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.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent, software engineering or proven work experience in related fields
9 + years of experience developing and designing software applications using Java
API First Mindset
Expert understanding of core computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming
Expert in analyzing, designing, implementing and troubleshooting software solutions for highly transactional systems.
Expert in OOAD and design principals, implementing micro services architecture using JEE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, NestJS, Spring webflux, Hibernate, Oracle, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Git, IntelliJ IDEA.
Experience in ReactJS
Experience working in Native & Hybrid Cloud environment.
Experience in Container Management including Docker and Kubernetes, on any cloud technologies.
Experience with Agile development methodology.
Excellent communication and team player with can-do attitude.
Ability to analyze user and business requirements to create technical design requirements and software architecture
Experience must also include:
Java
Java IDE like Eclipse or IntelliJ
Java EE Application servers like Apache Tomcat
Object-oriented design, Git, Maven, and a popular scripting language
Apigee API Gateway
Experience Agile Scrum methodologies
Experience continuous integration systems like Jenkins or GitLab CI
Experience with SAFe methodologies
Deep knowledge and understanding to create secure solutions by design
Multi-threaded backend environments with concurrent users
Preferred Qualifications
Champion of Agile Scrum methodologies and SAFe frameworks
Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins or GitHub CI
Deep understanding of secure solution design principles
Familiarity with concurrent backend environments and multithreading
Experience with test-driven development frameworks or automated testing tools for mobile.
Possesses cross functional expertise to implement DevOps, CI/CD practices.
Exposure to AI IDE like Cursor, Github Co-Pilot.
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 equivalent experience
- 9+ years professional front-end development experience
- Proficient in React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Experience building NestJS, REST APIs and authentication flows (JWT, OAuth)
- Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library)
- Experience in native & hybrid cloud environments
- Container management with Docker and Kubernetes on cloud platforms (GCP)
- Knowledge of Git, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews
- CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines)
- Experience using VS Code or IntelliJ
- Ability to analyze requirements and design software architecture
- Experience with Agile Scrum, distributed teams, and SAFe methodologies
- Strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving, ownership mindset
- Deep knowledge of secure-by-design principles
- High attention to detail and quality assurance focus
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.
