Sr. Software Engineer

Software Engineer Job Title:

Senior Software Engineer

Were looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyones fingertips.

This position is classified as structured hybrid, with an expectation of a minimum of three (3) days per week working in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may evolve over time to support business needs, with clear communication provided in advance.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location Requirement
This position is open only to candidates who currently reside in one of the following approved locations: West Los Angeles, CA (exact location TBD, remote to start but will be needed hybrid later in the year, 2-3 days onsite a week)

Role Overview

Green Dot Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Platform Team, contributing to the development of scalable, secure, and resilient systems that support core platform services and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in platform engineering, cloud-native architectures and Automation Testing, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and maintain automated testing (unit, integration, and smoke tests) to improve delivery confidence and reduce production risk

Embed automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD workflows to support reliable releases.

Proficiency in AWS and Azure Cloud native technologies and experience with Azure migration

Familiarity with DevOps tools

Knowledge of container orchestration, release automation, and platform observability tools (e.g., Datadog)

Operate in an AI driven SDLC environment and familiarity with AI code assistants like GitHub Copilot or similar tools

Design and develop backend services and APIs to support platform operations, including release engineering, DevOps pipelines, and system integrations

Collaborate with QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless deployment and performance of platform tools

Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure SLA adherence and rapid incident response

Contribute to engineering best practices and drive knowledge sharing across the platform domain

Support platform releases through validation, monitoring, and post deployment oversight

Qualifications

Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience

Languages: Proficiency in C#

Automation tool testing experience (PostMan, Bruno, SpecFlow, cucumber)

End to end test automation experience covering APIs, batch processing, and big data validation.

Architecture: Strong understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and microservices architecture.

Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/AKS preferred), Azure Cosmo DB with AI Search, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)

DevOps: Familiarity with tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD

Containers & Observability: Knowledge of container orchestration, release automation, and platform observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus)

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent communication skills for cross-team collaboration.

This position may be offered to a candidate authorized to work in the US for his/her/their stated employer, without any restrictions which would prevent the candidate from working on the proposed assignment for the duration of the assignment period.

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Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No