Software Engineer II

What We’re Looking For We are looking for a Software Engineer II to focus on solutions for our AI Transformation team. You will work in‑office at least three days per week at our Fort Lee, New Jersey headquarters. With guidance from your Engineering Manager and a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with an AI strategy team and business stakeholders to deeply understand their problems, cut through surface‑level descriptions to identify root challenges, and write the code that solves real problems. You will work closely with other software and QA engineers in and outside of your team. We are looking for someone who has worked within ambiguity, and seeks out and applies strong engineering disciplines to deliver sustainable, AI‑centered or augmented outcomes. Responsibilities Design, develop, and deliver scalable software modules and components Build backend systems using a mix of technologies. Languages may include C# (.NET 10), Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript. Databases may include PostgreSQL and SQL Server. Infrastructure includes AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes Implement, test, and iterate on software solutions that address both short‑term and long‑term considerations with a maintainable, sustainable mindset Qualifications 4+ years of experience developing enterprise systems in modern, current object‑oriented languages, with at least 2+ years of C# 2+ years of experience with SQL, preferably PostgreSQL or SQL Server Experience working with AI assistive and agentic code generation (e.g. Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) Database persistence frameworks (e.g. nHibernate, Entity Framework) Strong communication skills Experience or understanding of Domain Driven Design Cloud Architecture – preferably AWS Docker / Containers Financial industry / accounting experience or understanding is helpful, but not required Experience designing and developing distributed systems and event‑driven architecture is preferred. Ideally with understanding or exposure to: MassTransit or NServiceBus RabbitMQ Idempotency Salary Range $130,000.00 - $170,000.00 Equal Opportunity Employment Cross River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cross River does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. #J-18808-Ljbffr