BE PART OF A BANK LIKE NO OTHER.

When you work with the world's most innovative companies, you know you're making a difference.

Our clients are the game changers, leaders and investors who fuel the global innovation economy. They're the businesses behind the next medical breakthroughs. And the visionaries whose new technologies could transform the way people live and work.

They come to SVB for our expertise, deep network and nearly forty years of experience in the industries we serve, and to partner with diverse teams of passionate, enterprising SVBers, dedicated to an inclusive approach to helping them grow and succeed at every stage of their business.

Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients' world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services, to apply.

Job Description

SVB Overview

For more than 35 years, Silicon Valley Bank has helped innovators and their investors move bold ideas forward fast. Today, we provide a range of banking services to companies of all sizes in innovation centers around the world. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities we serve. We pride ourselves in having both a diverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with difference ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology, to apply.

ECD Program Overview

This is the first class of the Early Career Development Program hiring entry level Software Engineers to embark on an 11-month development program that couples technology training with real life experience supporting various technology stacks and projects.

Cohort Start Dates March 2022 and July 2022

Training

The foundation of the Early Career Development Program is our hands-on training curriculum. It’s a building block approach to develop the skills you’ll need to support our dynamic and rapidly growing clients. The program consists of classroom-style instruction intermixed with online training courses. The first month you’ll learn foundational skills that focus on professional skills understanding our unique technology model. With these skills in place you’ll develop solutions tailored to our rapidly growing clients.

Rotations

While training, you will be imbedded with SVB Technology business units to receive hands-on training in areas such as architecture, data, and delivery. You’ll collaborate with technologists to complete work, develop skills and hone your interests.

Life in ECD

While in ECD you’ll assist in managing all aspects of technology development; specifically, in the areas of full stack development; focused on cloud ecosystem, modern delivery, APIs and microservices in an agile environment. While also gaining an understanding of the bank’s various sectors, products, and services. You will be guided by a management team that has sat in your chair and has decades of collective experience. Significant 1:1 mentorship every step of the way will help develop the technical and soft skills for a successful career.

Skills and Qualifications

We pride ourselves in hiring from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. Whether you’re a college senior or new college graduate, our program is a perfect launching pad into the innovation economy. We are looking for candidates who have a strong base of technical ability coupled with the soft skills needed to collaborate and work with various teams both during and after ECD. Other skills and qualifications include:

•You’re interested in leveraging your experience in the program to explore further career opportunities at SVB

•You like to think creatively and enjoy problem-solving

•You have the ability to write well, speak powerfully and explain complex situations with ease

•You’re a team player with the ability to coach others as well as be coached

•You’ve earned your bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Your Future at SVB

With ECD as a launching pad into SVB, your opportunities are endless. The breadth of experiences and skills you will gain while in the program will enable you to explore a wide variety of roles within the organization.

Together, First Citizens and Silicon Valley Bank offer you the strength and stability of a diversified financial institution with over 125 years of service and the personalized approach of a nimble financial partner. First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts.