Software Engineer III-Reconciliation Platform (Data, Controls & AI Enablement)

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Position Summary : We are seeking a Software Engineer III to lead analytical and domain-driven initiatives supporting an enterprise-wide Reconciliation Platform that underpins critical financial processes, including cash, position, and GL reconciliations, exception management, certification, and close activities . This role requires deep expertise in financial reconciliation processes , advanced data analysis , and strong hands-on technical capabilities (SQL, Python) to diagnose issues, strengthen controls, and drive operational efficiency in a highly regulated environment. This role serves as a strategic partner and subject matter expert , working closely with Finance, Operations, Technology, and Risk/Control teams , and plays a key role in advancing data-driven and AI-enabled capabilities across the platform This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Requirements

5+ years of job related experience required
Strong experience in financial reconciliation platforms (cash, GL, position)
Deep understanding of exception management, financial controls, and close processes
Experience working in a regulated financial services environment
Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex queries, performance tuning, data validation)
Experience in Python (data analysis, automation, basic ML exposure preferred)
Experience working with large data sets, ETL pipelines, and data integration
Familiarity with data visualization / BI tools is a plus
Strong ownership mindset with ability to work independently and drive outcomes
Ability to operate in complex, cross-functional environments

Nice To Haves

Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking capability
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements
Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained
Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack
Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle
Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas
Automates manual release activities
Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)
Data Analysis & Root Cause Investigation
Reconciliation Platform & Process Expertise
AI & Advanced Analytics Enablement
Controls, Risk & Regulatory Alignment
Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication