Principal API Engineer - Jobs for Humanity

Company Description

Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with FIS Global to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.

Company Name: FIS Global

Job Description

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Science

Travel Percentage :

10 - 15%

Job Description

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?

As a Principal API Engineer with FIS Digital, you will define the technical vision for the next generation of our Digital API and back-ends supporting North American financial institutions. In this role you will influence product owners, architects, software engineers across the globe. This role will work on the hardest problems in the banking API domain, having significant impact on FIS’ business results and guide the API experience for banking and fintech clients.

The Principal Engineer is responsible for driving software innovations to improve performance and cost while delivering reliable, secure, and scalable services. A strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals and experience in building mission-critical, large-scale distributed systems is a must. The ideal candidate will also possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong technical background enabling seamless work across architects, API designers, and software engineers.

This role reports directly to the Vice President of API Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in the most difficult and critical projects, providing technical vision for architecture and engineering teams and driving high-quality technology solutions.

• Fully understand internal companion systems, their abilities and limitations, and their role in the FIS ecosystem.

• Engage in enterprise API programs to guide practices in performance, scalability, distributed architecture, and API composition.

• Participate in the career development of other team members, providing mentoring on new technologies and complex issues, and helping managers guide career growth for team members.

• Participate in key client meetings to help understand client needs and convey FIS vision.

• Benchmark FIS API solutions against market competitors.

• Oversee software rollouts and configuration changes to ensure smooth implementation.

Base Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

• 10+ years of software engineering leadership with a focus on domain driven design practices

• 8+ years of experience working with large scale distributed system development, including hands-on operational experience.

• Experienced in full SDLC for large scale RESTful services, including integration and setup of services in an enterprise gateway and development portal (e.g. Apigee).

• Solid understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography principles, public key infrastructure, and secure hashing algorithms.

• Knowledge of JavaScript, node.js, Java, Spring Boot, C#, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in computer science or a related field.

• Deep understanding of system performance design and engineering for high security and reliability standards.

• Experience decomposing large monolithic systems into microservices in a large-scale, distributed, multi-tier environment.

• Banking domain experience

What we offer you:
A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back
• Competitive salary and benefits

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $145,900.00 - $245,120.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Privacy Statement

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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