Senior Software Engineer Java

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at - all from Day One.

Job Description

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We’re looking for people who want more than just a job – they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey.

The Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best-in-class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities:

Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications using Java and Spring Boot.

Build and support RESTful APIs and microservices-based solutions.

Participate in all phases of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and product enhancements.

Conduct code reviews and provide guidance on engineering best practices.

Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions.

Ensure compliance with security, risk, and regulatory requirements.

Support CI/CD processes and DevOps practices to improve delivery efficiency.

Contribute to software reliability, performance optimization, and operational excellence.

Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement across applications and processes.

Proactively communicate risks, dependencies, and blockers to stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

5+ years of relevant experience

5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.

Experience developing enterprise applications in an Agile environment.

Required Technical Skills/Experience:

Programming & Frameworks

5+ years of hands-on software development experience.

Strong expertise in Java (17/21+ preferred).

Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and RESTful API development.

Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and scalable application architecture.

Proven experience designing and developing enterprise-scale microservices.

Strong knowledge of distributed systems, resilience patterns, service discovery, API gateways, circuit breakers, and fault-tolerant architectures.

Experience modernizing monolithic applications into microservices.

Hands-on experience with Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).

Experience developing asynchronous services using Kafka, JMS, Tibco EMS, ActiveMQ, or similar messaging platforms.

Ability to design producers, consumers, listeners, event orchestration, retry mechanisms, and dead-letter processing strategies.

Experience building enterprise schedulers and high-volume batch processing solutions.

Strong understanding of Spring Scheduler, job orchestration, concurrent processing, and workload optimization.

Experience implementing monitoring, recovery, alerting, and audit capabilities for scheduled processes.

Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or similar relational databases.

Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience with GitLab, Git-based development workflows, and Maven.

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and automated deployment strategies.

Strong experience with JUnit, Mockito, and automated testing frameworks.

Experience with SonarQube and code quality governance.

Ability to implement secure coding practices and maintain high engineering standards.

Experience with application monitoring, observability, logging, and troubleshooting.

Familiarity with Kibana, Splunk, DataDog or centralized logging platforms.

Experience supporting mission-critical production applications.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

Experience in Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, or Mortgage domains.

Hands-on experience with cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.

Strong knowledge of event sourcing, CQRS, and advanced messaging patterns.

Experience building enterprise document-processing, workflow, or automation platforms.

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and developer productivity platforms.

Knowledge of security architecture, authentication, authorization, JWT, OAuth2, and API security best practices.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum product delivery teams.

Experience/Familiarity in Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, or related technologies).

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Basic term and optional term life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Pregnancy disability and parental leave

401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.