Software Development Engineer

About Working at Commerce

Wouldn't it be great to build your career at a bank that's known for helping people with their financial challenges? That's exactly what you'd be doing when you join the team at Commerce Bank. We're looking for teammates who are ready to do whatever it takes to help our customers with their everyday financial needs. You'd be helping yourself too, because Commerce has a tradition of recognizing and rewarding team members for their talent, skills and contributions.

No wonder we've been an industry leader for over 150 years and have developed a reputation as a great place to work in the financial services world. If you'd like to be a part of a team and culture that is respected by its peers and in your community, we should talk. We're always looking for the best and brightest.

About This Job

The IT Department is a huge driver in Commerce Bank's success. We are the innovative and creative problem solvers who support the applications, maintain a secure network, and determine how to implement initiatives that aid the business units. The banking industry is evolving every day, giving us the ability to learn new technologies and grow to meet the needs of the bank, and at Commerce, we believe our people are what set us apart from our competitors. We are looking for candidates that share the same passion for technology as we do. We want to work with innovative and team-oriented people who have fantastic problem-solving skills.

We are looking for talented individuals who can help design, develop, deploy, and support applications using leading edge technology. They will also provide technical direction and mentoring to entry-level developers along with ensuring that processes are documented and comply with business strategic needs, security requirements, and coding standards. In addition, they will consult with other IT application groups, IT architecture department, project management, and security to ensure that appropriate design considerations are made. They need to possess an understanding of application environments, interfaces, third-party components and integration architecture along with working with system support personnel and documents operational requirements for application support.

Essential Functions

• Analyze, design and develop complex, object-oriented applications without assistance in an Agile environment
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms
• Execute unit, integration, system, load and stress testing within a defined testing structure and environment
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, project managers, application managers, infrastructure teams and other engineers to achieve product and team goals
• Influence and lead DevOps initiatives related to continuous integration, continuous testing, continuous release & deployment and continuous monitoring
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Desire and ability to mentor, share skills, knowledge and expertise
• Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
• Advanced understanding of Web Services, HTTP, SOAP, RESTful, XML, JSON, WSDL and Schema
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming, Java preferred
• Intermediate understanding of Spring and Spring Boot
• Intermediate understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts, practices and trends
• Intermediate knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Inquisitive, agile and strong team player with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 5-7 years' experience in Agile software development required
• DevOps experience is preferred

Location: 922 Walnut St, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Time Type:
Full time