Back-End Software Engineer

Job Description

As the world works and lives faster, FIS is leading the way. Our fintech solutions touch nearly every market, company, and person on the planet. Our teams are inclusive and diverse. Our colleagues work together and celebrate together. If you want to advance the world of fintech, we’d like to ask you: Are you FIS?

About the team:

Join the FIS Automated Finance team as a Back-End Software Engineer. We are building a dynamic team to shape the future of AP & AR automation, and we are looking for talented pros to join us! You will be working on cutting-edge finance tools and make a meaningful impact at scale.

Note: We have a hybrid work environment in our Atlanta office unless the role or business dictates otherwise.

What you will be doing:

• Translate complex or ambiguous requirements into clean, maintainable, scalable, and well documented code.
• Design, develop, and maintain software applications and systems that provide value to end-users.
• Implement and optimize algorithms, data usage, and cloud services for latency, availability, and cost.
• Debug and troubleshoot software issues to ensure business continuity, and a high bar for end-user experience.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, security, scalability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Write unit & integration tests, implement observability, and comply with best practices for builds and deployment to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform.
• Provide live on-call support by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution to future prevention.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, design, security, compliance etc.) to bring ideas to life
• Set and maintain high standards of technical excellence across the team.
• Mentor junior engineers and help hire new talent to build a stronger team.

What you will need:

• At a minimum, a Bachelor's in CS or equivalent experience.
• Typical qualifications for the role are 10 or more years of relevant professional experience or a combination of work experience and advanced education.
• Proficiency in at least one modern development framework / language (e.g., Java).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while setting and maintaining high standards of technical excellence across your team.
• Expertise in at least one area relevant to our cloud-based financial platform (e.g., fintech, distributed systems, databases, security, or front-end).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with version control systems (Git), and DevOps practices like continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

Added bonus if you have: 

• A demonstrable ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• A history of leading significant technical initiatives and delivering impactful results.
• Experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams.
• Experience with live on-call and 24/7 operation of production services
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of security best practices for building enterprise applications.

What we offer you:

At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career. Our benefits include:

• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
• Competitive salary and benefits

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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