Staff SW Engineer

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation. Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team. With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking skilled Engineers passionate about delivering exceptional software experiences. As part of the Digital Banking team, this individual will design and build features that improve our clients’ customer experience, owning services end-to-end and collaborating closely with product managers and designers to create intuitive, impactful solutions.

The Engineer will simplify complex problems into scalable designs, uphold engineering best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. Operating in a fast-paced Agile environment, they will consistently deliver high-quality, production-ready code and embrace continuous delivery. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, driven to solve real problems, eager to learn, and committed to mentoring and excellence—striving for perfection while knowing when to ship.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Implement features and deliver production-ready code

Create technical documentation, system diagrams, and debugging reports

Conduct performance optimizations and monitor key metrics

Product Strategy, Vision, and Planning

Participate in agile planning events by providing technical insights and feasibility analysis

Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and Engineers to translate business needs into features and technical solutions

Offer input on technology enhancements, emerging tools, and product gaps to inform the roadmap and backlog

Support definition of acceptance criteria to guide development and testing

Product Design and Development

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain software solutions in an agile environment

Write clean, scalable code aligned with best practices and engineering standards

Collaborate with peers to implement user stories, resolve issues, and improve product functionality

Engage in agile events such as daily scrums and product demos

Create proof-of-concepts and run experiments to inform technical decisions

Conduct peer code reviews for quality and knowledge sharing

Continuously improve team processes and development workflows

Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry practices

Performance Measurement and Optimization

Monitor delivery metrics such as lead time and deployment frequency

Identify and implement improvements to enhance delivery efficiency

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

5+ years of experience in software development using Java

Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming

Expertise in designing and troubleshooting transactional systems

Experience with microservices architecture, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, Oracle, PostgreSQL, BigTable, BigQuery, NoSQL, Git, IntelliJ IDEA, Pub/Sub, Data Flow

Experience in native and hybrid cloud environments and Agile development

Proficient in Python or Java, multi-tenant cloud technologies, and tools like Jira

Skilled in translating user stories into scalable, user-centric solutions

Strong collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional teamwork

Analytical problem-solver with attention to detail and structured thinking

Experience with Java IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ), application servers (Tomcat), scripting languages (JSON, XML, YAML, Terraform), Git, Maven

Preferred Qualifications

Champion of Agile Scrum methodologies and SAFe frameworks

Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins or GitHub CI

Deep understanding of secure solution design principles

Familiarity with concurrent backend environments and multithreading

Experience with tools or languages including Ruby, Python, Perl, Node.js, Bash, C, C++, Spring, Oracle, Docker, Kubernetes

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