U.S. Bank

Senior Software Engineer - Payments & Digital Assets

U.S. Bank$111K — $131K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience
  • Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Framework, and Microservices
  • Experience with Cloud Platforms and Kubernetes
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines and DevOps Practices
  • Understanding of Blockchain Technologies and Digital Assets
  • Passion for emerging technologies and continuous learning

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure applications
  • Lead implementation of Blockchain connectivity and digital asset solutions
  • Build and optimize event-driven architectures and APIs
  • Develop solutions for mission-critical financial systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions
  • Drive engineering excellence through best practices
  • Champion Site Reliability Engineering principles

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Life insurance options
  • Disability insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employer-funded retirement plan
  • Generous paid vacation and holidays
  • Adoption assistance programs
  • Sick and safe leave accruals
Full Job Description
Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and support highly scalable, secure, and resilient applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Cloud-Native Architectures.
  • Lead the design and implementation of Blockchain Connectivity, Digital Asset Servicing, Tokenization, Custody Solutions, Settlement Processing, and Real-Time Payments.
  • Build and optimize Event-Driven Architectures, APIs, integration services, and high-volume transaction processing platforms.
  • Develop enterprise solutions for mission-critical financial systems with a focus on Scalability, Performance, Reliability, and Security.
  • Partner with business, product, architecture, operations, compliance, risk, and security teams to deliver innovative technical solutions.
  • Drive engineering excellence through Domain-Driven Design (DDD), API-First Development, DevOps, Automation, and Secure Coding Practices.
  • Lead architecture reviews, code reviews, technical design sessions, and governance activities to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, proactive monitoring, observability, and continuous platform improvement.


Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Five to six years of relevant experience

Required Skills & Experience
  • Advanced expertise in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, and enterprise application development.
  • Strong experience building and deploying applications on Cloud Platforms with Containerization and Kubernetes.
  • Expertise in Event-Driven Systems using Apache Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
  • Deep understanding of Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
  • Experience designing and supporting High-Throughput, Low-Latency, and Mission-Critical Transaction Processing Systems.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure Automation, Observability, Monitoring, and modern DevOps Practices.
  • Understanding of Digital Assets, Blockchain Technologies, Tokenization Platforms, and Enterprise Blockchain Integration.
  • Knowledge of Stablecoins, Digital Wallets, Tokenized Asset Lifecycles, Custody Models, Settlement Workflows, and Blockchain-Based Transaction Processing.
  • Passion for Emerging Technologies, innovation, and continuous learning within the digital assets ecosystem.


Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

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.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $111,605.00 - $131,300.00

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

About U.S. Bank

U.S. Department of the Treasury is a government agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring financial security. The department is responsible for a wide range of activities such as advising on economic and financial issues, encouraging sustainable economic growth, and fostering improved governance in financial institutions.

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