What will be expected of you-
Logistics& Requirements-
Deep expertise in Java and proficient knowledge of programming languages (JavaScript, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS etc. Python a bonus). Experience with modern Java features like generics, streams and lambdas.
Experience using JUnit 5+ to write integration and unit tests and use its lifecycle interfaces and annotations to handle related setup and teardown tasks. Understanding of how to use JUnit's extension and lifecycle annotations and interfaces to create tools that enhance its default functionality and monitor test plan execution results.
Experience with Apache Maven or Gradle to handle tasks such as compilation, dependency management, testing, packaging and deployment. Knowledge of Apache Maven's build lifecycles phases, experience with custom plugin development and how to map a custom plugin's goals to Maven lifecycle phases
Proficient in Mockito and AssertJ as well as integration testing with @SpringBootTest.
Understanding of object-oriented design principles (ex: SOLID) to create maintainable, extensible code and knowledge of design patterns, inheritance hierarchies, polymorphism, composition over inheritance, effective interface design, encapsulation and immutability.
Comprehensive knowledge of Spring Boot's core fundamentals, including auto-configuration, starter dependencies, and its opinionated approach to application setup that eliminates much of the boilerplate configuration required in traditional Spring applications. Understanding of dependency injection, the IoC container, bean lifecycle management as well as proficiency in using annotations like @Component, @Service, @Repository, and @Autowired.
Experience with AWS services, and integrating them into an application
Expertise in building RESTful APIs with Spring Boot, including knowledge of @RestController, @RequestMapping, request/response handling, content negotiation, and exception handling.
Understand data access patterns using Spring Data JPA, including repository interfaces, custom queries, and declarative / programmatic transaction management.
Proficient knowledge of database development (SQL, Oracle, DB2)
Ideally you’ll have experience with leading edge Cloud technologies, such as Kafka, in-memory and NoSQL databases, messaging platforms, memcache etc).
Proficient knowledge of cloud security for application development and delivery
Ideally, Infrastructure as Code (IAC); Terraform
Nice to Have-
Experience with API Development and consumption and microservices architecture
Familiarity with database migration tools like Flyway or Liquibase.
Experience using Spring Security to handle security concerns in Spring Boot apps.
Understanding Spring Boot’s various application properties configurations (profiles, YAML vs properties files) and externalized configuration management.
Knowledge of monitoring and observability through Spring Boot Actuator, including custom health checks and metrics.
Proficiency working with XML Schema Definition (XSD) schemas and XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) templates, including XML schema design principles, validation techniques, Java-XML binding via JAXB, namespace management, XSLT processing models, template creation, XPath expressions, and transformation patterns for converting XML to various output formats.
Proficient with unit testing, integration testing between system components, performance testing to identify bottlenecks, soak testing for long-term stability verification and API testing.
Strong interpersonal, teamwork and negotiation skills
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Salary
The salary range for this position is $173,400.00 - $216,700.00 - $260,000.00. The Boston Fed believes in salary transparency. The final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant’s background, skills, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Whether you’re developing into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively. The position and job description posted is for a Principal Software Engineer however, candidates will be placed in an appropriate level within the Software Engineer job family based on the extent of their experience. If you reside outside of the 1st District, you may be hired by your local Federal Reserve District and compensation will follow hiring District's range and policy.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, or military service.
All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint/ criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.
For this job, any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a two-phase security screening. The first phase consists of the satisfactory completion of a physical examination (including a drug screening), reference checks, and a security investigation consisting of credit and criminal history checks.
The second phase, which might not be complete until after you begin working at the Reserve Bank, is an additional risk-based security screening determined by the risk rating of the position. Depending upon the sensitivity of the position, this phase may include, and is not limited to, work and residency eligibility verification, and personal interviews with the candidate, references, and prior employers.
All applicants must have resided in the United States for at least three (3) years
The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
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