First Citizens Bank is seeking a Software Engineer II to develop and deliver robust software solutions that enhance financial operations and customer experience. The role involves working within an agile team to design, develop, and maintain software components while ensuring compliance and performance optimization.
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
Qualification
Required
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
6+ years of Front End/UI focused Software Engineer experience
Solid experience with React 16+, Redux, Mobx Store Management, Node.js, Typescript, ES6, CSS3, CSS Preprocessors, Grid Layout Knowledge, Jest Test
Very well versed and practical experience with Agile/Iterative delivery methodologies
Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code - Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore.
Ability to influence the architecture and design
Ability to analyze and trouble shoot production issues Experience with TDD and CICD delivery.
Experience with distributed systems and with Micro-services architecture.
Hands-on experience with RESTful web services, web applications, transactional databases.
Experience with enterprise integration services/solutions Experience and exposure to API gateways
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Gitlab, Docker and Jenkins
Bonus points for experience with regulated financial organizations
Understanding of basic UI/UX design principles
Prior experience with regulated financial organization is a plus
Benefits
First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
