Position Summary
The Core Development team at FirsTech creates new solutions for customers using our payment processing platform. Software Development Engineers will interpret requirements from customers and product management, creating solutions within the existing FirsTech development frameworks. Engineers will leverage the best of industry standards related to Agile development and Quality Assurance. This position will report to the Vice President, Engineering.Duties & Responsibilities- Use logical thinking and troubleshooting skills to identify short and long-term solutions to customer needs
- Demonstrate a desire and ability to learn new concepts quickly
- Show ability to research and experiment independently
- Demonstrate comfort in taking initiative and ownership
- Leverage abstract thinking and reasoning skills
- Demonstrate familiarity with good coding craftmanship ideas such as SOLID design principles
- All of the above, including; the ability to take on a leadership role within a development team
- Act as a point-of-contact and subject matter expert on assigned application platforms
- Analyze and recommend architectural changes to new and existing application solutions
- Analyze and recommend improvements in overall processes and procedures affecting the development team
- C# programming language
- .NET development frameworks (multiple versions)
- Microsoft SQL (multiple versions, both as a db hosting platform and a development tool)
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (multiple versions)
- Microsoft Visual Studio (multiple versions)
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
- Microsoft Azure DevOps
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technical concepts mentioned above
- Use empathy and patience when dealing with team members and customers
- Use excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others within a diverse global team
- Manifest stellar customer service skills
- Show ability to treat others with respect and tact
- Demonstrate ability to cope with deadlines and pressure situations gracefully
- Mentor junior Engineers
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred; 4-6 years of previous experience required
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and experience with coding concepts mentioned above, ability to deliver high quality multi-tier application solutions
- Experience leading scrum teams, mentoring others, acting as customer point-of-contact and technical subject matter expert
Compensation and Benefits
Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.
(Base Pay Range: $106,000 - $150,000/year)
Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being—now and in the years to come—are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.
Equal Opportunity
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.
Unsolicited Resumes
Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.
Skills Required
- C# programming language
- .NET development frameworks (multiple versions)
- Microsoft SQL Server (development and hosting)
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
- Azure DevOps
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD)
- 4-6 years of previous software development experience
- Experience leading scrum teams, mentoring junior engineers, and acting as technical SME
- Experience delivering high-quality multi-tier application solutions
- Familiarity with SOLID design principles and software architecture
- Strong written and oral communication and collaboration skills
- Customer service orientation and ability to act as point-of-contact
- Bachelor's degree
Busey Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Busey and has not been reviewed or approved by Busey.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match alongside a profit‑sharing plan, creating multiple employer‑supported savings channels. This structure strengthens long‑term financial security beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available, adding an ownership pathway that complements traditional retirement benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and volunteer time off are included, supporting time away for family and community. Flexible scheduling features in some materials further support practical use of time off.
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What We Do
As of September 30, 2023, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $12.26 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $12.23 billion as of September 30, 2023, and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank currently has 46 banking centers serving Illinois, eight banking centers serving Missouri, three banking centers serving southwest Florida, and one banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Through Busey’s Wealth Management division, the Company provides asset management, investment, and fiduciary services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. Assets under care totaled $11.55 billion as of September 30, 2023. Busey Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FirsTech, specializes in the evolving financial technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses, highly regulated enterprise industries, and financial institutions. FirsTech provides comprehensive and innovative payment technology solutions including online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money and data movement; merchant services; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments at retail agents. More information about FirsTech can be found at firstechpayments.com. Busey Bank is honored to be named among America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year. Ranked 26th overall in 2023, compared to 52nd in last year's rankings. Busey was named among DiversityInc’s Top Regional Companies. The DiversityInc Top 50 survey is the external validator for large U.S. employers that model fairness in their talent strategy, workplace and supplier diversity practices, and philanthropic engagement. We are honored to be consistently recognized nationally and locally for our engaged culture of integrity and commitment to community development. For more information about us, visit busey.com.
