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Back-End Senior Software Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

TLDR

Lead back-end development for scalable fintech applications using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring secure integration and driving the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.

FIS® Amount™ provides a unified digital origination and decisioning platform that helps financial institutions meet the moment. Designed to scale with banks and credit unions at any stage of their digital journey, FIS® Amount™ delivers a seamless, digital-first experience—streamlining everything from loan origination to deposit account opening. With built-in fraud orchestration and risk management, FIS® Amount™ enables financial institutions to control risk across any product while optimizing performance and enhancing security. Our flexible, modular platform is backed by enterprise-grade infrastructure and compliance, allowing institutions to launch new offerings in months, not years. Learn more at www.fisglobal.com.

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?

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

As a Lead Software Engineer with strong back-end expertise, you’ll start your day aligning with designers, engineers, and product managers to set goals and clarify priorities. Your focus will be on driving Java and Spring Boot–based services, APIs, and integrations that power scalable fintech applications, while staying close enough to the front-end to guide smooth end-to-end delivery. You’ll also drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, setting the tone for how others on your team should leverage AI for code quality, reviews, and system design.Throughout the day, you’ll lead technical design discussions, provide high-level estimates (LOEs), and prioritize features versus technical debt. You’ll unblock developers, assign work, and ensure test coverage and documentation are complete. You’ll coordinate across teams on large-scale service dependencies, guide code reviews, and troubleshoot complex production issues. By day’s end, you’ll review pull requests, mentor engineers, and refine sprint goals, balancing hands-on coding in the back-end stack with setting the technical direction of the team.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and enhance our platform’s capabilities, ensuring our systems are secure, scalable, and built for the future of financial technology.

 

WHAT WE’LL TRUST YOU TO DELIVER:

  • Back-End Leadership & Technical Direction

    • Drive technical designs for services, APIs, and integrations using Java and Spring Boot
    • Provide LOEs, assess trade-offs between features vs. tech debt, and guide sprint planning
    • Ensure robust unit/component/appflow test coverage and technical documentation

    Hands-On Development

    • Write clean, scalable, and secure back-end code powering microservices and APIs
    • Integrate services with data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis) and event-driven systems (ActiveMQ, Temporal)
    • Troubleshoot issues across distributed services, environments, and configs

    Team Leadership & Quality

    • Assign and unblock work across sprints, ensuring the team delivers on priorities
    • Conduct and coordinate code reviews for complex PRs
    • Mentor engineers, raising the bar on technical depth and coding practices
    • Partner with QA on test strategies and ensure high-quality releases
    • Champion AI-forward best practices, mentoring engineers on integrating AI tools into their workflow

    Cross-Team & Stakeholder Coordination

    • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other teams on release scope and dependencies
    • Support release deployments, tenant configurations, and environment setup
    • Lead post-mortem reviews and continuous improvement efforts
    • Communicate technical status and project risks to stakeholders

 

WHAT YOU LIKELY BRING TO THE TABLE:

  • 8+ years of software development experience, with deep back-end expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs/microservices
  • Experience designing and integrating large-scale, service-oriented architecture
  • Experience adopting or guiding teams in AI-driven development workflows
  • Experience with several of the following present in the environment; Java, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Temporal, ActiveMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, Git, ReactJS
  • Familiarity with event-driven systems (ActiveMQ, Temporal) and data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • Some front-end exposure (JavaScript/TypeScript, React) to support end-to-end coordination
  • Experience leading engineering teams or serving as a Tech Lead, mentoring, reviewing code, and driving technical strategy
  • Strong understanding of performance tuning, scalability, and distributed system challenges
  • Comfortable in agile environments with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Git

 

TOOLS YOU WILL OR MIGHT WORK WITH:

ReactJs, Java, Springboot, Micronaut, Temporal, ActiveMQ, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, Git

What We Offer You:

  • A voice in the future of fintech.
  • Continuous 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 $112,150.00 - $170,000.00 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 by 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.

NOTE:

  • Most positions are hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Chicago (Illinois), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Atlanta (Georgia) and Jacksonville (Florida).
  • Current and future sponsorship not available for this position

Privacy Statement

  • FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

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.

 

 Amount

Amount builds a unified digital origination and decisioning platform tailored for financial institutions, facilitating everything from loan origination to account opening. Our platform is designed to scale with banks and credit unions, providing a seamless, digital-first experience that prioritizes risk management and performance optimization. With a flexible, modular approach and enterprise-grade support, Amount enables institutions to quickly adapt and launch new offerings.

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