Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer

Position Purpose

ThePrincipal Full-StackSoftware Engineerserves as a senior technical leader responsible for designing evolving and scaling criticalcustomer-facing and operational systemsacrossFirst Feds digital banking ecosystem. Thishands-on roleisfocusedondeliveringhigh-quality cloud-nativesystems with anemphasis on customer experience frontenddevelopment and platform reliability. The role operates at a systemslevelowningcomplexintegrationsimproving existing workflows and modernizing legacy solutions without disrupting the business.Thisengineer willalso help elevate engineering practices and leverage AI-assisted development and intelligent automation to improve delivery speed system quality and user outcomes.

Essential Functions

Engineering & System Ownership

• Design build and maintain cloud-native applications and services in Azure.

• Own systems end-to-end across frontend backend APIs and data flows.

• Write high-quality maintainable production code.

Customer Experience & Frontend

• Build modern responsive web applications using React TypeScript and modern UI patterns.

• Create intuitive performant and accessible user experiences.

• Partner with Product and Design to translate workflows into high-quality digital experiences.

API & Integration Development

• Design and implement RESTful and event-driven APIs.

• Integrate with core banking systems fintech partners and internal platforms.

• Build resilient data flows for ingestion validation and reconciliation.

Modernization & Reliability

• Improve and modernize legacy systems and workflows.

• Strengthensystem reliability through monitoring alerting and observability.

• Develop internal tools to improve operational visibility and efficiency.

DevOps & Engineering Productivity

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and modern DevOps practices.

• Apply automation and Infrastructure-as-Code for scalable deployments.

• Improve developer experience and delivery velocity.

AI-Augmented Engineering

• Use AI-assisted tools to improve development speed and code quality.

• Embed practical AI capabilities into systems (e.g. validation routing decision support).

• Identify high-impact use cases for AI in customer and operational workflows.

Technical Leadership

• Set engineering standards and best practices.

• Lead design discussions and influence architecture decisions.

• Mentor engineers and contribute to team growth.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.

• 15 years of software engineering or fullstack development experience.

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure (Functions Container Apps Event Hub APIM).

• Deep experience with frontend development (React TypeScript JavaScript HTML/CSS).

• Handson experience withbackend languages (C#Go or ).

• Experience with automation and workflow technologies (Power Automate GitHub Actions).

• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL MongoDB Azure SQL).

• Experience implementing secure development patterns and OAuth2/Azure AD security.

• Experience withCI/CD GitHub Docker and Terraform.

• Strong understanding of system reliability scalability and observability.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and applied AI use cases.

• Experience in banking fintech or regulated industries.

• Excellent analytical debugging communication and crossteam collaboration skills

Physical Requirements

The work requires the ability to operate office machines and equipment such as personal computers printers copying machines and telephones. The work requires the ability to communicate clearly with customers coworkers and others in person and on telephones. Work activities involve combinations of sitting/standing for extended periods.

Pay Range

• The pay range for this position is $139198.78 - $236637.92
• The typical hiring range for this position is $139198.78 - $159730.60
• The incentive plan for this position is the Corporate Incentive plan. It is paid out annually based on meeting both individual and corporate goals.
• Employees will be eligible for our benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance paid time off retirement plans (401k with company match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan) gym membership reimbursement discounts on our banking products and more! Additional information on our benefits package can be viewed at a community Bank we know the power in bringing people together from all walks of life. Our communities are beautiful and strong because of their diversity and its important to us that all of our locations reflect the unique diversity of the places we live and work. We are passionate about hiring the very best talent and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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