Sr. Software Engineer - Java / SpringBoot / AWS

Early Warning Services • San Francisco, CA

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship. This position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications. Overall Purpose This position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications. Essential Functions Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications. Serve as technical expert on development projects. Drives full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. Support, maintain, and document software functionality. Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation. Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed. Drive 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.

Requirements

• Competent (5+ 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
• Experience with automated functional software testing frameworks, such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.
• Agile/Lean methodologies experience
• Solid understanding of an iterative software development process
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and/or 5 or more years of related industry experience.
• AWS Cloud experience
• Experience with SOAP or REST services.
• Familiar working with common data format standards like XML, JSON, YAML, etc.
• NoSQL experience (Redis, HBASE, AeroSpike, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with Reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.
• General understanding of software environments and network topologies.
• 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.
• Possess advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; certifications preferred
• FinTech or payments experience is highly beneficial

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications.
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Drives full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Drive 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.
• Able 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.
• Able to demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.
• Able to perform code reviews to ensure the code meets the acceptance criteria.
• Able to maintain test scripts as needed.
• Prepares test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.
• 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.
• Assists new staff on testing techniques and test methodologies
• Responsible for responding to situations in a timely manner, and meeting predetermined deadlines
• Ability to support/maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
• Keen troubleshooting skills across tiers/domains
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Able to guide the team to produce estimates for all project activities and tasks.
• Responsible for eliciting user and functional requirements and ensuring they consistent and complete
• Mentor and monitor Software Engineers in the technical aspects of their assignments.

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: Senior