Software Engineer Sr Lead

FIS Global • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?
NOTE:
1: This position is hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Atlanta (GA), Jacksonville (FL), Milwaukee (WI).
2: Current and future sponsorship are not available for this position.
About the team:
The Event Broker team builds and supports enterprise Kafka infrastructure, enabling real-time event delivery across debit, credit, and core banking platforms. We provide a scalable, secure messaging backbone used across the organization.
What you will be doing:
Design, build, and support event-driven systems for critical banking platforms.
Develop and operate Kafka-based event pipelines at enterprise scale.
Defining data and automation strategy.
Build backend services and integrations using Python.
Proficient in databases like Snowflake, Oracle, and MongoDB
Participate in system design, architecture reviews, and production support.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and client-facing teams.
Write technical specs, documentation, and operational runbooks.
Support systems in Unix/Linux environments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering.
• Strong experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Python, and Unix/Linux.
• Experience with Snowflake, Oracle, and/or MongoDB.
• Strong SQL and database design skills.
• Experience building RESTful or event-based services.
• Familiarity with automation processes and tools (e.g., JUnit).
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Enterprise Kafka / Confluent experience.
• Banking or payments domain experience.
• Agile development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support event-driven systems for critical banking platforms.
• Develop and operate Kafka-based event pipelines at enterprise scale.
• Defining data and automation strategy.
• Build backend services and integrations using Python.
• Proficient in databases like Snowflake, Oracle, and MongoDB
• Participate in system design, architecture reviews, and production support.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and client-facing teams.
• Write technical specs, documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Support systems in Unix/Linux environments.

Benefits

• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
• Competitive salary and benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees