Software Engineer II - Java (Remote)

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): GA.

As a Software Engineer II, you will play a key role in developing and delivering robust and scalable software solutions that support our financial operations and enhance our customer experience. You will work within an agile team to design, develop, and maintain software components, ensuring they meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. Software engineer will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain user interface components and web applications using React.js 
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and maintainable code following best practices 
• Participate in all phases of the Agile development lifecycle, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives 
• Collaborate with product managers, analysts, developers, testers, and other cross-functional teams to define and implement solutions. 
• Apply knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) toolchain to improve automation and efficiency. 
• Analyze and solve technical problems, debugging and troubleshooting code issues 
• Identify and implement strategies to optimize application performance 
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and potentially contribute to automated testing frameworks 
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing 
• Create and maintain documentation for the codebase and its functionality 
• May mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical growth 

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience in Application software programming OR High School Diploma or GED and 6 years of experience in Application software programming

Preferred Area of experience

• Current contractor/contingent worker for First Citizens Bank
• Knowledge of First Citizens Bank systems and processes
• Excellent ability to communicate technical information clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams  
• Strong design & development experience with JEE & Enterprise Technologies: JMS, JDBC, Web development, Transactions, WS-*, JVM, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JNDI, JMX, JTA, Spring, JUnit, Hibernate.  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  
• Experience building SpringBoot Microservices.  
• Experience building applications using container architecture with Kubernetes orchestration.  
• Preferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APIGEE.  
• In-depth understanding of JavaScript, including ES6+ features, Loopback, closures and asynchronous programming  
• Worked on Agile projects and has complete knowledge of day to day Agile routines.  
• Proven experience in building user interfaces with React.js  
• Familiarity with state management libraries like Redux or MobX  
• Understanding of the React component lifecycle and its best practices  
• Experience with testing frameworks like Jest or Mocha  
• Ability to interact with REST APIs and handle data fetching and manipulation  
• Proficient in using GITLAB for version control  
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and ORACLE Database systems  
• Understanding of basic UI/UX design principles  
• Prior experience with regulated financial organization is a plus

This job posting is expected to remain active for 3 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. 

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.