Software Engineer

Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) delivers a suite of payments services to financial institutions via FedLine® Solutions, Fedwire®, National Settlement Service (NSS), FedCash®, FedACH®, and Check Services. We are currently leading a strategic effort to transform FRFS to a national, enterprise-focused organization. Over time, FRFS will offer an increasingly integrated set of Federal Reserve payment services, incorporating the FedNowSM Service upon its market entry in 2023. Through our evolved structure, we will meet the needs of the marketplace for new products and services more quickly, we will seek to provide a more robust and unified customer experience across our financial service offerings, and we will create new career growth opportunities for FRFS staff.
As a Software Developer, you will play a key role in our transition to becoming a Cloud-enabled organization, working side by side with partners and senior development staff to create and support numerous business functions. You will work with engineering staff to ensure delivery of features and capabilities using Agile methodologies.
Responsibilities

• Participate in complex application development lifecycle activities such as application architecture, design, code review, and testing.
• Collaborate with agile team, Product Owners and Partners by recommending specifications for system enhancements for continuous functional improvement.
• Provide technical and thought leadership to agile team members through mentorship.
• Ensure best practices for coding, architecture, and security are employed across all teams, and maintains responsibility for the quality development of applications.
• Make recommendations and help implement changes to workflow and procedures when applications are developed, new processes are implemented or new information security guidelines are established.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience: major in Computer Science or related technology field
• 3+ years of direct work experience
• The ideal candidate has experience with Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, Java, Spring, and RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with deployment of applications to cloud-based environments using contemporary CI/CD practices.
• Expertise with Object Oriented and Functional programming techniques.
• Knowledge of UI/UX best practices following modern web development.

What we offer

• Comprehensive benefits package include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401k savings plan, retirement plan, paid time off, transit benefit, onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria
• A continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career

Requirements

• All Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and receive a booster shot within 30 days of being eligible to do so, unless the Bank grants an accommodation based on medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics official if necessary. This document indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. An employee's responsibilities, tasks, and duties might differ from those outlined in the job description, and other duties, as assigned, are a part of the job.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Information Technology
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
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