Software Engineer II - FrontEnd (Remote)

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX.

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 II will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them.

• 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

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 Qualifications:

• 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 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.