Principal Engineer I Full Stack Developer

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What youll do:

• Architect design and develop high-performance high-volume payment channel applications with a focus on security scalability and reliability.
• Lead front-end development using AngularJS HTML CSS ensuring responsive efficient and intuitive user interfaces.
• Implement backend development concepts including asynchronous programming multithreading dependency injection and API optimizations.
• Design and manage RESTful and GraphQL APIs ensuring rate limiting authentication authorization observability and efficient data processing.
• Develop and manage microservices architecture implementing event-driven patterns API gateways service discovery and containerization.
• Ensure application performance optimization including caching strategies database indexing and load balancing.
• Manage and optimize Azure SQL and Azure Cosmos DB ensuring efficient data modeling partitioning strategies and query performance tuning.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines automated security testing and infrastructure-as-code deployment.
• Integrate advanced SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) practices to ensure high-quality code test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration.
• Strengthen application security through OWASP best practices API security mechanisms secure coding principles and identity management.
• Work in a fast-paced agile environment collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and deliver payment solutions.
• Implement observability tools (such as AppDynamics ELK and Grafana) to monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the overall technical excellence of the team.

What youll need:

• 8 years of experience in full-stack development with expertise in AngularJS .
• Bachelors degree in related field required; Masters or MBA in related field preferred.
• Proven experience in developing high-volume high-performance applications for payment channels or financial services.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure SQL and Azure Cosmos DB including query optimization and partitioning strategies.
• Expertise in designing and managing APIs and microservices architecture with advanced security and scalability considerations.
• Deep understanding of application security DevSecOps and secure coding practices.
• Experience with modern SDLC and Agile methodologies CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills with expertise in performance monitoring and tuning.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor engineers and drive innovation.
• Advanced to expert knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations rules and regulations industry standards and practices.
• Advanced to expert experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously with an established expertise in one or more key domains of the bank (Deposits Loans Operations or Reporting)with the ability to walk through top level process design. Capable of working with regulatory partners like the CFPB OCC and FRB through audits and collaboration efforts as situations arise.
• Advanced to expert familiarity with the capability model across IT and the applications and infrastructures available for engagement in solutioning across the bank to develop results that leverage existing capabilities in addition to implementing new solutions when required. Experience in the design enhancement and compliance to all governance frameworks across the IT organization to ensure proper compliance to published procedures and standards.

Benefits youll love:
We offer all the important things youd want like competitive salaries an ownership stake in the company medical and dental insurance time off a great 401k matching program tuition assistance program an employee volunteer program and a wellness addition youll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank Member FDIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands Alliance Association Bank Alliance Bank of Arizona Bank of Nevada Bridge Bank First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank that remain part of the companys heritage as well as AmeriHome Mortgage a Western Alliance Bank Company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race sex color religion age nation origin marital status disability protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying please email or call . When contacting us please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation