Software Engineer III

Description


Job Title: Software Engineer Location: Buffalo, NY Employment Type: Temp (12 months) Industry: Banking Compensation: $88.65/hr. Schedule: 40 hours/week About the Opportunity:

• We're seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer to lead complex application design, systems analysis, and development initiatives.
• In this role, you'll combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills to design scalable solutions, guide development teams, and help shape technology strategies that support critical business objectives.
• You'll work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, operations, and vendors, taking ownership of technical delivery from initial analysis and design through testing, implementation, and ongoing application support.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit? APPLY TODAY What You'll Do:

• Lead complex systems analysis, application design, and development initiatives, serving as a senior technical leader and hands-on contributor.
• Translate business and technical requirements into effective, well-documented solutions while evaluating complex relationships across applications, platforms, and systems.
• Lead and coordinate development activities, provide technical guidance to less experienced team members, and contribute to project planning, estimates, and delivery schedules.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans, troubleshoot and debug applications, and ensure supported systems remain reliable, efficient, and effective.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor solutions, development practices, and process improvements to identify opportunities that strengthen technology capabilities and business outcomes.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 8 years of systems analysis/application development experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience coordinating between Applications and business units.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience recommending and implementing system solutions.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience driving project milestones and delivery dates.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Advanced Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, concurrency, testing, performance tuning, mentoring.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Azure cloud development, integration, security, observability, resiliency, CI/CD, IaC.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Enterprise APIs and SaaS migration: OAuth 2.0, retries, idempotency, validation, reconciliation.

What Sets You Apart:

• Associate Degree.
• Familiar with application development software and hardware platforms.
• Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent project management, word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with prior experience presenting to the target audience.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strong lateral thinking skills.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities from a project management perspective.
• Good understanding of the Bank's application framework.
• Subject matter expert in business with knowledge or experience utilizing application/system being supported.
• Mastered understanding of applications supported with an advanced knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as autonomously.
• Ability to multitask for various components of complex projects.
• Mastered knowledge and focus of the entire system to work on projects outside of normal business-as-usual (BAU).

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.


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