Engineer, Software Engineer, Digital Banking

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.COMPANY MISSION: We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future.JOB SUMMARY: The Engineer, Software Engineering, Digital Banking is responsible for the build and test of integration services across the Digital Banking ecosystem. This role is a part of an Application Development team and works closely with other departments such as IT, Operations, and Business Units, to ensure seamless integration of systems and processes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build technology features and functions to progress the product requirements of Forbright Bank’s Digital Banking ecosystem on the distributed and cloud platforms

• Serve as a core member of an agile based development team, writing code and unit tests, automations, and deployments

• Mentor more junior engineers and peers alike

• Build microservices using Docker, Node.JS, Kafka, and Relational and NOSQL databases on the AWS cloud platform

• Work on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment using native AWS or other technologies

• Work on developing observability capabilities as part of fundamental technology framework

• Collaborate with peers in the development and product teams

• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or related field; or equivalent relevant experience required

• 2+ years of software engineering experience required

• 2+ years of Agile scrum methodology experience required

• 2+ years of CICD experience required

• 2-5 years of AWS experience preferred

• Experience with AWS Cloud, Confluent Kafka, Node.js or equivalent

• Knowledge of Typescript, Python and other programming languages

• Proficiency in facilitation, communication, and presentation skills with tech and business audiences

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills

• Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented

• Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment

• Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach

PERKS/BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans

• 4 weeks PTO

• 401k + company match

• Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)

• Remote or hybrid (4 days per week in-office) work schedules for most positions

• Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.

• Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!

• The Washington Post Top Workplaces winner for four consecutive years (2023-2026)