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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We dedicate more than $1 billion to technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

Important Information

+ Open to US Citizens, Green Card holders or Permanent Residents with at least 3 years of residency.

+ No sponsorship is available (no OPT, STEM OPT, F-1, H-1B, etc.). Candidates must have valid work authorization, without an end date to be considered.

+ This position requires working on-site with 5 days per month work from home flexibility.

About the Role

The Application Development Services (ADS), in support of Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS), is seeking a Software Engineer with senior to advanced-level skills in Java, C#, Python, AWS Cloud, and full-stack development. This role will primarily focus on full-stack development and delivery, though front-end development experience is a plus. Responsibilities include contributing to our architecture and technology roadmap, mentoring junior developers, and collaborating closely with cross functional teams.

Key Activities

+ Apply software engineering principles to design, implement, configure, and optimize solutions for applications, databases, test automation tools, and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products.

+ Partner with product owners and customers to develop innovative solutions that meet business goals.

+ Review and analyze business and technical requirements and implement technical solutions to fulfill those requirements.

+ Work with a multidisciplinary team of full-stack developers.

+ Create unit tests as part of Continuous Development practices.

+ Conduct peer code reviews, provide recommendations, and collaborate with peers to enhance software coding practices.

+ Fix bugs and support QA, UAT, and Production phases of releases.

+ Stay current with the latest and emerging Cloud, Java, and related technologies.

+ Foster and apply an agile mindset enabling high-performing teams.

+ Provide coaching, education, and advocate for development best practices.

+ Offer support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident management, and service request management for supported products and environments.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

+ Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

+ Bachelor’s degree specializing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or a closely related field from an accredited institution, or equivalent combination of directly related education and experience.

+ Senior understanding of subject matter with in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in the discipline.

+ Proficiency with Git (merging, conflicts, cherry picking), Java, AWS, Python, and SQL.

+ Subject matter expertise with Cloud and Java coding.

+ Ability to work independently with limited supervision, coach, delegate, and review work of less experienced staff, and serve as a knowledge resource and mentor.

+ Work efficiently under tight deadlines and adapt quickly to change.

+ Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

+ Experience creating modern CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tooling (i.e., Gitlab)

+ Knowledge of AWS services and security best practices.

+ Experience with cloud networking across numerous accounts, environments, and vendors, and zero trust principles.

+ Proficiency with Terraform and CDK for deploying AWS cloud services and infrastructure.

+ Understanding of API infrastructure and development, and associated tools and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Advanced experience with multiple programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.).

+ Advanced knowledge of cloud-based platforms like AWS and the ability to learn new platforms.

+ Technical knowledge and experience of Salesforce configuration and Apex coding.

+ Ability to quickly become proficient in any new languages and/or development related tools.

+ Experience with application observability and monitoring across disparate tools and services.

Additional Information

How We Work:

+ On-site: 5 days per month work from home flexibility

+ Locations: Kansas City, Denver, Oklahoma City or Omaha

+ Remote Eligible: No

Salary:

+ Senior Level: $110,300 - $155,700 / annual

+ Advanced Level: $125,200 - $176,700 / annual

+ Final offers are determined by factors including the candidate’s qualifications, internal alignment considerations, district assignment, and geographic location.

Screening: US Citizens or Green Card holders and Permanent Residents with at least 3 years of residency. This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.

Sponsorship **:** The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position **.** Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without an end date and without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

About Us

+ Total Rewards & Benefits (https://www.kansascityfed.org/careers/benefits/)

+ Who We Are

+ What We Do (https://www.kansascityfed.org/careers/what\_we\_do/)

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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