Senior Software Engineer

Federal Reserve Board

Senior Software Engineer designing and implementing complex software solutions for FedNow services. Collaborating within Agile teams to enhance modern cloud applications.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeBoston • Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $149,900 - $224,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaJavaScriptLinuxOraclePythonSQLUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop and implement new complex solutions in accordance with FedNow and Fed Standards
Develops software solutions (front end SPA and backend) in Cloud
Develop end to end Infrastructure-as-Code solutions in Cloud
Provides input into strategic and tactical planning of software solutions and software development lifecycle changes
Trains and consults cross functionally within the organization on troubleshooting/resolving highly complex and/or highly time critical problems
Collaborates with analysts as part of an integrated Agile team to define user requirements and conduct design review for the development of complex and innovative cloud applications using modern internet-scale technologies and Serverless architecture in Cloud
Ensures that the quality of software developed, maintained and enhanced in-house and installed into production is sufficient to prevent the occurrence of catastrophic defects

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of Java Development
3+ years working with AWS cloud-based platforms in an enterprise environment
Demonstrated experience engineering software with cloud-first architectures
5+ years software engineering experience in a team-based environment
Experience with building and deploying solutions in Cloud
Experience with Serverless architecture for building software solutions in Cloud
Experience with CI/CD build tools, and DevOps processes
Experience developing high performance, high volume, highly available (24/7/365) environments
Experience with Agile software engineering (Scrum, Kanban, Lean etc)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Information Systems, Logistics & Requirements
Deep expertise in Java and proficient knowledge of programming languages (JavaScript, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS etc. Python a bonus)
Proficient knowledge of operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows)
Proficient knowledge of database development (SQL, Oracle, DB2)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaAWSInfrastructure-as-CodeServerless architectureCI/CDDevOpsAgileSQLOracleDB2

Soft Skills

collaborationtroubleshootingconsultingstrategic planningtactical planning

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Information SystemsBachelor's degree in Logistics & Requirements