Back-End/Microservices Software Engineer (Early-career level)

At Jack Henry, we deliver technology solutions that are digitally transforming and empowering community banks and credit unions to provide enhanced and streamlined user experiences to their customers and members. Our best-in-class products are just the start as we lay the groundwork for the future of digital banking and payments. We hope you'll join us.

As part of the JH Platform Delivery team, you will be at the center of Jack Henry's Technology Modernization Strategy. In your daily activities, you will work with a high-functioning and highly experienced team creating new banking applications and shared platform services using an innovative cloud- and microservices-based technology stack. You'll collaborate daily with Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts across the organization, leveraging modern development practices and tools. You will have an opportunity to grow your technology skills, including the use of Golang, continuous integration pipelines, and cloud platforms.

This position may be worked remotely, but you must reside within 70 miles of one of our office locations in Allen, TX; Birmingham, AL; Cedar Falls, IA; Charlotte, NC; Lenexa, KS; Louisville, KY; Monett, MO; Springfield, MO. May require occasional travel, up to 5% for meetings, trainings or conferences. Salary range for this position is $80,000-115,000 depending on candidate experience and geographic location.

All positions, regardless of location, may require an onsite interview or in-person onboarding requirement to verify your identity.

What you'll be responsible for:

Building, testing, deploying, maintaining, and scaling backend services in a microservices architecture in an agile development environment.
Working collaboratively to identify needs, prioritize and plan work, and develop solutions that keep pace with product development.
Gaining a deep and comprehensive understanding of specific banking-related domains your team owns and working with and understanding how changes in those domains impact products.
Participating with customer support teams to resolve or diagnose defects and issues.
Continually growing your technical skill set.
May perform other job duties as assigned.

What you'll need to have:

Minimum 2 years of programming experience
Demonstrated professional experience with back-end object-oriented programming languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python), with a willingness to expand your programming skillset.
Experience debugging issues in production, identifying customer issues, or resolving problems with a release pipeline or deployment.

What would be nice for you to have:

Bachelor's degree in computer science is desired but not required.
Experience programming in Golang.
Experience in Financial Technology (FinTech). This team works on ACH, Wire Transfers, and Positive Pay.
Experience working in a microservices architecture.
Experience with any or all of the following: continuous integration pipelines, observability, monitoring, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
Self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
A sense of ownership of your deliverables, from working with product managers to define the scope, all the way through supporting your work in production. We take pride in the quality software we write as a team and want to work with someone who has the same level of care.

If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement on this posting, we still encourage you to apply. We're looking for passionate, driven individuals who align with our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team.

Why Jack Henry?

At Jack Henry, we live by the motto: "Do the right thing, do whatever it takes, and have fun." It's more than a tagline; it's the foundation of our culture. We recognize that our associates are the key to our success, and we're deeply committed to their wellbeing. That's why we offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your physical, mental, and financial health so you can thrive both personally and professionally.

We're also leading the way in technology modernization, helping financial institutions evolve with speed, security, and flexibility. Our strategy focuses on delivering secure data access, mitigating fraud, and enabling seamless integration. Empowering our teams to build innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of accountholders.

Culture of Commitment

Ask our associates why they love Jack Henry, and many will tell you it is because our culture is exceptional. We do great things together. Our culture empowers us to rise to challenges, seek new opportunities, and support one another through change. It's this shared commitment that drives our success. We're proud to foster an environment where inclusion, sustainability, and community impact are more than values, they're how we operate. Visit our Corporate Sustainability site to learn more about our culture and commitment to our people, customers, community, environment, and shareholders.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Jack Henry, we know we are better together. We value, respect, and protect the uniqueness each of us brings. Innovation flourishes by including all voices and makes our business - and our society - stronger. Jack Henry is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, performance management, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, education, training, social, and recreational activities to all persons regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, and military and veteran status, or any other protected status protected by local, state or federal law.

No one will be subject to, and Jack Henry prohibits, any form of discipline, reprisal, intimidation, or retaliation for good faith reports or complaints of discrimination of any kind, pursuing any discrimination claim, or cooperating in related investigations.

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