Software Engineer II - Digital Assets

Early Warning® • San Francisco, CA

1d • $97,000 - $149,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Designs, develops, and maintains software applications that support cross-border money movement and digital asset–enabled payment flows, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability in regulated environments. Collaborates effectively with other members of the team to deliver on the team’s backlog.

Requirements

• Ability to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.
• Able to analyze results of automated deployment scripts and makes modifications.
• Able to prepare detail design documents from requirements.
• General understanding of software environments and network topologies.
• Able to demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of distributed, component based architecture
• Working knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols
• A solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threading
• Demonstrable technical design skills (UML experience a plus)
• Familiar with TDD/BDD.
• Familiar with SOA framework, web services, etc.
• Competent (2+ years) Java or C# or C++ or Objective-C language programming skills.
• Competent with SQL or PL/SQL and relational database concepts.
• Experience with source code control systems.
• Experience with secure programming techniques is highly desirable
• Able to perform code reviews to ensure the code meets the acceptance criteria.
• 2+ years of experience in projects using Java, C++, Objective-C, or Swift
• 2+ years design, implementation and unit testing of mobile applications
• A solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threading
• Working knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols
• Experience/High comfort level with application layer technologies/protocols including HTTP, XML
• 2+ years of experience with application layer technologies including HTML/CSS, XML, JavaScript, JSON, and REST
• 3+ years of experience with web and application servers such as IIS, Apache HTTP/Tomcat, IBM Websphere, Oracle WebLogic, JBoss, GlassFish, etc.
• Able to maintain test scripts as needed.
• Prepares test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.
• Experience with automated functional software testing frameworks, such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.
• Performs unit, functional, load, user interface, performance, regression and system integration testing on new code or modified code prior to production releases.
• Produce and report project test metrics.
• Possess advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; certifications preferred
• Assists new staff on testing techniques and test methodologies
• Ability to respond to situations in a timely manner, and meet predetermined deadlines
• Ability to support/maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
• Provide support to UAT/production applications as needed
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Agile/Lean methodologies experience
• Solid understanding of an iterative software development process
• Able to estimate all project activities and tasks.
• Able to elicit user and functional requirements.
• Mentor and monitor Software Engineers in the technical aspects of their assignments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and/or 2 or more years of related industry experience.
• Experience building or supporting payment systems, financial services platforms, or other highly available, regulated distributed systems.
• Familiarity with cross-border payment flows, digital assets, or blockchain-enabled technologies, and the associated security and compliance considerations.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with Reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.
• Experience with other computer languages like C#, Ruby, Python, and PHP is a plus

Responsibilities

• Participates in designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing software systems and applications.
• Design and implement backend services supporting cross-border transaction processing, settlement workflows, and partner integrations.
• Develop and maintain software that meets security, resiliency, and compliance requirements for global payment systems.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to implement scalable solutions for high-volume, distributed financial systems.
• Contributes in development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Support, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Provide critical input in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Complies with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.

Benefits

• Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level