Digital Software Engineering Consultant
About The Position
Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Profile Summary: The Lead Software Engineer drives the delivery of complex software solutions while guiding technical execution within a team or across teams. This role blends deep engineering expertise with cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, and project leadership to ensure scalable, maintainable, and business-aligned software systems. Profile Description: Lead the end to end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment. Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality. Partner with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions. Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation. Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support. Influence team-level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints. Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance. Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.
Requirements
- 6–9 years of professional software development experience, including full-stack or backend-focused roles.
- Strong proficiency in multiple technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, Python, SQL/NoSQL, cloud platforms like Azure or AWS).
- Experience with system design, architectural patterns, and API development at scale.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
- Effective communicator with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment.
- Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality.
- Partner with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation.
- Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support.
- Influence team-level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints.
- Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance.
- Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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