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Digital Software Engineer

El Segundo, California

Overview

Our technology teams are transforming what it means to work in tech at a financial institution. We drive innovation for colleagues and clients. We immerse ourselves in the communities and industries that we serve. This helps us understand the needs, pain points and vision for growth so we can deliver customized scalable solutions.

Success Profile

Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Adaptable
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Problem-solver
  • Responsible
  • Results-driven
  • Team player

Culture

  • City National Bank is committed to supporting colleagues in reaching their full financial and professional potential.
  • The organization works hard to provide its colleagues with the support they need to shape a highly regulated and fast-moving industry.
  • We offer our team members the chance to take on impactful work, build their careers and cultivate relationships with peers in an inclusive and flexible workplace.
  • Colleagues have access to ample wellness benefits, community and cultural initiatives and professional development opportunities.
  • Will Udovich Manager, Colleague Productivity and Experience

    It can be challenging for employees to find a voice in larger companies, so one of my roles is to make sure that the voices of my colleagues are heard.

    Will Udovich
    Manager, Colleague Productivity and Experience
  • Marj Galapon Lead Full-Stack Engineer

    We are encouraged to learn new technologies and challenge each other, which motivates us to do better every time. Sometimes I am successful; sometimes I fail — but failure does not stop me from experimenting with new things.

    Marj Galapon
    Lead Full-Stack Engineer
  • Asher Adler Head of Product, AgilLink

    Banks typically work with a lot of outside vendors – but we build products from the ground up. Through acquisitions, we have expanded into the technology space, which means that we can help our clients grow and solve problems in a much bigger way.

    Asher Adler
    Head of Product, AgilLink

Rewards

  • 401(k)/Profit Sharing

    Share in the company's success through profit-sharing and 401(k) matching contributions.

  • Career Development

    Build skills and your career through City National University, mentoring, 1:1 career guidance and more.

  • Hybrid & Remote

    One size does not fit all. Our workforce is hybrid with select roles fully remote.

  • Paid Time to Volunteer

    Colleagues are encouraged to give back and are provided the time to get involved.

  • Colleague Groups & Events

    Colleague-led groups bring together people of common interests and nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace.

  • Collaboration

    Building strong and productive working relationships is an essential part of our company culture.

Responsibilities

Job ID AGIL-17114 Date posted 01/09/2023
DIGITAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER



WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Software Engineer plays a key role in City National Bank's Technology & Innovation division. As a Software Engineer you will analyze, design, code, debug, test, document, implement and maintain business and client-facing applications using City National Bank's Secure Software Development Lifecycle. The Software Engineer is an experienced, fully proficient professional with full understanding and in-depth knowledge of its discipline. The typical day includes collaborating with business system analysts, project managers, engineers (e.g., Software, UX, Full Stack, DevOps, Quality, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity), business teams, vendors and other stake holders to design, implement and support business and client-facing applications. This role will need to effectively communicate, collaborate, and influence engineering and business team members across many projects and departmental boundaries.
The Software Engineer designs, develops, updates/maintains solutions working within a development team. At this level the main challenge is to identify causes and implement solutions to business problems in a multifunctional project, assessing and communicating issues of technology impact on the business.
The colleague in this position would be comfortable with the following activities: Evaluates application software packages and makes recommendations to management. Participates with other colleagues in code reviews, tests, and pilots. Analyzes business requirements for small to medium projects. Performs feasibility studies, translates requirements into an appropriate design.



Technology and Innovation Division
As a member of City National's Technology & Innovation group, you will drive, develop, and maintain solutions for clients and colleagues. This is an exciting time of technology advancement and innovation across the bank, particularly within our technology teams.



WHAT WILL YOU DO?

  • Participate in the design and development of business and client-facing applications, as a member of a team.
  • Writing secure quality code with a drive for automated testing and validation based on the You Build You Own (YBYO) model.
  • Perform diverse engineering activities for performance tuning, monitoring, deployment and production support.
  • Implement, maintain and update CI/CD pipelines in the cloud.
  • Work with business partners, architects and other groups to identify diverse technical and functional needs of systems based on priority.
  • Collaborate with multiple, enterprise-wide distributed performing teams to deliver new capabilities in business applications.
  • Design and develop API’s.
  • Build APIs and UIs to help make use of large data sets, infrastructure and user experience.
  • Provides software engineering skills within an assigned business area, usually as a member of a project team, in analyzing, designing, modifying, and developing business applications.
  • Prepare programming specifications from which programs will be written, and designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs.
  • Analyze and develop logical database designs, data models and relational data definitions across multiple computing environments (e.g., host based, distributed systems, client server, etc.)
  • Learn and follow City National Bank’s Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC).
  • Create and maintain application system overviews and technical documentation.
  • Complies fully with all Bank Operational and Credit policies and procedures as well as all regulatory requirements (e.g. Bank Secrecy Act, Know Your Client, Community Reinvestment Act, Fair Lending Practices, Code of Conduct, etc.).
  • Completes all required training.



WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Must-Have*

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
  • Minimum of 4 years of software development experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience using modern languages (C#, Java, Python).
  • Minimum of 4 years experience with databases and data modeling / design (SQL and NoSQL).


Skills and Knowledge

  • Proficient in debugging techniques and technical problem analysis.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications, interpersonal and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of project management technique is required.
  • Experience with structured design, development, and implementation of new computing architectures.
  • Full-stack development expertise in C#
  • Cloud application development (Azure Preferred)
  • DevOps / continuous integration technologies
  • Monitoring Technologies
  • Expertise with databases (SQL & NoSQL)
  • Hands-on expertise in DevOps and CICD techniques and technologies
  • The ability to self-learn and quickly understand new and changing technologies in a fast-moving cloud world, how and if these changes can be leveraged to improve the solution and the overall impact of these in the technical design and operational delivery
  • Financial services (Banking) experience a plus
  • Has good understanding of the business or function for which application is designed.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.
Compensation
Starting base salary: $92,114 - $156,880 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.


*To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Benefits and Perks
At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues. Get an inside look at our Benefits and Perks.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.



ABOUT CITY NATIONAL

We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.

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