Principal Software Engineer - Java​/AWS

Overview

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and more. We partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions are located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York and follow a hybrid work model to support collaboration.

Eligibility Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

This is a hands-on, individual contributor technical leadership role focused on setting and maintaining standards for quality across multiple teams. You will partner with cross-functional teams, contribute to a broad range of initiatives, and stay current with new technologies and industry best practices to bring those practices into the engineering organization.

• Partner with product management to craft product strategy, create product descriptions, and ensure alignment to technology roadmaps.
• Be a thought leader and senior point of expertise on software engineering issues and industry trends. Coach and mentor team members.
• Own the creation of technical product design and architecture.
• Create and conduct presentations for small-to-medium size groups.
• Work closely with customers to understand their needs and build partnerships to improve Early Warning products.
• Collaborate with software engineering, product, and architecture to shape engineering approaches and share knowledge.
• Develop, scope, and shape a departmental-wide technical vision for the future.
• Design/engineer product or application service solutions aligned to the technology strategy roadmap (example: cloud, containerization, CI/CD, automated testing) with a view to future growth, maintainability, operational readiness, and self-service enablement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to influence and motivate others; act as a catalyst for progressive change management.
• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• The above description is a summary and not all-inclusive. Incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field.
• Fifteen or more years of experience designing and developing complex software projects, with at least eight years in Fin Tech.
• 1–2 years of experience implementing application solutions/services in Cloud using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and in compliance with security guidelines.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to create technical solutions.
• Effective communicator with strong public speaking skills; comfortable presenting to all levels within the company.
• Knowledge of SDLC best practices, software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Lean), and Dev Ops practices.
• Proven track record designing and building complex end-to-end systems (full-stack developer).
• Hands-on experience in one or more of the following technologies:
  • Java RESTful Web Services (Java, J2EE, JUnit, Tomcat)
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Spring Boot / Spring Core
  • Messaging frameworks (Kafka, Tibco EMS, JMS)
  • Oracle PL/SQL
  • JavaScript and scripting frameworks (jQuery, Angular
    
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• Hands-on experience in test automation at unit, component, integration, and functional levels.
• Proven experience in OOAD/OOA (OOA/OOD).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Chef, Maven, Jenkins, etc.).
• Solid understanding of modern cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Experience with code repositories (Git, SVN), bug tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla), and Wikis (Confluence).
• Background and drug screen completed.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another technical field.
• Knowledge of Splunk, Altiris & Zabbix.
• Hands-on experience with AWS.
• Experience with database design and architecture.
• Expertise in Terraform and/or other cloud orchestration technologies.
• Experience with…