Navy Federal Credit Union · 18 hours ago
Application Engineer
820 Follin Ln SE, Vienna, VA, 22180, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$97K/yr - $142K/yr
5+ years expNavy Federal Credit Union is seeking a skilled and motivated Application Engineer to join their development team. The role involves optimizing software applications to enhance user experiences and developing scalable systems that support core products and services.
AssociationFinancial ServicesNon Profit
Responsibilities
Design and implement distributed systems and microservices that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and performant
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions
Optimize system performance and reliability through monitoring, profiling, and tuning
Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and development environments
Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team
Generate and adhere to application and software development engineering policies, standards, and procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in web application development and Internet of Things using Java-based frameworks
Strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum practices, with hands-on experience participating in SAFe ceremonies such as PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, Rust or Scala
Solid understanding of networking, concurrency, load balancing, and data consistency in distributed environments
3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes)
3+ years of production support experience
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Proven communication skills in collaborating with team members and customers to address concerns and understand customer needs
Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable, actionable components
Preferred
Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Knowledge of distributed databases and storage systems (e.g., Cassandra, Redis, etc.)
Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Company
Navy Federal Credit Union
Since 1933, Navy Federal has grown from seven members to over 4 million members. And since that time, their vision statement has remained
10001+ employees
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Funding
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President & CEO
Kara Cardona
Chief Operating Officer
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