Full Stack Developer

At Valley Bank, we believe in people's growth potential. We invest in it. We protect it. We focus it. For nearly 100 years, we've been the Bank that clients from every industry turn to for our expertise, strategies, and advice—building the kind of trust that can fuel every goal. We are the leading relationship bank built for growth— with over $60 billion in assets, 3,800 experts, and more than 200 consumer branches and commercial banking offices in communities across the US. At Valley, we're all driven by an ambition that goes deeper than just having a job. That's why when you work for us, we make it our goal to help you focus on what drives you—working to turn your passions and strengths into assets you can use to propel your ambitions and build the professional legacy you want. Because when we say we're a relationship bank built for growth, that's not just reserved for our clients— that includes all our associates as well. We are looking for a fast-moving Senior Full Stack Developer who views AI-assisted development as a baseline capability rather than a novelty. You will be responsible for designing and building secure modern applications supporting commercial and consumer banking capabilities, integrating with existing and emerging architecture, data platforms, and digital channels, leveraging cloud and AI-enabled technologies for the full software development lifecycle. Expected Work Hours 40 hours per week Job Description Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Leverage AI (such as Cursor and Claude) to accelerate the design, implementation, and documentation of applications and integrations supporting capabilities across the bank (e.g., client onboarding, payments, fraud detection, servicing, etc.). Design and build responsive, interactive user interfaces using modern frameworks like React or Angular, ensuring a seamless user experience across devices. Architect, develop and maintain robust server-side logic, integrations and microservices/APIs using C# and/or Python. Manage the complete software process from initial concept and prototyping, application design, development, and CI/CD pipelines. Work closely with the Cloud Infrastructure team to ensure application deployment per environment, monitoring and FinOps awareness. Providing appropriate documentation for design reviews as well as handoffs to TechOps team for deployment and production monitoring. Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software while optimizing for speed, scalability, and security. Requirements Required Skills: AI Tooling Mastery: Proven experience using Cursor, Claude, or GitHub Copilot to support the full development lifecycle, including design exploration, implementation, testing, and documentation and to deliver code faster than traditional methods. Demonstrated application of thoughtful prompt engineering and structured interaction patterns to produce reliable, maintainable code. Technical Proficiency: Strong command of C#/.NET and Python for backend services, integrations, automation workflows and building RESTful APIs. Data Management: Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases, BLOB storage, caching mechanisms, and pub-sub event driven architectures. Infrastructure: Experience with Azure cloud platform (preferred) or AWS. Experience with Docker & Kubernetes required. Proficiency in version control systems such as Git or GitHub. Business Knowledge: Experience in Financial Services domain is required. Commercial banking, consumer banking, lending, and/or payments is preferred. Soft Skills: A 'doer' mindset—the ability to move on clarity rather than waiting for absolute certainty. Required Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering. Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Full-Stack Developer, including demonstrable usage of AI-forward tools such as Claude and Cursor. Proven experience working with frontend web-based UIs, microservices architectures, API design principles (RESTful services), containerization, and orchestration technologies. Preferred Experience: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering. Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines and a minimum of 3 years working in a banking, payments or financial services vertical. Full-time/Part-time Full-time FLSA Exempt Total Rewards Summary We provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package including base salary determined by factors such as the role, relevant experience, skill set, and geographical location. Eligible positions may also be eligible to receive commission-based compensation and/or discretionary incentive compensation, which may be awarded as cash or forfeitable equity, recognizing individual performance and contributions. In addition to financial compensation, we offer a robust suite of benefits tailored to meet diverse employee needs based on eligibility criteria. These include comprehensive health care and insurance plans, retirement savings options, tuition and adoption reimbursement programs, paid time off, mental health support, and other valuable benefits programs. Further details regarding total compensation and benefits will be shared during the hiring process. Pay Range: $113,500.00 - $200,700.00 / year In order to support the Fair Compensation Strategy by the US Govt., HR Dept., clients are required to adhere to 'Pay Transparency Law'; in the impacted states; that have mandated the employers to list the salary ranges in Job advertisements or postings for job opportunities and Job promotions. Valley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected status or characteristic. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a career opportunity, please call us at View phone number on click.appcast.io, option 2, for assistance with an alternate method of access. A response to your accommodation request may take up to two business days. 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