Senior Software Engineer

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Job Summary

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for developing and enhancing financial technology solutions by translating requirements into functional software. Engineers in this role actively participate in coding, testing, and code reviews while improving applications and processes for scalability and efficiency. This role involves, working independently to identify issues or defects that may arise from system enhancements that would reduce the quality of a product. This role requires implementing full stack development efforts across the SDLC, improving frontend, backend, and UI/UX components. This position also involves mentoring Associate Software Engineers and Software Engineers and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Essential Job Functions

• •Utilize the SDLC to implement technology solutions that create and enhance applications. Translate requirements into technical designs and application code. Develop design specs, including UI layouts, and convert them into functioning components. Provide technical on-call escalation and guidance as needed to the on-call developer(s). Respond to incident inquiries as needed. - (15%)
• •Create and execute unit tests to ensure issues are proactively identified. Analyze and review code to identify causes of errors and defects and remediate known errors. Define and enforce relevant code standards. Estimate and size work based on high-level requirements. Continuously improve applications and processes for quality, efficiency, and user experience. - (15%)
• •Design and lead the development of complex software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals. Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring quality and timeliness, conduct code reviews to maintain software integrity. - (15%)
• •Optimize system performance and scalability through modern frameworks. Lead code reviews and testing practices. Resolve system defects and bottlenecks to ensure reliability and scalability. - (15%)
• •Strategize UI/UX enhancements to improve user experience. Collaborate with design and development teams to create intuitive interfaces. Gather and analyze user feedback to drive usability improvements. - (15%)
• •Cultivate relationships across roles and organizations to maximize collaboration, partnership, and efficiency. Provide peer coaching and feedback formally and informally. Strive to influence the team to generate support to achieve desired business outcomes. Request and utilize feedback to foster personal development. - (15%)
• •Proficient in at least two and ideally three programming languages and develop or maintain at least three applications. Work autonomously, providing technical supervision to peers while demonstrating appreciable business knowledge within the general financial services and marketing domains. Ability to drive projects within the team initiatives such as Github, Copilot or AWS Migration. - (10%)

Minimum Qualifications

• •Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience
• •1 cloud certification- AWS cloud practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Google Cloud- Cloud Digital Leader
• •5-8 years of work experience in related field (Software Development Life Cycle across Full Stack, Frontend and Backend Development and UI / UX engineering).

Preferred Qualifications

• •8-10 years of work experience in related field (Software Development Life Cycle across Full Stack, Frontend and Backend Development and UI / UX engineering).
• •Must demonstrate strong hands-on Full-Stack Hands-on development skills with Java, Spring/Springboot & REST + SOAP webservices;
• •Experience in AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Kiro, etc.), DevOps/CI-CD Practices/Tools (Harness/GitHub/BitBucket/Jenkins);
• •Strong analytical, debugging skills, ability to work autonomously, provide technical guidance, learn & adapt-to new technologies quickly;
• •Strong experience with Azure or AWS cloud platforms, including commonly used cloud services & cloud-native development;
• •Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Angular/React frameworks, modern automation/data-access tools/technologies;
• •Strong understanding & practical application of design principles, automated testing, agile methodologies, and continuous improvement practices;

Skills

• •DevOps
• •JavaScript
• •Microsoft Azure Functions
• •Full Stack Development
• •Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• •React.js
• •Angular
• •Flutter

Reports To : Manager and above

Direct Reports : 0

Work Environment

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• •Communicate/Hearing
• •Communicate/Talking
• •Stationary Position/Seated
• •Typing/Writing
• •Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below):

$125,400.00 - $200,600.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $144,200.00 - $250,800.00
Colorado: $125,400.00 - $220,700.00
New York: $137,900.00 - $250,800.00
Washington: $137,900.00 - $230,700.00
Maryland: $137,900.00 - $220,700.00
Washington DC: $144,200.00 - $230,700.00
Illinois: $125,400.00 - $220,700.00
New Jersey: $144,200.00 - $230,700.00
Vermont: $125,400.00 - $200,600.00
Ohio: $125,400.00 - $200,600.00
Maine: $125,400.00 - $200,600.00
Connecticut: $137,900.00 - $220,700.00
Virginia: $125,400.00 - $200,600.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

You must be work authorized in the United States on a full time basis without the need for any sponsorship now or in the future from any employer or organization. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois