SVC Software Engineer - Android

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 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

The Application Development Services (ADS), in support of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is seeking a Software Engineer with senior to advanced-level skills in Android, Kotlin, KTOR, Java, Gradle and Angular.

This role will primarily focus on full-stack development and delivery, though front-end development experience is a plus.

 

Key Activities


* Apply software engineering principles to design, implement, configure, and optimize solutions for applications, databases, test automation tools, and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products.


* Partner with product owners and customers to develop innovative solutions that meet business goals.


* Review and analyze business and technical requirements and implement technical solutions to fulfill those requirements.


* Strong problem solving, oral and written communication skills, including experience with executive presentations.


* In-depth knowledge of current technology, industry standards and Android frameworks, information management & emerging technology trends and industry developments.


* Work with a multidisciplinary team of full-stack developers and testers.


* Create unit tests as part of Continuous Development practices.


* Conduct peer code reviews, provide recommendations, and collaborate with peers to enhance software coding practices.


* Fix bugs and support QA, UAT, and Production phases of releases.


* Foster and apply an agile mindset enabling high-performing teams.


* Provide coaching, education, and advocate for development best practices.


* Offer support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident management, and service request management for supported products and environments.


* Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Required Qualifications


* Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.


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


* Senior understanding of subject matter with in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in the discipline.


* Subject matter expertise with Gradle or Maven build tools.


* Proficiency with Git (merging, conflicts, cherry picking), Java, AWS, and SQL.


* Subject matter expertise with Cloud and Java coding.


* Ability to work independently with limited supervision, coach, delegate, and review work of less experienced staff, and serve as a k...