Sr. Engineer

Bank of America•Pennington, AL

33d•$122,000 - $200,000•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. Position Summary The Senior Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting high‑quality technology solutions that enable Bank of America’s business objectives. This role serves as a senior technical contributor and may act as a technical lead on complex initiatives, ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and engineering best practices. The Senior Engineer works closely with product owners, architects, and cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure applications in a regulated environment. This position requires strong problem‑solving skills, hands‑on technical expertise, and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong hands‑on experience with one or more enterprise technology stacks (e.g., Java, APIs, Spring, cloud platforms, or equivalent).
Experience building and supporting distributed or multi‑tier applications.
Solid understanding of:
Object‑oriented design and design patterns
RESTful services and integration patterns
CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Application security fundamentals
Experience working in Agile/Scrum or SAFe environments.
Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience with containerization, messaging platforms, or event‑driven architectures.
Prior experience leading technical workstreams or acting as a feature/technical lead.
Relevant technical or cloud certifications.

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
Design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade software solutions using approved technology stacks.
Contribute to full SDLC activities including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
Ensure solutions are performant, scalable, secure, and maintainable.
Write clean, well‑structured, testable code and ensure appropriate unit and integration test coverage.
Participate in code reviews and design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
Partner with architects to implement solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Help evaluate and recommend technical approaches, patterns, and frameworks.
Identify and address technical debt and performance bottlenecks.
Support modernization and cloud or API‑driven initiatives.
Work within Agile/SAFe delivery teams to deliver committed outcomes.
Collaborate with product owners, QA, DevOps, and operations teams.
Support release planning, deployment activities, and incident resolution.
Provide production support and participate in on‑call rotations as required.
Ensure compliance with Bank of America’s security, risk, and regulatory policies.
Follow SDLC, change management, and control processes.
Proactively identify risks and contribute to mitigation strategies.
Support audit activities and remediation when required.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team skill development.
Promote engineering best practices, reusable components, and shared solutions.
Stay current with evolving technologies and recommend improvements.