Senior Software Engineer - Java Team Lead (Fraud Technology)

Truist Bank•Charlotte, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Truist is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Java Team Lead for their Fraud Technology team. This role involves delivering highly complex solutions with significant system linkages, dependencies, and associated risk. The position requires leading and performing development efforts such as analysis, design, coding/creating, and testing. Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization for this position. The role implements software architecture and engineering approaches for complex initiatives, contributing to technical plans and operational targets. It involves adopting and refining advanced software engineering standards to improve quality, reliability, and delivery. Collaboration with senior engineers, product partners, and architecture teammates is key to shaping technology approaches and proposing solution patterns. The lead will be responsible for the end-to-end technical design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions, providing patterns for others to follow. Independent troubleshooting of complex technical issues, designing innovative architectures, and implementing performance, reliability, and scalability improvements are expected. The role also includes providing technical guidance, coaching, and training to other engineers, delegating and reviewing work, and raising the technical bar through design reviews and knowledge sharing. Evaluation of emerging technologies and building prototypes to contribute to new features, products, or capabilities is also part of the responsibilities. Finally, the role contributes to long-term technical goals and plans, and leads large or complex initiatives, coordinating technical work across teams to ensure high-quality outcomes with limited supervision.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development.
Deep knowledge of multiple programming languages, software architecture, and design principles.
Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, testing, deployment, and security practices.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and ten+ years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Experience with people management including performance reviews, coaching and payroll responsibility.
Experience with Java/J2EE/JEE, Spring, Springboot, SQL, OpenShift, web services and microservices
Banking or financial services experience.
Knowledge of one or more of the following: Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills
Professional experience building high-quality apps or services from the ground up and scaling at an enterprise level
Strong understanding of SOA and/or Open API methodologies and service architecture
Experience with NoSQL databases, including design, development, performance optimization, and implementation.
Hands-on experience with AWS services, relevant certifications, and a strong understanding of cloud computing principles.
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including event-driven architecture, real-time data streaming, message processing, performance tuning, and distributed systems design.

Responsibilities

Implements software architecture and engineering approaches for complex initiatives within the job area, contributing to technical plans and working to achieve operational targets with significant impact on results.
Adopts and refines advanced software engineering standards, practices, and governance mechanisms for the job area, influencing how multiple teams improve quality, reliability, and delivery.
Collaborates with senior engineers, product partners, and architecture teammates to shape technology approaches for the domain, providing deep technical insight and proposing solution patterns that inform local roadmaps and priorities.
Leads the end-to-end technical design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions for the job area, producing patterns and examples that other technical professionals can follow.
Independently troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues in the area of responsibility, designing innovative architectures and performance, reliability, and scalability improvements that advance business objectives.
Provides ongoing technical guidance, coaching, and training to other engineers, delegating and reviewing work from lower-level technical professionals and raising the technical bar through design reviews and knowledge sharing.
Evaluates emerging technologies and techniques relevant to the job area, building prototypes and solution concepts that contribute measurable input into new features, products, or capabilities.
Contributes to the development of long-term technical goals and plans for the area of responsibility through well-reasoned recommendations, design proposals, and implementation experience.
Leads large or complex initiatives within the job area, coordinating and delegating technical work that may span outside the immediate team, and ensuring cohesive, high-quality outcomes with limited supervision.