About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skill
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Position: Full Stack Java Developer

Day-to-Day:

The Software Developer Specialist will play a critical role in delivering innovation and growth for the Banking Solutions business by helping to drive the technical direction and modernization of our largest retail banking application. You will be responsible for collaborating with a team of engineers to define standards and drive modernization of this application to support business goals, while continuing to support our current applications, considering code quality, performance, and security. Your technical expertise and collaboration will help ensure the success of our retail application and contribute to the overall growth of the company.

Must Have:

• Extensive experience developing web and mobile applications, particularly within the financial technology (FinTech) domain.
• Expert proficiency in React, React Native, and Angular
• Deep understanding of mobile application software architecture patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture) and design patterns (e.g., SOLID, DRY)
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, encryption algorithms, GDPR and PCI-DSS compliance and data protection mechanisms relevant to handling sensitive financial data in mobile and web applications.
• Hands-on development experience with FinTech projects such as banking applications, investment platforms, payment gateways, or financial analytics tools, with a focus on usability, security, and innovation.
• Expertise in performance optimization, scalability, and troubleshooting of web and mobile applications to ensure optimal user experience, reliability and responsiveness.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet-related computer programs. (Code must be used in the core version of applications available for sale commercially.)
• Interacts with product managers and/or users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.
• Participates in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Writes code, completes programming, and performs testing and debugging of applications using current programming languages and technologies.
• Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.

Nice to have:

• Transitioned a codebase from Angular to React Native and Angular.js to React.js; this would be a huge positive.
• Experience building and maintaining a white label mobile application and/or SaaS product that is branded and released for multiple clients.
• Full-stack web development experience with Node.js, ExpressJS, and/or GraphQL
• A clear perception of core AWS services, use and basic AWS architecture best practices
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS Lambda
• Proficiency in using AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
• Knowledge in using CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
• Mastery in writing code for serverless applications

Location: Hybrid - Charlotte, NC / Milwaukee, WI / Atlanta, GA

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $104,000 – $115,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skill, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal day accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 day of paid vacation time] [6 paid holiday and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

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