Lead Software Engineer

M&T Bank • Buffalo, NY

3d • $116,400 - $194,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to help drive the modernization of our Enterprise Entitlements platform. This role will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions that support identity, access, and authorization capabilities across Digital Banking.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ systems analysis and/or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' systems analysis and/or application development work experience. In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 year’s education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ system analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Angular and/or modern front-end development experience.
• Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native development experience.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience.
• Strong understanding of security, authentication, and authorization concepts.

Nice To Haves

• Rego/Open Policy Agent (OPA) experience.
• Digital Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Envoy).
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) background.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern UI frameworks.
• Lead implementation of cloud-native solutions leveraging Kubernetes, containers, and microservices architecture.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing and deployment.
• Define and implement API and integration strategies across enterprise platforms.
• Partner with architects and security teams to implement authorization and policy-driven access controls.
• Contribute to service mesh architectures utilizing technologies such as Istio and Envoy.
• Author and maintain policy definitions using Rego/OPA (preferred).
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence, resiliency, and operational best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
• 401(k) match at 5%
• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree