Senior Software Engineer

First Citizens Bank

. Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions meeting functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability needs .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing microservice-based systems, with advanced knowledge of Java, Spring frameworks, and RESTful APIs. Proven ability to lead teams, drive change initiatives, and implement best practices in software development.

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Java 11+Microservice-Based Systems DesignSpring And Spring Boot FrameworksREST And APIsScrum And Agile

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Hard Skills

Microservice-Based SystemsObject-Oriented DesignUnit Testing And Mocking FrameworksDatabase-Level ProcessingIntegration Development

Soft Skills

Advanced Interpersonal SkillsCommunicationNegotiation

Tools & Technologies

GitPostmanDockerKubernetesWikis

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science

Industry Keywords

IaaSSaaSDigital ServicesCardsRisk Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerJavaKubernetesReactSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions meeting functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability needs
Lead multiple tech leads overseeing Scrum teams, providing coaching and an escalation path for troubleshooting
Drive domain-wide change initiatives to improve quality, speed, and throughput
Oversee proactive maintenance of IaaS/SaaS and on-premise applications across Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services
Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting code defects, data errors, and configuration problems to determine application error origins
Support business-critical and complex applications
Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
Drive departmental best practices and guidelines implementation while adhering to standards
Design and develop real-time and file-based integrations and optimize database-level processing
Improve developer experience and create elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code
Continuously improve oneself and constructively support the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with 3+ years of experience
Intermediate to strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice-based systems
Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation
Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+
Advanced knowledge and experience with standard design patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more
Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA
Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks
Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs
Advanced knowledge and experience with unit test and mocking frameworks
Advanced knowledge and experience with Git
Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman
Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile
Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis
Automation testing framework development preferred
React UI development preferred
GitLab pipeline development preferred
Banking experience preferred but not necessary

Benefits

Comp & perks

Variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards may be included in total compensation
Competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program