Staff Engineer - Java

Early Warning

New York City, NY

Full Time

Senior

150k-180k

21 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle, Paze, and more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions are located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York with a hybrid work model to promote collaboration. The company emphasizes innovation in core capabilities, API integrations, and large-scale challenges, primarily working in Java environments. We seek passionate individuals eager to contribute significantly to our mission of secure and efficient financial transactions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, document, test, debug, and maintain software product applications.
Act as a technical leader on the team, collaborating closely with the Architecture team and other members to deliver on the backlog.
Ensure platform architecture meets growth, monitoring, and alerting goals.
Lead deep, complex, and high-risk technical projects, managing communication around them.
Collaborate with stakeholders and make appropriate trade-off decisions.
Mentor junior team members on techniques, tools, and best practices.
Stay current with industry trends and innovations through continuing education, training, and proof of concepts.
Design and develop features to enhance Early Warning's core products.
Manage source code using Git and query platform data with SQL-based databases.
Work on complex Java Web Services using Spring Boot.
Track sprint work in Jira and document decisions in Confluence.
Build automated tests integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.
Submit pull requests and incorporate review feedback.
Troubleshoot complex bugs during development.
Support the company's risk management and data integrity efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
10 or more years of related industry experience.
Advanced proficiency in Java.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and low-level optimization skills.
Proficiency with Git source control.
Familiarity with writing automated tests.
Advanced proficiency with SQL.
Advanced proficiency in RESTful service design.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and make informed trade-off decisions.
Critical thinking skills and ability to influence decisions.
Background check and drug screening clearance.

Nice to Have

Spring / Spring Boot framework experience.
Strong understanding of event-based programming, multi-threading, memory management, fault tolerance, distributed systems.
Experience with cloud platforms.
Experience with SOAP services.
Familiarity with data formats like XML, JSON, YAML.
NoSQL experience (Redis, HBASE, AeroSpike, etc.).
Experience with Kafka.
Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes.
FinTech industry experience.

Qualifications

Educational background or experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of industry experience.
Proficiency in Java, SQL, RESTful services, and Git.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans with company contributions to HSA or FSA.
401(k) Retirement Plan with a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on the first 6% deferral.
Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees, generous PTO for non-exempt employees, 11 paid holidays, and a paid volunteer day.
12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
Maven Family Planning support for parenting and fertility needs.
Additional health and happiness benefits as detailed on the company's Benefits page.

Working at Early Warning

Early Warning fosters a highly collaborative office environment emphasizing innovation, continuous learning, and a commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunity. The company values ability, potential, and qualifications, supporting a workplace free from discrimination and promoting a culture of integrity, inclusion, and professional growth.

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