Software Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC
Salary: $69.00 USD Hourly - $74.00 USD Hourly
Description: Senior Software Engineer (Contingent Assignment) - Payments Engineering

Location: Charlotte, NC
Experience Level: Senior (5+ years)
Employment Type: Contingent Resource
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Agile Payments Engineering team. In this role, you will lead complex, large-scale technology initiatives that have broad organizational impact. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver scalable, high-performance software solutions in the financial services domain.

You will bring deep technical expertise in Java, test automation, and cloud-native microservices, while also contributing to engineering best practices, mentoring peers, and driving innovation across the team.
Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of scalable software solutions using modern engineering practices.
• Drive company-wide initiatives by developing and promoting engineering standards and best practices.
• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges involving multiple systems and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to the development of automated testing frameworks and performance testing strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical discussions to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to backlog refinement and sprint planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or equivalent (e.g., military, education, or consulting).
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Deep understanding of Agile, DevOps, and test-driven development (TDD) practices.
• Experience in the financial services industry, particularly in payments systems (e.g., SWIFT, FED, CHIPS, FUS, M2M).

Preferred Qualifications

• Full-stack development experience with ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Jest/Cypress.
• Experience with Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, and scripting languages (Python, Shell, PowerShell).
• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements (NFRs), including performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Experience with Blue-Green deployments, chaos testing, and WebRTC testing is a plus.

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