Staff Backend Developer, Core Banking

Social Finance - Claymont, DE

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Claymont, DE

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About the position

The Staff Software Engineer will play a crucial role in transforming the Bank systems architecture, focusing on evolving the banking core to an account-engine model and implementing lean modular processes that interface with cloud-native services. This position involves making strategic changes to the Profile banking core while supporting existing functionalities and enhancing them as needed. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful migration to the next-generation banking platform.

Responsibilities

• Full development life-cycle design from project requirement to deployment of banking core systems and services
• Work on technical architecture of the product and core banking migration
• Facilitate the definition of migration scope, deliverables, and goals
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams to ensure deliverables are met
• Track project performance against defined milestones/goals
• Conduct process improvement projects to increase performance in vital program metrics
• Communicate ongoing project health with key stakeholders and business leadership
• Maintain strict compliance with established project management policies and guidelines
• Take initiative and produce timely results in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Define best practices and uphold coding standards
• Consistently demonstrate extremely high levels of technical knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity
• Develop and apply advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories, and concepts
• Work within the Engineering team to develop features that specifically benefit users
• Deliver high-quality code on schedule and communicate effectively with groups inside and outside the development team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years programming experience in Profile/PSL
• Proven understanding of hierarchical database structures (GT.M)
• Strong US banking domain expertise in product customizations, account relationships, ACH, debit card processing, regulations, and compliance
• Experience working on a SOA or integrating to a microservice-based application
• Solid sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion
• Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge in analytics, metrics, and monitoring integrations
• Test-driven development along with unit and integration testing
• Experience with AWS infrastructure - EC2/EBS/Route53 services
• Experience in systems (docker containers and kafka) and postgres database
• Experience scaling highly available, mission-critical systems
• Knowledgeable in Python/Linux/Terraform scripting
• Experience with Snowflake data warehouse platform and solutions
• Interest in emerging cloud technologies

Benefits

• Competitive salary packages and bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Generous vacation and holidays
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees
• 401(k) and education on retirement planning
• Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
• Monthly contribution up to $200 to help pay off student loans
• Great health & well-being benefits including telehealth parental support and subsidized gym program
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)