Full Stack Engineer 4

Description

The team builds and changes systems for a large financial company, working in a fast-moving, collaborative and iterative setting where engineers solve real customer problems.

The role focuses on full-stack software engineering with open source frameworks and newer technologies, and it sits at the centre of a major transformation across the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead a set of varied technology projects and a group of developers experienced in distributed microservices and full-stack systems, building solutions that address the company's regulatory needs.
• Keep up with technology trends, try and learn new tools, take part in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other engineers.
• Work with digital product managers to deliver resilient cloud-based solutions that give millions of Americans better tools for financial empowerment.
• Work with languages and tools including Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, open source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker and Kubernetes container orchestration, and a range of AWS services.
• Provide technical direction across Agile teams and set standards for design, development and operational excellence.
• Work with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns and reusable frameworks.
• Find areas to improve, refactor where needed, and contribute to work that reduces technical debt and improves system performance.
• Shape long-term technology strategy by evaluating new tools and practices, in a team where you build it and you own it.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics or Engineering.
• At least 4 years of software engineering experience. Internships do not count.
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• Preferred: a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Preferred: 7+ years of coding experience in more than two of Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C and Scala.
• Preferred: 3+ years working with databases and database management systems.
• Preferred: 3+ years with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies.
• Preferred: 4+ years contributing to open source frameworks.
• Preferred: 3+ years with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
• Preferred: 4+ years creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
• Preferred: 3+ years with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and automated testing frameworks.
• Preferred: 3+ years using Git-based version control systems such as Git, GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Preferred: 3+ years troubleshooting technical issues in cloud environments.
• Preferred: experience with modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
• Preferred: 1+ year mentoring engineers and supporting their professional development.
• Preferred: 1+ year using observability to find and remove performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• Preferred: experience with interactive AI tools for productivity beyond basic code completion.
• Preferred: experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large technical initiatives.
• Preferred: experience setting and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.
• The company will not sponsor new applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration-related support for this role, including H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, O-1, or any other work authorization that requires employer immigration support.

Conditions

Base salary ranges, full-time annual: McLean, VA $197,300 to $225,100; New York, NY $215,200 to $245,600; Philadelphia, PA, Richmond, VA and Wilmington, DE $179,400 to $204,700. Candidates hired elsewhere get the range for their location, and the exact offer is stated in the offer letter. Part-time pay is prorated to the agreed hours.

Applications will be accepted for at least 5 business days.

No agencies.

Equal opportunity employer. Criminal history is considered in line with applicable local, state and federal law.

Benefits

• Eligible for performance-based incentive pay, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives (LTI), either discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
• Health, financial and other benefits. Eligibility depends on full- or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.