Senior Engineer

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

30d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Job Description: This job is responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. Key responsibilities of the job include delivering complex features and technology, enabling development efficiencies, providing technical thought leadership based on conducting multiple software implementations, and applying both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies. Additionally, this job is accountable for end-to-end solution design and delivery. This Senior Engineer for MESH (Merchant Core) position is a critical hands-on Engineering leader role responsible for hands-on expertise and leading multiple teams within MESH. This role serves as a technical expert with architecture and low-level coding of multiple areas within the MESH portfolio, as well as a technical authority for a diverse technology landscape including Mulesoft, Java, Oracle PL/SQL, Kafka, reactive programming, and AI tools. The Senior Engineer provides strong leadership over their teams and also broad influence across the organization.

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership
Define and enforce technical standards for the engineering team to maximize quality and efficiency
Participate in architecture decisions and provide technical thought leadership for complex, multi-technology solutions
Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex technical challenges within scrum teams
Proven track record of defining and implementing complex, enterprise-scale solutions
Strong understanding of security standards, compliance requirements, and vendor management
Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments and delivering across multiple PIs
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity
Leadership & Communication Experience managing people, leading an organization, setting vision, coaching others
Extreme ownership mindset with ability to drive results across teams
Strong influence and collaboration skills without direct reporting authority
Ability to mentor and elevate the technical capabilities of engineering teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience presenting technical recommendations to senior leadership
Deep expertise in Mulesoft, Java, Spring Boot framework, Kafka
Proficiency in Oracle PL/SQL and database design
Experience with reactive programming paradigms and event-driven architectures
Understanding of design patterns, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud technologies

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/ML tools and integration (Co-Pilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
Background in financial services or payments domain
Experience with merchant services or payment processing systems
Familiarity with modern observability and monitoring tools
Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities

Responsibilities

Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features are consistent with the larger portfolio solution
Define the technology tool stack for the solution and evaluate and adapt new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s)
Enables team(s)/applications with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) capabilities and engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline
Guides and influences team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance –e.g. pairing, code reviews
Provides end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level
Conducts research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, and features
Works with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates.
Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company Great Place to Work goals.
Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.