Engineer, Software Engineer, Digital Banking

Forbright Bank is hiring an AVP, Software Engineer, Digital Banking to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable software solutions. The role provides technical leadership, guides integration architecture, mentors engineers, and collaborates across teams to deliver systems that meet business and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a technical lead for complex software projects, setting standards for code quality, architecture, and best practices
• Solution Design & Development: Design, develop, and maintain solutions across cloud and on-premises systems, leveraging AWS Cloud, Confluent Kafka, Node.js, React, Typescript, Postgres, and other modern technologies
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with IT, Operations, Business Units, vendors, and partners to define integration requirements and deliver scalable solutions
• Mentorship: Mentor and coach engineers on integration patterns, code reviews, troubleshooting, and professional growth
• Architecture & Innovation: Drive the evolution of integration architecture and patterns; evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve integration efficiency and reliability
• Compliance & Security: Ensure integration solutions meet security, compliance, and performance standards
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing within the team
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for integration issues
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor and evaluate the performance of integration solutions, making recommendations for improvement as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on, full-stack software engineering experiencerequired
• Deep expertise in AWS Cloud, Confluent Kafka, Node.js (or equivalents), and modern integration patterns (e.g., event-driven, microservices)
• Expertise in at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Svelte, etc)
• Proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring, and driving engineering excellence
• Proven track record of delivering outcomes in collaboration with non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver projects on time and within budget
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code
• Experience using observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, DataDog)
• 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
• Master's Degree
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments preferred

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)

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