Senior/Principal Backend Engineer

The position is described below. If you want to apply, click the Apply button at the top or bottom of this page. You''ll be required to create an account or sign in to an existing one.Need Help?If you have a disability and need assistance with the application, you can request a reasonable accommodation. Send an email to Accessibility or call 877-891-2510 (accommodation requests only; other inquiries won''t receive a response).Regular or Temporary:RegularLanguage Fluency: English (Required)Work Shift:1st shift (United States of America)Please review the following job description:Deliver highly complex solutions with significant system linkages, dependencies, associated risk. Lead and perform development efforts such as analysis, design, coding/creating, and testing.This position allows remote work from any location in the US.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesWill be building and deploying backend application servicesWill be mentoring more junior engineers toward senior status and autonomyWill be working to constantly improve development, deployment, and devops processesQualificationsRequired Qualifications:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. Bachelor''s degree and eight to twelve years of experience as a developer or equivalent education and related training or experience2. Deep specialized and/or broad functional knowledge3. Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes 4. Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices5. Ability to lead complex projects6. Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems7. Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspectivePreferred Qualifications:5-10 years backend / web services engineering experienceStrong ability to mentor junior engineers on software engineering best practices1+ years experience on AWS infrastructureWorking knowledge of and interest in DevOps - as part of this role he/she will help create good deployment and monitoring practicesStrong experience with automated testing and test-driven development (TDD)Strong data layer and database design skills, preferably with PostgreSQLPreference for experience with Node.js backend services and Javascript / TypescriptPreference for experience with fintech / financial servicesGood attitude / team player - assumes positive intent in technical and non-technical teammates and avoids intellectual vanityCares about end user - deeply understands the importance of good user experience over an envisioned perfect system modelTruist supports a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer who does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or other classification protected by law. Drug Free Workplace.EEO is the Law Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision E-Verify

Created: 2025-11-15