Sr Lead Software Engineer – Java

Overview

In this Sr Lead Software Engineer role, you will drive design, development, and troubleshooting of secure, scalable software within Enterprise Technology for market-leading financial tech. You’ll be a core technical contributor across multiple domains to support business objectives and improve operational stability. You will lead AI-assisted engineering initiatives to boost quality and delivery speed, while ensuring secure, compliant delivery. This is a hands-on, leadership-heavy role focused on shaping resilient software in a complex financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot software solutions beyond routine approaches
• Write secure, high-quality production code and review peers’ code
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring remediation and improve stability
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams on architecture and applicability
• Drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices (code review, refactoring, test strategy) and ensure reuse of patterns
• Leverage SDLC tools to enhance automation and value realization

Key requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Experience leading AI-assisted development tools and setting team expectations for AI output validation
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, security, and resilience requirements
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies (CI/CD, Application Resiliency, Security)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its technology systems
• Practical cloud-native experience

• Leadership and mentoring
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving mindset and proactive approach
• AI-assisted development tools (coding, code review, test acceleration)
• Secure coding practices and secure handling of inputs/outputs
• Code review and debugging

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