Sr Developer Software

Empower • Overland Park, KS

3d • $105,700 - $149,275 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer will implement complex software systems, lead significant development projects, and provide technical expertise across software products. This role will contribute to architecture, support innovation, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software development with significant full-stack development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience developing front-end applications using React and Angular.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating front-end applications with backend services.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development practices.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex queries (approximately 6/10 proficiency or higher).
• Experience working within the Banking, Financial Services, and/or FinTech (BFS) domain.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, application architecture, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership abilities.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments utilizing tools like JIRA and Onfluence.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
• Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud automation.
• Experience supporting mission-critical applications in a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience with application monitoring, observability, and production support processes.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications and platform capabilities.
• Design and build modern web applications using React (primary) and Angular (secondary) frameworks, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and maintainability.
• Develop and support backend services and APIs while collaborating closely with architecture, product, QA, and operations teams.
• Participate in application design discussions, technical solutioning, and architectural reviews.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across development initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine, prioritize, and deliver business requirements in an Agile environment.
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and secure development principles.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, performance bottlenecks, and application defects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of software architecture, CI/CD pipelines, cloud adoption, and development processes.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, design artifacts, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in an on-call production support rotation (approximately every 6 weeks) to ensure application stability and timely issue resolution.
• Provide production release support during scheduled release windows, including participation in release activities on designated Sundays (typically every second Sunday).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

What This Job Offers

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