Principal Engineer

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description U.S. Bank is seeking the position of Principal Engineer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Essential Responsibilities: The Principal Engineer provides high-level architectural guidance and assists the team in aligning architecture to business requirements. Fosters a culture of applying applicable and relevant design patterns, in accordance with the needs of the company and guides the teams in the organization in anticipation of future use cases. Fosters a culture of architecture that allows for iterative, autonomous development and future scaling. Guides teams in the organization in anticipation of future use cases and helps them make design decisions that minimize the cost of future changes. Sets the direction of the architectural roadmap. Establishes engineering strategic objectives that drive architecture and technical approach. Coaches the engineering organization on a debugging mindset with a view of using the appropriate tools for specific needs. Uses systematic debugging to diagnose issues across the organization. Selects and procures tools and establishes processes to support the team in effective troubleshooting. Drives and sets the culture of quality and timely code reviews across the organization while encouraging teams to consider release complications. Drives the organizational testing strategy and uses quality metrics to identify gaps. Recommends solutions that are in accordance with accepted testing frameworks and the testing pyramid. Guides the teams on following standards and aims for best practice across the organization. Actively works with the security team to set and refine organization-wide security strategy. Sets the direction of the delivery process across the organization, on the importance and purpose of the methodology. Telecommuting available anywhere in U.S. Basic Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field plus 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, Analyst, or related. Required Skills/Experience: Must possess 5 years of experience with: leading the analysis, data modeling, design, development and implementation of applications in the Banking domain; Java development; JavaScript; CSS; JQuery; DB2; relational database concepts; Hibernate; Weblogic; Ant; SVN; and PVCS. Telecommuting available anywhere in the U.S. Company headquarters located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Base pay range may vary if an offer is made for work in a different location. Pay Range: $123,843.00 - $194,500.00. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants. Learn how the way we work at U.S. Bank drives meaningful relationships with our customers and collaboration across the company. Benefits: Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours): Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) Basic term and optional term life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Pregnancy disability and parental leave 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities Adoption assistance Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law EEO is the Law U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EEO poster. E-Verify U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program. In addition to salary, US Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401k contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Our 74,000 employees work across departments to help our millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment, commercial and corporate, and investment services customers across the country and around the world turn their dreams into reality. Our employees are empowered to create change and drive our future, and we pride ourselves on diligently and ethically upholding U.S. Bank’s best-in-class financial record and legacy of more than 150 years in banking. Most importantly, we put people first, cultivating and treasuring meaningful relationships with the customers we serve, the colleagues we support and the communities where we live and work.