Staff Engineer - Java
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. Engineering at Early Warning (EWS) is a blend of teams organized around many different platforms, capabilities and products that are brought together to power core capabilities at the biggest banks in America – this includes ubiquitous products like Zelle and Paze. These capabilities are typically provided behind a customer-facing API or integration point which enables the EWS teams to innovate aggressively where big wins can be found. The teams aligned behind these efforts drive their own innovation in partnership with stakeholders. If you are hungry for large scale challenges and crave opportunities to learn and contribute in a big way (in an environment that is predominately Java) – we’d love to talk to you! Overall Purpose Designs, develops, documents, tests, debugs, and maintains software product applications. Acts as a technical leader on the team, collaborates closely with the Architecture team and with other members of the team to deliver on the team’s backlog. Essential Functions Ensures that platform architecture meets our growth, monitoring and alerting goals. Leads deep, complex, and high-risk technical projects, and control the communication around them. Collaborates with stakeholders and makes the right trade off decisions. Mentors junior team members with guidance around techniques, tools, and best practices. Stay current with industry trends and innovations through continuing education, company provided training and proof of concepts Designs and develops features and capabilities to enhance the Early Warning core product offerings. Managing source code using Git. Querying platform data using SQL-based DBs. Working on complex Java Web Services using Spring Boot. Tracking sprint work in Jira and documenting complex details and decisions in Confluence. Building automated tests alongside sprint work that is integrated into the CI/CD pipeline. Submit pull requests and integrate review feedback from others on the team. Able to troubleshoot complex bugs that may arise during development. Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Requirements
- Education and/ or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 10 or more years of related industry experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Java
- Very good debugging, troubleshooting and low-level optimizations skills
- Proficient with Git source control
- Familiarity writing automated tests
- Advanced Proficiency with SQL
- Advanced Proficiency in RESTful service design
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and make the right trade off decisions.
- Able to use critical thinking skills and leverage relationships to influence decisions
Nice To Haves
- Spring / Spring Boot framework is beneficial
- Strong understanding of Event-based programming, Multi-threading, Memory management, Kernel/User mode, Fault tolerance, Distributed systems.
- Experience with AWS Cloud
- Experience with REST or SOAP services.
- Familiar working with common data format standards like XML, JSON YAML, etc.
- NoSQL experience (Redis, HBASE, AeroSpike, etc.)
- Experience with Kafka
- Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes
- FinTech experience is highly beneficial
Responsibilities
- Ensures that platform architecture meets our growth, monitoring and alerting goals.
- Leads deep, complex, and high-risk technical projects, and control the communication around them.
- Collaborates with stakeholders and makes the right trade off decisions.
- Mentors junior team members with guidance around techniques, tools, and best practices.
- Stay current with industry trends and innovations through continuing education, company provided training and proof of concepts
- Designs and develops features and capabilities to enhance the Early Warning core product offerings.
- Managing source code using Git.
- Querying platform data using SQL-based DBs.
- Working on complex Java Web Services using Spring Boot.
- Tracking sprint work in Jira and documenting complex details and decisions in Confluence.
- Building automated tests alongside sprint work that is integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Submit pull requests and integrate review feedback from others on the team.
- Able to troubleshoot complex bugs that may arise during development.
- Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
