Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field
- A minimum of 2 to 4 years of experience in software design and development
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in preferred technology stack
- Java Full stack design & development
- Java microservices
- Spring Framework / Spring Boot
- NoSQL, JPA, Hibernate
- HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Angular
- TDD/BDD
- RESTful services
- CI/CD tooling including Jenkins, Maven, Gradle and Docker
- API based design and development using REST & SOAP frameworks
- Experience in deployment and troubleshooting in K8 environment
- Deep understanding of Software Development and Quality Assurance best practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Experience operating in an Agile environment, with a deep understanding of agile development principles.
AI & Modern Engineering Skillsets Beneficial
- Hands‑on experience using AI coding assistants such as:
- Cursor or equivalent AI‑first IDEs
- Experience applying Generative AI for:
- Code generation and refactoring
- Test generation and coverage improvement
- Documentation and API contract generation
- Strong understanding of responsible AI usage, including code correctness, security, data privacy, and licensing considerations.
- Ability to critically review and validate AI‑generated code outputs.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 2 to 4 years of experience in software design and development
- At least 2 years of experience with the preferred technology stack
- Java full-stack design and development experience
- Experience with Java microservices
- Experience with Spring Framework or Spring Boot
- Experience with NoSQL, JPA, and Hibernate
- Experience with HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, and Angular
- Experience with TDD and BDD
- Experience developing RESTful services and REST/SOAP APIs
- Experience with Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, and Docker CI/CD tooling
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting in Kubernetes environments
- Understanding of software development and quality assurance best practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Experience working in an Agile environment and understanding Agile development principles
- Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants such as Cursor or equivalent
- Experience applying Generative AI to code generation, refactoring, test generation, documentation, and API contract generation
- Understanding of responsible AI usage and ability to validate AI-generated code
Candescent Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Candescent and has not been reviewed or approved by Candescent.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include unlimited vacation for full-time exempt staff, tenure-based accrual for non-exempt, plus floating holidays and sick leave. This breadth of time off suggests flexibility across employment classifications.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A discount program is cited that provides access to deals at over 250 retailers. This perk adds everyday savings beyond core benefits.
Candescent Insights
What We Do
Candescent brings together the transformative technologies that power and connect account opening, digital banking and branch solutions for banks and credit unions of all sizes. And we’re here to help you extend, differentiate and illuminate your digital-first banking experiences. Our industry-leading products and services, cloud architecture and on-demand developer tools give you the power to differentiate and deliver seamless customer journeys.
