Principal Application Engineer – Payments
Navy Federal Credit Union
AzureCloudJavaKubernetesMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL
Application Engineer
Navy Federal Credit Union
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Vienna • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $96,900 - $141,600 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCassandraCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaIoTJavaKafkaKubernetesPrometheusPythonRabbitMQRedisRustScala
About the role
- Optimize software applications that bridge technical teams and end-users
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable and resilient distributed systems
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges
- Contribute to the evolution of our architecture
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in web application development and Internet of Things using Java-based frameworks
- Strong understanding of Agile principles and Scrum practices, with hands-on experience participating in SAFe ceremonies such as PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, Rust or Scala
- Solid understanding of networking, concurrency, load balancing, and data consistency in distributed environments
- 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes)
- 3+ years of production support experience
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Proven communication skills in collaborating with team members and customers to address concerns and understand customer needs
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable, actionable components
- **Desired Qualifications:**
- Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Knowledge of distributed databases and storage systems (e.g., Cassandra, Redis, etc.)
- Exposure to observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Generous benefits and perks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
JavaGoPythonRustScalaweb application developmentdistributed systemscloud platformscontainerizationDevOps
Soft skills
communication skillsproblem-solving skillscollaborative mindset