Software Engineer 2 (Java , SpringBoot, Micorservices)

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S.

Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products
• Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code
• Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs
• Performs analysis on failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements
• Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront
• Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards
• Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures
• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices
• Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards
• Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank's technology transformation
• Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Reviews tasks critically and ensures they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery; anticipates and communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Three to five years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Strong proficiency in Java with hands-on experience building applications using Spring Boot.
• Solid experience designing and developing Microservices-based architectures.
• Ability to design and implement RESTful APIs following industry best practices.
• Experience with Redis for caching, performance optimization, and distributed data handling.
• Working knowledge of Kafka for event-driven and asynchronous processing.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Understanding of prompt design, AI API integration, and AI-driven workflows
• Experience with test automation frameworks (unit, integration, and API testing) to ensure code quality and reliability
• Knowledge of application performance tuning, scalability, and resiliency best practices.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and strong code review habits.
• Ability to debug complex issues across distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to design and implement technical solutions independently.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate within cross-functional teams.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.