Software Engineer 2 - (Front-End)

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain modern, scalable web applications using React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and industry-standard frontend development practices.
• Build highly responsive and accessible user interfaces utilizing HTML5, CSS3, CSS Grid, Responsive Design, and cross-browser compatibility standards.
• Architect and develop complex Single Page Applications (SPA) and Progressive Web Applications (PWA) that deliver exceptional user experiences across devices.
• Implement and manage application state using modern frameworks and libraries such as Redux Toolkit, React Query, Context API, and Zustand.
• Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs, GraphQL services, and enterprise backend platforms to enable secure and reliable data exchange.
• Optimize application performance through code splitting, lazy loading, caching strategies, bundle optimization, and Core Web Vitals improvements.
• Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, and backend engineering teams in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality digital solutions.
• Support CI/CD automation, frontend security initiatives, and cloud-native deployments while contributing to reusable component libraries, design systems, and modern frontend architecture standards.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Three to five years of relevant experience

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise with React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and modern frontend development frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design, CSS Grid, and cross-browser compatibility best practices.
• Experience with frontend state management solutions including Redux Toolkit, React Query, Context API, and Zustand.
• Proficiency with Node.js, NPM/Yarn, Vite, Webpack, Babel, and modern frontend build and package management tools.
• Experience consuming and integrating REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, and working with JSON, XML, and web service protocols.
• Strong knowledge of frontend testing practices utilizing Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• Understanding of modern authentication, authorization, and security standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, SSO, XSS, CSRF, and CSP.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes), accessibility standards (WCAG/ADA), design systems (Material UI, Ant Design, Bootstrap), and modern architecture patterns such as Micro Frontends and Component-Driven Development.

Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.