Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

First Fed is a local community bank on an exciting growth trajectory with 17 locations including 12 full-service branches in Western Washington. First Fed was recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a Best Workplace and a Top Corporate Philanthropist. By popular vote, First Fed received awards for Best Bank in The Best of the Northwest, Best Banker in Readers’ Choice by Cascadia Daily News, and Peninsula Daily News named us Best Bank on the Olympic Peninsula.

We also received a Best-In-State bank award from Forbes.

For over 100 years First Fed has served our customers and communities throughout the PNW. We’ve donated over $9 million to non‑profit organizations in the past 8 years through our foundations, sponsor ships, direct donations, and matched employee donations. Our amazing team has volunteered over 25,000 hours in the past 5 years – many by using our benefit of 3 paid volunteer days per year!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – our diversity makes us stronger. Join our award‑winning team!

• Optimism
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  We are positive and decisive. We believe the future will be better than the past. Our attitude demonstrates persistence which leads to success.
• Initiative
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  We are self‑starters and find innovative solutions. We are courageous, entrepreneurial, and passionate. We take action for good.
• Respect
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  We include individuals from diverse backgrounds and with different perspectives. We are committed to honoring and serving others.
• Growth
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  We learn and adapt so we can continually improve. We believe in personal growth through grit and determination.
• Ownership
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  We are invested in our endeavors. We are accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

The Senior Software Engineer designs, builds, and maintains cloud‑native applications and automations that power First Fed’s digital banking ecosystem. This role focuses on Azure‑based application development, API engineering, integration automation, and front‑end development using modern languages and frameworks. The engineer will collaborate with cross‑functional teams—including Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data, and Product—to deliver secure, scalable, and intuitive customer and internal‑facing experiences.

• Design and build cloud‑native applications and services using Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, Azure Event Hub, and serverless compute patterns.
• Develop and maintain RESTful and event‑driven APIs; integrate with internal and third‑party platforms.
• Build front‑end components and web applications using React, Type Script, JavaScript, HTML/CSS.
• Engineer automation solutions for ACH, payment, and digital‑banking data exchanges, including file ingestion, validation, and reconciliation.
• Streamline and modernize operational workflows by reducing manual processes and increasing reliability of critical data flows using tools like Power Shell, Power Automate, and Git Hub Actions.
• Engineer applications using Go, Python, or Node.js for backend and automation workloads.
• Implement Dev Ops practices with Git Hub, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code.
• Leverage AI‑assisted coding tools and autonomous agents to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate repetitive engineering tasks.
• Integrate AI‑driven workflows into application and data pipelines to enhance validation, anomaly detection, and operational efficiency.
• Apply secure coding practices including OAuth
  2.0, modern authentication, and Azure AD application security.
• Develop SQL and No
  
  SQL data integrations; optimize data access patterns.
• Participate in Agile scrums, code reviews, sprint planning, and release engineering.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root‑cause analysis, and recommend performance optimizations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical design and working solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.
• 10+ years of software engineering or full‑stack development experience.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure (Functions, Container Apps, Event Hub, APIM).
• Proficiency in…