Lead Software Engineer - Consumer Banking
A global financial services leader is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join its Commerce Payments team within the consumer banking division. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in building secure, scalable, and resilient systems that power millions of transactions daily. You'll work in an agile environment, leveraging modern technologies to deliver innovative solutions for a trusted banking platform.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement creative software solutions to handle large-scale data efficiently
- Develop secure, high-quality production code and review/debug code written by others
- Identify opportunities to automate recurring issues and improve operational stability
- Lead technical evaluations with vendors and internal teams to assess architecture and scalability
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and emerging technologies across teams
- Utilize AWS services to build and manage cloud-based applications ensuring reliability and performance
- Contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Java and experience with AWS cloud services
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
- Experience with batch and real-time data processing technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Flink)
- Proficiency in automation, CI/CD, and agile methodologies
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- US Citizenship required
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies
- Familiarity with Python and database querying languages
- Knowledge of application resiliency and security best practices
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