Software Engineer

Ameris Bank is a purpose-driven company, dedicated to bringing financial peace of mind to communities, one person at a time. Whether a customer wants to grow their business, buy a home, or feel confident in their retirement plan, they have a partner in Ameris Bank. We serve customers in our locations across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and nationwide through our extensive digital offerings and mobile app.

Delivering financial peace of mind starts with a team that values integrity and rewards ingenuity. At Ameris, you'll find teammates who are inclusive, collaborative problem-solvers who go the extra mile to support one another and to meet every customer's needs. When teammates are empowered and bring their diverse perspectives to the table, we create the best possible outcomes for our customers. At Ameris, we know that a growth mindset is key for high performance and fosters an environment that prioritizes continuous improvement. Teammates have access to Employee Resource Groups that serve as advocates and allies as well as professional development opportunities to drive ongoing education. Learn more about our purpose and how you can bring it to life as an Ameris Bank teammate.

Analyzes, designs, develops, modifies, writes, edits, and implements software programming applications.Remote opportunity for highly qualified candidates. Performs other projects and duties as assigned.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:
• Work with stakeholders to understand desired integration capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Design and build APIs for new and existing applications in the Ameris Bank ecosystem.
• Continuously improve integrations with craftmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability.
• Write automated tests to verify API contracts function as expected.

Disclaimer:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
• Map data from internal databases for integration and API exposure.
• Work with software vendors as needed for API support and feature enhancements.
• Create a positive developer experience for API products by gathering feedback from technology teams and writing easy-to-read API documentation.
• Participate in on-call support rotation as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
• Advanced proficiency in a modern programming language, such as Python, JavaScript, Java, .NET/C#.
• Advanced proficiency using or building REST APIs.
• Moderate proficiency in SQL.
• Moderate proficiency in trunk-based development with Git or a similar version control system.
• Moderate proficiency writing automated tests and continuous integration (CI) pipelines.
• Moderate working knowledge of Agile practices, specifically backlog grooming, theory of constraints, and release planning.
• Basic understanding of incident management.

Industry and Work Experience:
• Minimum 2 years of software engineering experience required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service required.
• Previous financial services industry or FinTech experience preferred.

Academic:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field required.
• Cloud platform certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)