First Citizens Bank

Principal Platform Product Engineer (remote)

First Citizens Bank$170K — $199K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with 10 years in cloud team leadership or High School Diploma with 14 years in a similar role
  • 8+ years in systems or platform engineering
  • Experience in enterprise architecture and leadership
  • Strong background in IDP architecture and platform engineering
  • Familiarity with service catalog and golden paths
  • Proficient in platform APIs, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation

Responsibilities

  • Design and oversee platform architecture
  • Develop integration solutions across platforms
  • Enhance developer experience through engineering initiatives
  • Lead technical teams and mentor senior engineers
  • Implement best practices in IDP architecture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits program
  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Access to variable incentives and bonuses
  • Inclusion of additional rewards as specified in employment offers
Full Job Description
Overview

This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States.

Senior technical leader for Product & Experience. Responsible for platform architecture, engineering standards, integration patterns, developer experience design, service catalog architecture, golden path engineering, platform extensibility, and enterprise IDP capabilities.

Responsibilities

Ideal Candidate is a deep platform architect who has designed scalable developer platforms, integration ecosystems, and reusable engineering experiences across large enterprises.

Key Responsibilities
  • Platform Architecture (30%),
  • Platform Integrations (25%)
  • Developer Experience Engineering (25%)
  • Technical Leadership (20%)

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands-On Leader of Cloud Teams
  • 8+ years systems engineering or platform engineering
  • Enterprise architecture leadership; integration architecture; mentoring senior engineers
  • IDP Architecture
  • Platform Engineering
  • Service Catalog Architecture
  • Golden Paths
  • Platform APIs
  • GitOps
  • IaC
  • Platform Automation
  • Integration Architecture

Preferred Skills

Event-driven architecture, Cloud platforms, Kubernetes, Observability, Policy-as-Code, AI-enabled engineering.

Platform Integration Experience

Design patterns for SCM, CI/CD, cloud, automation, security, observability, identity and ITSM integrations.

This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants.

The base pay for this position is generally between $170,000 and $199,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

About First Citizens Bank

First Citizens Bank is a regional bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals and businesses. The bank offers checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and investment services, as well as online and mobile banking. First Citizens Bank operates more than 500 branches in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The bank was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Learn more about First Citizens Bank
Size
6,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1898

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