Staff Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to serve as the technical lead for a consumer banking application team focused on delivering new digital payment capabilities. This individual will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java back-end and mobile banking teams, mentor engineers, and drive software quality. In this role, you will be responsible for owning development efforts and ensuring high-quality software delivery while partnering with product and engineering leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development efforts for consumer banking and payment applications.
• Design and deliver new payment capabilities, including consumer wire functionality.
• Review code and mentor engineers, promoting best practices and engineering excellence.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for the team.
• Collaborate across Java, iOS, and Android development teams.
• Participate in architecture and design decisions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java development experience.
• Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, or Staff Engineer.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Prior experience in banking, payments, financial services, or fintech environments.
• Demonstrated experience with code reviews and mentoring developers.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React.
• Experience with iOS (Swift) and/or Android development.
• Familiarity with Kafka or event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of consumer banking or digital payment systems.
• Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like OpenShift and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

Work Schedule

This is a hybrid position. Travel to San Antonio will be required a few times per quarter for planning sessions and team events. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder. Sponsorship is not available for this position.