Distinguished Engineer, Java / AWS

Early Warning Services

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Scottsdale, AZChicago, ILSan Francisco, CANew York, NY
Salary
$206,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k
This role $240k
$136k most similar roles pay here $290k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$215,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $143,500–$183,000 across 60 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer, Java / AWS

Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle serves as a strategic individual contributor within the Zelle engineering team, focusing on large-scale enterprise systems and cloud migration. This role is responsible for leading the journey to the cloud by driving best practices, architecture decisions, and infrastructure scaling solutions. The successful candidate will manage the full project lifecycle, including coding, high-level design, security considerations, and roadmap development while collaborating with cross-functional teams in data, architecture, and operations. Key technical requirements include expertise in Java, Amazon Web Services (AWS), containerization, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and distributed applications. The role addresses the complex challenge of migrating application and data services from on-premise environments to cloud infrastructure while ensuring high standards for security, reliability, and performance within a highly regulated financial payment ecosystem.

What does a Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $180500 from 32 postings across 7 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the Zelle journey to the cloud by driving best practices, architectures, and technology decisions.
  • Design, enhance, and scale complex enterprise systems while managing project estimates and roadmaps.
  • Develop scaling solutions through collaboration with Data, Architecture, and Operations teams.
  • Deliver software in incremental chunks to ensure rapid value delivery in complex environments.
  • Mentor team members and leaders to foster a high-performing engineering culture.
  • Ensure all software development follows strict quality guidelines, CI/CD practices, and security protocols.
  • Maintain compliance with service level agreements, audit regulations, and data confidentiality policies.
  • Communicate project progress and technical challenges to executive-level management.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess eligibility to work in the United States for any employer at the date of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 10 years leading technology initiatives or processes.
  • 5+ years of experience working with large-scale cloud systems and building solutions using containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and security guidelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership through large-scale system designs, upgrades, and releases.
  • Experience with large-scale enterprises scaling out operations in Amazon Web Services (preferred).
  • Experience migrating application and data services from on-prem to Cloud (preferred).

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