Sr. Staff Engineer - Java / SpringBoot / AWS - Zelle

17 days ago

Chicago, IL, USA or Scottsdale, AZ, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$155k - $215k/yr

Responsibilities

Own technical strategy for broad or complex engineering requirements and solve large open-ended problems.
Lead department-wide architecture, design patterns, coding approaches, prototyping, and implementation.
Review and validate code output from multiple teams and resolve technical conflicts across teams.
Partner with engineering, product, architecture, design, support, and operations teams to build features and maintain long-term system health.
Design and develop scalable distributed, SaaS, cloud, and event-driven systems.
Develop tests to ensure application quality, performance, and scalability.
Assist with identifying and resolving production issues.
Lead a broad functional area, direct planning efforts, and serve as a technical leader for cross-functional projects.
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
Develop and mentor other engineers while influencing stakeholders across departments.
Support risk management and the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent qualifying experience.
At least 12 years of relevant experience and at least 9 years developing distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, or microservices.
At least 8 years of experience with Java and Spring.
Hands-on Docker experience and proficiency with Maven or Gradle.
Experience delivering business-critical systems, designing scalable systems, and working with event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks.
Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure.
Experience with Java, SpringBoot, and AWS; AWS architecture and migration experience is preferred.
Experience with Aurora, PostgreSQL, or MySQL databases is preferred.
Experience with monitoring and alerting systems such as AppDynamics or Grafana is preferred.
Kubernetes experience and FinTech experience are preferred.
Knowledge of ACH/EFT, real-time payment networks including RTP and FedNow, mature engineering practices, SDLC best practices, software development methodologies, and DevOps practices.
Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple departments; background and drug screen required.

Hybrid work model for positions in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with company HSA contributions and flexible spending accounts for commuting, health, and dependent care.
401(k) retirement plan with a 100% company Safe Harbor Match on the first 6% deferred, immediately upon eligibility.
Flexible time off for exempt employees, generous PTO for non-exempt employees, 11 paid company holidays, and one paid volunteer day.
12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Maven Family Planning support covering egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
Normal office environment with primarily sedentary work and occasional physical activity; reasonable accommodations are available.

1,001-5,000 employees