Full-stack Engineer 4

Description

The company is building new technology in a fast-paced, collaborative setting where teams deliver in small, repeated cycles to solve complex business problems.

This Full-stack Software Engineer role is central to a major transformation across the company.

You will work with people who build, test, break and improve products that address real customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a set of varied technology projects and a team of developers who have deep experience with distributed microservices and full-stack systems, building solutions that meet the company's regulatory needs.
• Keep up with technology trends, test and learn new tools, take part in internal and external technical 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, TypeScript, open source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and a range of AWS services.
• Give technical direction to 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 code where needed, and help reduce technical debt and raise system performance.
• Shape long-term technology strategy by assessing new tools and practices, in an environment where teams build and own what they ship.

Requirements

• A 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 these languages: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C, Scala.
• Preferred: 3+ years working with databases and database management systems.
• Preferred: 3+ years with AWS, GCP, Azure, 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 such as Git, GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Preferred: 3+ years troubleshooting technical issues in cloud environments.
• Preferred: experience with modern AI coding assistants and IDE copilots.
• Preferred: 1+ year mentoring engineers and supporting their professional growth within technical teams.
• Preferred: 1+ year using observability to find and fix performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• Preferred: experience with interactive AI tools that go beyond basic code completion to speed up your work.
• Preferred: experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives.
• Preferred: experience setting and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.

Conditions

The company will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or provide any immigration 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.

The base salary range for a full-time role in McLean, VA is $197,300 to $225,100 per year, for the role of Full-stack Engineer 4. This range applies only to candidates hired to work in that location and reflects what the company is willing to pay at the time of posting.

Part-time pay is prorated based on the agreed number of regular hours.

Candidates hired in other locations receive the pay range for that location, and the exact salary is stated in the offer letter.

Applications will be accepted for at least 5 business days.

Recruitment agencies should not submit candidates.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veteran status, is a drug-free workplace, and considers applicants with criminal histories as applicable law requires.

Roles posted in Canada are employed by the Canadian entity, roles in the United Kingdom by the European entity, and roles in the Philippines by the Philippines services entity.

Benefits

• Eligible for performance-based incentive pay, which may include cash bonuses and or long-term incentives, and may be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
• Access to a broad package of health, financial and other benefits designed to support overall well-being.
• Eligibility for some benefits depends on full-time or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt classification, and management level.