Software Engineer

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

About the Role 

• Successful candidate will be a team-oriented Software Engineer with a strong understanding of the end-to-end process of delivering software using Agile/DevOps methodologies and have expertise in more than one of the technologies listed below.  

• Along with team members, candidate will participate in the design, development and implementation of large-scale technology solutions aligned to the mission of the Federal Reserve System, including payment systems, data analysis and visualization, supervision of financial institutions, informing and educating the public, and others. 

 

Key Activities 

• Applies the principles of software engineering to the design, implementation, configuration, and optimization of solutions in support of applications, databases, test automation tools, and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products.  

• Demonstrates technical skill in at least one programming general purpose language (Java, Python, etc.) and domain specific language (HTML, SQL, proprietary vendor language, etc.), as needed.  

• Demonstrates knowledge and technical skill in software testing and quality practices. 

• Demonstrates technical skill in at least one language utilized in practices regarding Cloud hosting platforms (infrastructure as code, deployment pipeline, etc.).

• Performs peer reviews using software engineering principles, patterns, and development guidelines.  

• Partners with customers in the development of innovative solutions that achieve business goals.  

• Reviews and analyzes business and technical requirements and implements technical solutions to meet those requirements.  

• Provides on-call support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident management, and service request management for supported products and environments.  

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

 

Qualifications 

• Typically requires at least 3-15 years of relevant experience, depending on the level.

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.  

• Senior understanding of subject. Has in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in discipline.  

• Performs work independently with limited supervision and direction. Serves as a resource for less experienced staff. 

  

Additional Information 

Location(s):  

• Hybrid – Kansas City, Denver, Oklahoma City, Omaha (50% work from home)   

• Remote Eligible – Yes   

Salary:  

• $81,400 - $122,100 / Experienced  

• $100,400 - $150