Applications Engineer

About Us:

Piermont Bank is a tech-enabled digital commercial bank founded in 2019 with a mission of changing the face and pace of banking. It provides an unprecedented experience that blends the best of banking and agile Fintechs. At Piermont, we are purpose-driven, and focused on creating and delivering banking products relevant to today’s digital economy. We are the go-to Bank for the fintech ecosystem. For more information, visit www.piermontbank.com.

The Role:

The Applications Engineer will assist with the development of the bank’s internal API infrastructure. You will be responsible for the development of API microservices around the bank’s core applications, delivering scalable solutions to internal stakeholders, vendors, and partners. You will interface with the banks application system layer APIs and develop internal libraries for further layers of abstraction. 

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the design and development of RESTful API microservices, managing API versions and lifecycles.
• Assists with the design and development of internal libraries interfacing with the bank’s applications.
• Assists with the management of the bank’s development technology stack.
• Assists with development of security controls for API endpoints.
• Assists with the development of serverless deployments using Azure.
• Assists with CI/CD pipelines, API Gateways, and code maintenance.
• Gathers software requirements specifications, working with internal and external teams to understand business and functional requirements.
• Maintains and contributes to code quality with unit testing, integration testing and code review.
• Documents API schemas as well as internal API management procedures.
• Assists in troubleshooting, testing, and debugging when failures arise.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of experience in RESTful API development using Python and cloud application deployments.
• Strong understanding of Python, SQL.
• Knowledge of Postgres, Azure Function Apps, Redis, Git and Docker.
• Experience with legacy core banking applications is a plus.
• Strong understanding of microservice architecture patterns, including asynchronous RESTful API patterns.
• Demonstrated understanding of software development methodologies such as TDD and Agile development.
• Knowledge with SOAP, JSON and XML formats.
• Strong understanding of data structures, OOP concepts and modeling.
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles, SDLC and API lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Python ORM frameworks is a plus.

The hiring range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. A bonus and/or incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, dental, vision, 401k, and other benefits.

Piermont Bank is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, political affiliation, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.