Principal Software Engineer - AWS
Early Warning Services28 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA +2 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$173k - $276k/yr
Responsibilities
- Partner with product management and cross-functional teams to shape product strategy, technology roadmaps, and engineering approaches.
- Serve as a senior technical expert and thought leader across multiple teams while coaching and mentoring team members.
- Own technical product design and architecture for complex software and application service solutions.
- Develop and shape a department-wide technical vision and drive strategic engineering change.
- Design and engineer cloud, containerized, operationally ready, and self-service-enabled solutions.
- Implement and improve CI/CD, automated testing, security compliance, and operational readiness practices.
- Work with customers to understand needs and improve Early Warning products.
- Create and deliver technical presentations to small- and medium-sized groups and stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Support risk management and the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, with preparation typically obtained through the degree.
- At least 15 years of experience designing and developing complex software projects, including at least eight years in the FinTech domain.
- One to two years of experience implementing cloud application services using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and security guidelines.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in creating technical solutions and presenting effectively to all organizational levels.
- Knowledge of SDLC best practices, Agile, Scrum, LEAN, and DevOps practices.
- Proven ability to design and build complex end-to-end systems as a full-stack developer.
- Hands-on experience with Java, RESTful Web Services, J2EE, JUnit, Tomcat, microservices architecture, Spring Boot, Spring Core, Kafka, Tibco EMS or JMS, Oracle PL/SQL, JavaScript, jQuery, and AngularJS.
- Hands-on experience with unit, component, integration, and functional test automation and OOA/OOD.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Git, Chef, Maven, Jenkins, and related tools.
- Understanding of modern cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with code repositories, bug tracking tools, and wikis such as Git, SVN, Jira, Bugzilla, and Confluence.
- Preferred qualifications include an M.S. or Ph.D., AWS, Splunk, Altiris, Zabbix, database architecture, Terraform, AppDynamics, C#, Ruby, Python, PHP, ACH/EFT, RTP, FedNow, cloud migration, and Cloud/Kubernetes certification.
- Successful completion of a background and drug screen and ability to independently work in the United States at the date of hire.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model for positions in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York.
- Base pay is $173,000-$230,000 per year in Phoenix or Chicago and $207,000-$276,000 per year in San Francisco, plus eligibility for a discretionary incentive plan.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA or FSA options.
- 401(k) plan with a 100% company Safe Harbor match on the first 6% deferred, immediately upon eligibility.
- Flexible time off for exempt employees or PTO for non-exempt employees, 11 paid company holidays, and a paid volunteer day.
- Twelve weeks of paid parental leave and Maven family-planning support.
- Normal office environment with primarily sedentary computer work and occasional physical activity.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaAWSAzureC#ChefGitGoogle CloudJavaJavaScriptJenkinsjQueryJUnitKubernetesMavenPHPPythonRubySplunkSpring BootSubversionTerraform
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About Early Warning Services
Early Warning Services builds payment networks and fraud/risk mitigation solutions for U.S. banks and credit unions. It operates the Zelle peer-to-peer payments network and is rolling out Paze, a digital wallet, alongside identity verification and account risk services. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, it is owned by a consortium of major U.S. banks and partners with thousands of financial institutions nationwide.