Sr Software Engineer

Location: St. Louis, MO

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to guide the modernization and maintenance of a mission-critical enterprise application in AWS GovCloud (FedRAMP High). We need a technical leader who can balance ongoing modernization with production stability.

You'll drive technical design decisions, write code, and establish reusable patterns while collaborating across scrum teams to ensure architectural consistency. Partnering with enterprise architects, you'll translate architectural vision into practical implementation strategies

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Drive modernization strategy to replace legacy monolith with cloud-native services while maintaining FedRAMP High compliance
• Lead technical design and implementation decisions for a scrum team, including architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical approach aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Collaborate across teams and architects to establish reusable patterns and ensure architectural consistency

Hands-On Development

• Design and implement microservices using Java/Spring Boot and TypeScript for event-driven and RESTful integration patterns
• Build solutions using AWS GovCloud services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, EventBridge, RDS) within a microservices and micro-frontend architecture
• Address technical debt by upgrading outdated dependencies/frameworks
• Ensure comprehensive test automation using UI testing and behavior-driven development (BDD) approaches

Team & Delivery

• Mentor engineers on cloud-native development practices, architectural patterns, and AWS GovCloud best practices
• Partner with Agile Triad to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver iteratively

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven experience with AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, CDK/CloudFormation) and Java/Spring Boot ecosystem
• Strong Angular experience; micro-frontend architecture (module federation) a plus
• Microservices architecture experience, including strangler pattern for modernizing legacy applications
• Experience with observability tools (CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenSearch)
• Proven technical leadership with cross-team collaboration
• U.S. Citizenship (required for FedRAMP High environment)
• Candidates with less experience and qualifications may be considered for a lower position

Strongly Preferred

• Experience in FedRAMP High, FISMA GovCloud, or similar compliance environments
• Track record of reducing technical debt through dependency upgrades, refactoring, and test automation
• CI/CD pipeline expertise (GitLab CI/CD, artifact management, security scanning)

Total Rewards

Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.

Salary: $140-170k

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance:

• Generous paid time off
• Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement
• 401(k) match & Annuity/Pension fund
• Top-notch health care benefits
• Child and family care leave
• Professional development opportunities
• And more...

At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank’s culture

The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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