This position is an on-site position in the Jefferson City, Missouri or Overland Park, Kansas office.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide full life cycle development with JAVA.
• Understand coding standards and implement them within code being developed.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and provide solutions.
• Ability to communicate with the users to determine problems or design requirements.
• Ability to work on a team to complete programming projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to document changes and follow the Systems Development Life Cycle process independently.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Other duties assigned by the Manager of Application Development.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience in JAVA programming, and programming in a Tomcat environment (Java Servlets, JSP).
• Knowledge of: JAVA, JavaScript, JDBC, SQL, Gradle, HTML, React, and CSS Design Tokens.
• Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn: Spring Boot, Tomcat, Spring Data JPA, and Containers/Docker/Kubernetes.
• Front-end experience with React, CSS Modules and React Query. A willingness to build against a design-token source (CSS Design Tokens) that generates CSS, Swift and Android outputs.
• Experience working with RESTful web services, JSON, and XML is desired; familiarity with API security using OAuth 2.0 and OIDC with PKCE and per-endpoint scope enforcement is a plus.
• Experience with Gradle builds, dependency/SBOM management, and CI/CD as code (Bitbucket Pipelines) is desired.
• Experience in building, testing, and distributing iOS and Android applications is desired; exposure to Swift/SwiftUI and Kotlin/Jetpack Compose is a plus.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted development tools: using AI coding assistants and design-to-code generation effectively with standard prompts, shared design tokens, the judgment to review, test and correct AI-generated code before it is committed.
• Ability to write clear, well-scoped prompts and to recognize when AI output needs human verification.
• General familiarity with AI application concepts such as conversational assistants, insight generation, document Q&A, and model serving is a plus.
• Understanding of responsible and secure AI use in a regulated banking environment, including not exposing credentials, source code or customer data to external tools, and respecting licensing and compliance requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both the business community and the technical community.
• Strong analytical skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• High School diploma or equivalent
• BS or BA in Computer Science or related field
Skills Required
- Experience with Java programming
- Experience programming in a Tomcat environment, including Java Servlets and JSP
- Knowledge of JavaScript, JDBC, SQL, Gradle, HTML, React, and CSS Design Tokens
- Experience with or ability to learn Spring Boot, Tomcat, Spring Data JPA, and Docker or Kubernetes
- Front-end experience with React, CSS Modules, and React Query
- Experience with RESTful web services, JSON, and XML
- Experience with Gradle builds, dependency or SBOM management, and CI/CD as code using Bitbucket Pipelines
- Experience building, testing, and distributing iOS and Android applications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail
- Good organizational and time management skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
Central Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Central Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Central Bank.
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Retirement Support — A two-part 401(k) combines a 50% match on the first 6% contributed with an automatic 4% nonelective employer contribution, with auto-enrollment and auto-escalation. Employer funds vest on a graded schedule reaching 100% at five years.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO for full-time staff starts at 18 days per year and increases with service up to 27 days, and the organization follows the Federal Reserve holiday schedule. Part-time employees accrue PTO on a pro‑rata basis.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are offered with eligibility typically beginning the first of the month after hire, alongside HSA and FSA options. Life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability plus an EAP enhance health and protection.
Central Bank Insights
What We Do
Central Bank is a privately held $20 billion bank headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. Serving 13 markets in 8 states. Central Bank specializes in community banking, with a particular focus on delivering leading-edge technology through its network of more than 150 facilities operating in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Colorado, Iowa, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, and Oklahoma, as well as more than 22,000 ATMs nationwide. Member FDIC. "Strong Roots. Endless Possibilities." reflects our long-standing commitment to the communities we serve, as well as our commitment to delivering high-quality, leading-edge financial products and services that help our customers and communities grow and succeed. As our product and service offerings continue to expand, we assure you that our commitment to the community will only grow stronger. All of our lending decisions are made locally in the community you live. Equal Opportunity Employer–minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
