Software Engineer Principal

About the role

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our *HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role:

Applies knowledge of the technologies in Pathward’s technical stack to develop solutions. Responsible for working as part of a team and is required to perform all duties of software development including design, development, testing, and documentation.

What You Will Do:

- Develops flexible, maintainable solutions using the guidelines, requirements and standard practices.

- Solves development problems through the use of good design and practical experience.

- Reviews, modifies, enhances, and maintains existing systems by fixing issues, remediating security vulnerabilities, and improving system performance.

- Participates in planning and user story analysis by providing feedback and demonstrating an understanding of user requirements.

- Assists in solving business problems by implementing technical solutions based on solid design principles and best practices.

- Actively participates in and follows software development processes and procedures.

- Documents software changes, best practices, and standards.

- Keeps up to date with current and future changes in tools, technology, programming best practices, and industry standards through training and development opportunities.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

- Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent education and work experience required.

- Typically, 8+ years of experience working in a professional technical environment.

- 6+ years of professional software design and development experience required.

- Hands-on experience with the Appian low-code platform (application development, process modeling) is required.

- Experience integrating Appian with external systems and services (APIs, data sources) is required.

- General knowledge of the software development lifecycle, preferably Agile/Lean or Kanban preferred.