First Citizens Bank
Overview
This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): CA and NC.
SVB, a division of First Citizens Bank, provides commercial and private banking to individuals and companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights, and connections. First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. First Citizens Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at svb.com.
We are seeking a hands-on, technically strong Lead Software Engineer to guide the design and development of high-performance, mission-critical FX (Foreign Exchange) systems. This role requires deep expertise in financial systems architecture, strong leadership skills, and a passion for building resilient and scalable software. You will lead a team of developers and collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver next-generation FX trading and risk solutions. The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to provide technical guidance, estimation of efforts, understanding and deciding upon the optimal technology solution to achieve the desired business needs, day-to-day application support, and the ability to navigate differing levels of gray/unknowns. They must have excellent communication skills with IT management levels, individual contributors, and business stakeholders. They must be able to move at a rapid rate of execution to deliver requests and take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves and navigate resource constraints. They should have both short- and long-term strategic views when deciding on the best technical approach, and be able to develop code and effectively oversee distributed development team members.
Responsibilities This role will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them.
Design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of FX trading platforms, including pricing engines, trade execution and settlement workflows
Drive department best practices, guidelines implementation and adherence to standards
Innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail
Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code
Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore
Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty
Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around you
Drive technical designs to consensus and approval by Architecture Review Team. Design and develop enterprise solutions for specific business needs that provide frameworks, interfaces and services that can be extended and reused for future requirements
Perform impact analysis of proposed changes on existing architecture, capabilities, system priorities, and technology solutions; identify cost/benefit implications and trade-offs
Create and maintain application architecture and related assets. Be the go-to person for development team on architecture discussions
Supervise release processes (some after-hours/weekend work may be required)
Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance
Preferred Qualifications
Current contractor/contingent worker for First Citizens Bank
Knowledge of First Citizens Bank systems and processes
Technical leadership experience for medium to large sized enterprise projects
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot production issues
Working knowledge on AWS Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, OpenShift
Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in design and development of distributed systems
Development experience with Java/J2EE, Restful Webservices, Node, React
Experience building SpringBoot Microservices
Preferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APiGEE
File-based transfer applications (e.g., Sterling, SFTP, etc.)
Experience with design and implementation of messaging/middleware technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQ)
Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in design and development of RDBMS architecture and performance tuning systems like Oracle/MS-SQL/SQL Server and NoSQL databases
Experience with Agile project delivery
Nice to have
Experience with FX or Payments technology solutions using products ION's WSS, 360T, SWIFT integration or similar platforms
Banking/Payments industry knowledge with experience delivering large modernization/transformative efforts
This job posting is expected to remain active for 3 days from the initial posting date listed above. If necessary, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or high volume of applicants.
If hired in California, the base pay for this position is generally between $154,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.
Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.
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SVB, a division of First Citizens Bank, provides commercial and private banking to individuals and companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights, and connections. First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. First Citizens Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at svb.com.
We are seeking a hands-on, technically strong Lead Software Engineer to guide the design and development of high-performance, mission-critical FX (Foreign Exchange) systems. This role requires deep expertise in financial systems architecture, strong leadership skills, and a passion for building resilient and scalable software. You will lead a team of developers and collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver next-generation FX trading and risk solutions. The ideal candidate should have the necessary skills and experience to provide technical guidance, estimation of efforts, understanding and deciding upon the optimal technology solution to achieve the desired business needs, day-to-day application support, and the ability to navigate differing levels of gray/unknowns. They must have excellent communication skills with IT management levels, individual contributors, and business stakeholders. They must be able to move at a rapid rate of execution to deliver requests and take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves and navigate resource constraints. They should have both short- and long-term strategic views when deciding on the best technical approach, and be able to develop code and effectively oversee distributed development team members.
Responsibilities This role will be responsible for all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development, testing and supporting them.
Design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of FX trading platforms, including pricing engines, trade execution and settlement workflows
Drive department best practices, guidelines implementation and adherence to standards
Innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail
Deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code
Abstracting and refactoring should be a passion, not a chore
Drive to learn new things and go above and beyond the call of duty
Always working to improve yourself and constructively support the team around you
Drive technical designs to consensus and approval by Architecture Review Team. Design and develop enterprise solutions for specific business needs that provide frameworks, interfaces and services that can be extended and reused for future requirements
Perform impact analysis of proposed changes on existing architecture, capabilities, system priorities, and technology solutions; identify cost/benefit implications and trade-offs
Create and maintain application architecture and related assets. Be the go-to person for development team on architecture discussions
Supervise release processes (some after-hours/weekend work may be required)
Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance
Preferred Qualifications
Current contractor/contingent worker for First Citizens Bank
Knowledge of First Citizens Bank systems and processes
Technical leadership experience for medium to large sized enterprise projects
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot production issues
Working knowledge on AWS Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, OpenShift
Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in design and development of distributed systems
Development experience with Java/J2EE, Restful Webservices, Node, React
Experience building SpringBoot Microservices
Preferred experience on public API development and using API Gateway like APiGEE
File-based transfer applications (e.g., Sterling, SFTP, etc.)
Experience with design and implementation of messaging/middleware technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQ)
Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in design and development of RDBMS architecture and performance tuning systems like Oracle/MS-SQL/SQL Server and NoSQL databases
Experience with Agile project delivery
Nice to have
Experience with FX or Payments technology solutions using products ION's WSS, 360T, SWIFT integration or similar platforms
Banking/Payments industry knowledge with experience delivering large modernization/transformative efforts
This job posting is expected to remain active for 3 days from the initial posting date listed above. If necessary, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or high volume of applicants.
If hired in California, the base pay for this position is generally between $154,000 and $175,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.
Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.
#LI-DNI
#EJC
#J-18808-Ljbffr