Staff Software Development Engineer

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Computer Science

Travel Percentage :

0%

Job Description

Team:

As a member of the Fintel team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative solutions not only creating software but building trust and stability in the digital age. With FIS’s unmatched investment in innovation and its global reach, you’ll be part of a team that operates at a scale that few others can match. You will have a chance to solve problems at a massive scale across over 200k clients, including the world’s leading banks, and process $1T on an annual basis. You will use the latest AI/ML technologies to build highly available and scalable services to combat fraud.

Join the FIS Financial Intelligence team and be part of a mission to revolutionize the industry and protect every financial transaction.

Role:

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to help us build a brand-new financial technology platform for the future. We look for people who operate like owners, who love to learn, have grit, and operate with integrity and empathy. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out — and set you apart. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions.

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

What you will be doing:

Contribute on major initiatives to extend our financial platform capabilities.

Partner closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to fully understand the feature and product vision and provide engineering feedback.

Design elegant API interfaces and domain models to provide consistency across multiple downstream vendor integrations.

Build secure, robust, scalable, and performant systems for processing transactions and managing customer data.

Create and integrate sophisticated web-based user interfaces and journeys

Set and maintain high standards of technical excellence across the team.

Achieve operational excellence by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution.

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize projects and communicate changes to broader audiences.

Estimate project timelines, ensuring that projects you own stay on track and escalating as needed.

Mentor junior engineers and help hire new talent to build a stronger team.

What you will need:

4+ years of relevant technical experience in software development roles.

Full-stack development experience. Fluency with web UI frameworks such as React or similar.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or directly related field.

Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while setting and maintaining high standards of technical excellence across your team.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, and a history of working effectively with your team and cross-functional stakeholders.

Experience or interest in building FinTech, payment, or banking systems.

Added bonus if you have:

5+ years of experience working on high scale or high stakes production software.

2+ years of experience working with service mesh architectures on major Cloud providers like AWS/Azure/GCP.

2+ years of experience in building FinTech, payment, or banking systems.

Experience designing and implementing APIs for third-party developers.

Experience integrating third-party vendor solutions into backend systems.

Experience with Python (Flask & Django)/Go/Java and Kubernetes.

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $189,100.00 - $317,690.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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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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