First Citizens Bank · 5 hours ago
Senior Fullstack Engineer - Java (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expFirst Citizens Bank is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) with strong expertise in Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, and modern front-end frameworks. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable applications, leading technical initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring best practices in architecture and code quality.
BankingInsuranceLendingPaymentsWealth Management
Responsibilities
Design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability
Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on-premise applications within the Digital Banking, Mobile and integrating with Cards, Merchant Services, Payments, Foreign Exchange, Core banking and Trade Finance space to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, can scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose
Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error
Strong experience in supporting Business critical/ complex applications
Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
Nice to have technical lead experience for small to medium sized projects
Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards
Demonstrated expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing
Empathy with developers. Innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail
Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code
Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore
Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty
Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around you
May mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance
Preferred
6-10 years of software development experience, with significant exposure to Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js
Back-End Expertise: Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices architecture, messaging queues (Kafka), caching techniques
Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, SSL, data encryption)
Front-End Skills: Proficiency in React.js, with strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript
Database Knowledge: Expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases, database design, and query optimization
DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Testing & Quality: Experience in unit testing (JUnit, Mockito, Jest), integration testing, and TDD/BDD methodologies
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving ability, communication skills, leadership qualities, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Experience on AWS cloud platform
Knowledge of event-driven architecture
Experience on hybrid mobile apps
Experience on log in and Multifactor authentication
Company
First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$33M2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
1986-10-31IPO
Leadership Team
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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
Samantha Bureau - Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
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