Lead Software Engineer (Java, Spring Boot, AI)

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Software Engineer supporting enterprise banking microservices

• Work model: 100% remote (Central Time Zone preferred)

• Focus: Java/Spring Boot microservices, secure REST APIs, responsible AI solutions

Description

You will lead a distributed engineering team responsible for developing, modernizing, and enhancing critical banking and financial technology systems. The role combines architectural leadership and hands-on work building high-volume, highly secure Java and Spring Boot microservices, along with evaluating and implementing responsible AI to optimize financial workflows and automation. You will set engineering standards through design/code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, mentoring, and ensuring security, compliance, and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across the software development lifecycle for enterprise Java and Spring Boot banking microservices

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions for complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible AI

• Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation in financial technology

• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

• Architect, build, and optimize scalable, highly secure, resilient RESTful APIs and distributed financial service architectures

• Establish engineering standards (automated testing, design patterns) and robust CI/CD pipelines for financial-grade reliability

• Lead architecture and code reviews to identify performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and reduce technical debt

• Partner with product managers, security teams, and business stakeholders to translate needs into roadmaps and delivery plans

• Mentor and coach engineers in a distributed, remote environment

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing/building/deploying enterprise-scale distributed systems

• 4+ years hands-on backend microservices and APIs using Java and the Spring/Spring Boot framework

• 3+ years designing/implementing secure, high-volume RESTful APIs or distributed service architectures

• 2+ years with relational or NoSQL database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB)

• 2+ years working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

• 2+ years technical lead experience including code reviews and mentoring

• 2+ years automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes)

• 1+ years designing/building/integrating applications that leverage AI capabilities, ML models, or GenAI APIs

• Ability to work remotely and comply with the Telecommuter Policy

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Incentive and recognition programs

• Equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (subject to eligibility)

• Salary range: $112,700–$193,200 annually (based on factors such as location, experience, and education)