Sr. Software Engineer at H&R Block in Kansas City, MO

What you'll do...

At H&R Block we are modernizing our software architecture which is generating a need for more talent. We are looking for problem-solving difference-makers to help us with new approaches, challenges, and designs working on complex systems.

We are investing heavily in our technology transformation moving to serverless infrastructure and cloud-native applications, as well as a continuous everything approach - improvement, development, testing, implementation, delivery, and learning; we are innovating faster.

Our people are the key to our success, and we are investing in talent opportunities. We encourage learning, experimenting, and exploration. If this type of innovation and learning is enticing to you and if you embrace and implement Agile practices, we are looking for you.

H&R Block is looking for a full-stack Software Engineer to join a dynamic, engineering team supporting several platforms and client facing applications.

At H&R Block, you will be a member of a diverse, inclusive and forward-thinking organization, focusing on helping and inspiring confidence in our clients and communities everywhere.

Candidates can expect exposure and engagement in projects in cloud technologies, our DevOps transformation and the broad adoption of Continuous Integration/Continuous Development principles.

Candidates can also expect to join a team in a fast pace environment, leveraging Kanban delivery principles with an eye for code quality, robust security scanning capabilities and test-driven development. The team is highly collaborative and encourages diversity of thought and approach.

About the role…

• Developing and delivering features to support the Client Identity and Authentication platform supporting our 2.5 million clients
• Modernizing core platform components to optimize performance and increase speed to market for new capabilities
• Partnering with integrated applications teams to ensure seamless client experience through in-depth analysis, development of comprehensive test cases and coordinated end to end testing
• Leveraging tools that support DevOps principles and transformation

What you'll bring to the team...

Experience with the following technologies:

• Apache Tomcat
• Java EE (Java crypto, JAAS)
• JavaScript/JQuery/CSS/DHTML
• Json Web Token (JWT)
• Spring Framework
• Spring Webflow
• SpringBoot

Ability to demonstrate behaviors in line with our culture such as:

• Craving and solving difficult problems
• Taking calculated risks
• Being bold
• Being resilient

Embracing diversity of thought to drive enriched client experiences

It would be even better if you also had...

• Azure cloud experience