for scalability, reliability, and performance. The engineer works within agile software development and DevOps practices, follows security and compliance requirements, and applies software reliability engineering standards. The role also includes analyzing failures, improving operations, participating in code reviews, and contributing to innovation and continuous improvement. This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Three to five years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Adeptness with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.
Thorough understanding of a feature, its purpose, the users it affects, and the flows it impacts.
Understanding of the team’s domain, how work in the domain relates to team objectives and deliverables, how it contributes to overall business strategy, and how technical strategy maps to that strategy.
Ability to collaborate on all aspects of product development.
Technical proficiency and ability to define and fulfill solution requirements for end users.
Ability to communicate processes and results with product-team participants, including engineers, product owners, scrum masters, third-party vendors, and customers.
Proficient understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns, and best practices.
Effective problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, operate, and maintain products.
Take full-stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code.
Create optimal designs that follow architectural best practices and consider the scalability, reliability, and performance of affected systems and contexts.
Analyze failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements.
Make design and coding decisions with the customer experience in mind.
Apply feedback from code reviews and make changes to meet standards.
Conduct code reviews to guide engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures.
Ensure all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices.
Apply software reliability engineering standards as part of development standards.
Embrace emerging technology opportunities and contribute to best practices supporting the bank’s technology transformation.
Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Review tasks critically, ensure they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery, and communicate blockers and delays before escalation.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
Basic term and optional term life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
Paid vacation, from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure.
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
Adoption assistance.
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Incentive and recognition programs.
Equity stock purchase.
401(k) contribution and pension, subject to eligibility requirements.