Director, Lead Software Engineer

Quick Facts

• Title: Director, Lead Software Engineer

Description

You will design, develop, and maintain a corporate client platform within a Wealth Management suite of Java-based applications. You will architect core backend components, define coding standards, perform code reviews, plan and track delivery, and collaborate with business and cross-functional stakeholders to gather and validate requirements and solution designs. You will also produce and review technical/functional specifications, evaluate test plans with QA/UAT teams, and provide estimates for time/effort/cost as requirements evolve.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement core backend components for Java-based corporate client platforms

• Establish coding standards and conduct code reviews to ensure quality

• Plan, assign, and track software development work aligned with business and technical needs

• Build web interfaces using AngularJS and HTML5

• Collaborate with business, operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and validate designs

• Prepare and review functional and technical specifications

• Partner with QA and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) teams to ensure accurate, timely testing

• Create reliable time/effort/cost estimates for evolving or incomplete requirements

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

• 3+ years of experience in a Director/Lead Software Engineering role (or equivalent Technology Manager/Lead/Module Lead/Software Engineer experience)

• 3+ years experience with Java/JEE enterprise development (Core Java, multithreading, JVM tuning, collections/data structures, EJB)

• Java EE backend system design

• Multi-tier web development with Spring (Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, transactions, AOP, Spring Security)

• Databases: Oracle, MS SQL, DB2 and PL/SQL

• Microservices in Java and RESTful web services

• Integration: Apache Camel, JMS/MQ, Apache Kafka

• Hibernate and application servers (WebLogic, JBoss)

• Experience with large enterprise applications, including security and entitlements

• Internal Java framework development

• TDD with JUnit

• CI/CD and engineering tools: Jenkins or TeamCity; Gradle or Maven; IntelliJ; Git; Jira; Agile methodologies