Software Engineer III

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Full Stack Developer with deep expertise in backend systems, data engineering, MCP-based services, and AI-enabled applications. This role focuses on the design, development, and support of enterprise-scale applications and data platforms, with a strong emphasis on API-driven architectures, cloud-native development, and DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience across Java, Python, and modern frameworks, thrives in complex and highly integrated environments, and is comfortable owning systems end-to-end—from architecture and implementation through production support and optimization.

Responsibilities:

• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements

• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained

• Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack

• Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle

• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas

• Automates manual release activities

• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend and full stack applications using Java and Python

• Build, integrate, and manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) services to support AI/LLM-driven workflows and integrations

• Architect and implement RESTful and event-driven APIs for internal and external consumers

• Apply clean architecture principles, SOLID design patterns, and secure coding standards

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of full‑stack development experience with Angular and React

• Strong understanding of Global Markets products, including Fixed Income and Equity pricing and analytics

• Expertise in Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, along with backend development in Java and/or C# (.NET)

• Experience building and integrating AI-driven solutions, with working knowledge of Python and MCP (Model Context Protocol) frameworks for intelligent workflows and data orchestration

• Familiarity with financial data/analytics tools (e.g., OpenBB) is a plus

• Experience with Liferay portal development (Portlets, Layouts, Themes) preferred

• Proficiency with DevOps and CI/CD tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jenkins, Ansible)

• Experience with MS Build, NuGet

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience

• Proficiency in programming language(s) required for the role

• Frontend experience with React, Angular, or similar frameworks

• Experience designing microservices and event-driven architectures

• Strong CI/CD and DevOps background (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

• Background in high-volume, data-intensive, or regulated systems

• Prior experience in technical leadership or solution architecture

Skills:

• Application Development

• Automation

• Influence

• Solution Design

• Technical Strategy Development

• Architecture

• Business Acumen

• DevOps Practices

• Result Orientation

• Solution Delivery Process

• Analytical Thinking

• Collaboration

• Data Management

• Risk Management

• Test Engineering

Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelor degree or equivalent professional experience

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 525 Washington Blvd (NJ2525)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$102,900.00 - $179,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.