Senior Software Engineer - Integration Gateway IPaaS

About the role

nCino offers exciting career opportunities for individuals who want to join the worldwide leader in cloud banking. As a Senior Software Engineer on nCino's Integration Gateway team, you'll lead planning, design, development, and testing of enhancements to nCino Integration Gateway (IG), an Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) built to connect bank and credit union software.

Responsibilities

• Provide input on architectural decisions and guide team members around best practices.
• Incorporate the automated tests into applicable tickets and mentors other members of the team on automation strategies.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and propose innovative ideas and solutions.
• Identify opportunities & Lead proof-of-concepts to demonstrate key functionality or validate critical technical aspects.
• Begin to consider scalability, maintainability, and best practices as the high-level design of the solution takes shape.
• Identify potential risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Help choose technologies and tools used for the project.
• Be a technologist with an understanding of a range of languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Consistently design code that is aligned with the overall service architecture.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field and introduce new approaches and technologies.
• Understand the data model and design of the product.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration inside and outside their team.
• Heavily involved in Automated Testing and improves the best practices and metrics.
• Understand adoption and release barriers to entry for the product and technology.
• Support PM and team in developing a strategic launch and release plan with cross functional teams.
• Promote cross-team collaboration focused on taking end to end solutions to market and supporting Go-live activities.
• Lead the management of software dependencies, staying informed about industry updates and trends to ensure version compatibility.
• Exhibit technical mastery and proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and tools relevant to our technology stack.
• Uphold the highest standards of code quality and follows industry best practices.
• Play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence, innovation, and delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Define personal continuous learning plans and provide customized plans for junior members of the team.
• Demonstrate expertise in independently completing complex tickets, mentor team members, and facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Proficient understanding of ETL processes, data modeling and data integration techniques.
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to enhance software development activities, including code generation, testing, debugging, and optimization.
• Apply AI insights to identify patterns, automate repetitive tasks, and improve overall development efficiency and product quality.
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities where appropriate to strengthen product functionality and user experience.
• Maintain awareness of emerging AI trends and best practices to inform continuous learning and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of experience/proficiency or a combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Desired

• Deep proficiency with client-side JavaScript frameworks like Vue.js, Angular, React, Knockout, etc.
• Proficiency at AWS DevOps and SysAdmin work.
• Proficiency with both Windows and Linux.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Docker, NGINX, Django, and relational databases (specifically Postgres).
• Understanding of security basics like TLS, IPsec, PKI, hashing, and cryptographic algorithms.
• Understanding of basic software design patterns, unit testing, object-oriented language principles, and functional language principles.
• Experience using or integrating the following categories of products: CRMs (especially Salesforce), banking core processors, loan origination systems, deposit account opening systems, data warehouses, CCaaS/IVA/IVR systems, or online/mobile banking systems.
• Experience building tools for technical users such as IDEs, API services, software frameworks, or project management applications.
• Experience acquiring user feedback and incorporating it into UI/UX design.