Lead Software Engineer (Java)

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Software Engineer (Java)

• Team: Agile software engineering team in Consumer & Community Banking

• Focus: Secure, scalable backend delivery and technical leadership

Description

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be a core technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and troubleshooting trusted, market-leading technology products. You will lead secure and high-quality Java backend production delivery, including code review and debugging, while establishing validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing). You will also drive the team’s adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices and lead system design for scalable, secure microservices and API-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative end-to-end software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting

• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug others’ code

• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices for code review/refactoring, test acceleration, and incident/root-cause support

• Establish consistent validation standards: secure coding, peer review, automated testing

• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring remediation to improve operational stability

• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams on architecture and technical applicability

• Lead communities of practice across software engineering to promote new and leading-edge technologies

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Demonstrated experience leading approved AI-assisted software development tools and setting expectations for correctness, performance, and security validation

• Strong knowledge of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling of inputs/outputs; ability to coach safe and compliant adoption

• Strong hands-on Java backend development and Spring Boot in production

• Proven system design experience for scalable, secure services using microservices and API-driven architectures

• Strong engineering fundamentals (OOP, design patterns, concurrency, debugging, performance tuning)

• Solid testing discipline (unit and integration testing, automation, code quality)

• Advanced programming proficiency (Java plus languages such as Python and/or C#) and hands-on work with LLMs and generative AI

• Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)

• Expertise with microservices, RESTful APIs, and database technologies (relational/NoSQL)

• Experience with tools and frameworks (JUnit, UDF, Tophat, Cucumber, Groovy, Postman, REST Assured, Eclipse, Maven, Jenkins, IntelliJ)

• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Blazemeter) and Chaos Monkey Testing

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package including base salary (and potential commission/incentive compensation where eligible)

• Comprehensive health care and on-site health/wellness centers

• Retirement savings plan

• Backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more

• Additional compensation and benefits details provided during the hiring process