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Sr. Software Engineer (Java/API Engineering)

U.S. Bank

Cincinnati, OH | Chicago, US$112k – $131konsite

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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 We are seeking a hands-on, highly motivated Java Developer to join a newly formed pod focused on supporting and enhancing a suite of ACH-related service APIs and UI on our modernized SinglePoint corporate banking portal, a critical platform used by large corporate clients. This team plays a key role in improving customer satisfaction, increasing platform reliability, and accelerating delivery of customer-focused enhancements.   This is an AI-first, fast-paced engineering environment offering significant opportunities to grow technical expertise while working closely with Product Management, Customer Support, and across Payables engineering teams.

What Makes This Role Unique • Opportunity to directly improve the experience of large corporate banking customers

• Blend of software engineering, performance engineering, and production problem-solving

• Significant exposure to AI-assisted diagnostics, development, and testing practices

• Opportunity to shape the future reliability and resiliency of a strategic banking platform

Essential Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade Java applications , leveraging Java 17+, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot to deliver scalable and secure solutions.

• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and microservices supporting ACH payment processing and customer-facing capabilities within the SinglePoint corporate banking platform.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, API, and transaction processing issues , implementing sustainable fixes that improve system stability and customer experience.

• Develop and execute automated unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure high-quality, reliable software releases.

• Monitor application health using tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics , proactively identifying performance bottlenecks and resiliency opportunities.

• Collaborate with Product Management, Customer Support, Architects, Infrastructure teams, and cross-functional engineering partners in an Agile development environment.

• Lead and mentor offshore developers and testers, promoting best practices in software engineering, performance tuning, automation, and code quality .

• Contribute to platform modernization initiatives by driving reliability, scalability, observability, AI-assisted engineering adoption, and continuous improvement efforts .

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

• Five to six years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills/Experience • Strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17+), Spring Framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices Architecture .

• Experience designing and supporting high-volume, business-critical applications with a focus on performance, resiliency, and scalability.

• Hands-on expertise with SQL, relational databases, query optimization, and transaction processing systems .

• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and continuous delivery .

• Proven ability to analyze application behavior using monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics.

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, containerized deployments, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Familiarity with Kafka, event-driven architectures, performance engineering, and production support in complex distributed systems.

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills, with experience working in Agile environments, regulated industries, financial services, AI-assisted development practices, and customer-focused engineering teams .

Location expectations   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 .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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