Feature Lead - FullStack

Bank of America; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 107,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in the United States seeks a Senior Lead – Full Stack Software Development with 10+ years of hands-on experience to lead design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor teams, and guide full SDLC from requirements to production support.

The role demands ownership, strong leadership, and hands-on engineering excellence across frontend, backend, APIs, and databases, with a focus on scalable, secure enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in full stack software development.
• Proven experience in a Tech Lead / Senior Developer / Engineering Lead role.
• Own and deliver complex initiatives end-to-end.
• Hands‑on leadership in full‑stack development (frontend, backend, APIs, and databases).
• Drive delivery across the SDLC lifecycle – requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and actionable plans.
• Design and implement scalable, high-performance, and secure enterprise applications.
• Contribute actively to coding, debugging, performance tuning, and system optimization.
• Adhere to coding standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Lead release management, sprint planning, estimation, and prioritization.
• Agile/Scrum enterprise environments.
• Foster accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops and is accountable for feature delivery.
• Applies enterprise standards for solution design, coding and quality.
• Ensures solution meets product acceptance criteria with minimal technical debt.
• Guides the team on work breakdown and execution.
• Works with the Product Owner to ensure healthy backlog with clear acceptance criteria.
• Plays a team lead role and mentors the team.
• Guides team in planning, estimation, peer reviews, and engineering practices.

Skills

Full stack software development

Tech Lead role

End-to-end delivery

Full-stack leadership

Agile/Scrum environments

Communication

Frontend & APIs

SQL Databases

Microservices

DevOps CI/CD

Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS)

Python

(General) Architecture & Design

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:

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 and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

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 providing leadership, technical direction and oversight to a team delivering technology solutions. Key responsibilities of the job are to provide oversight of the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex computer programs, align technical solutions to business objectives, and ensure that coding practices/quality comply with software development standards. Job expectations include conducting multiple software implementations and applying both depth and breadth in knowledge of several technical competencies.

Senior Lead – Full Stack Software Development

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead – Full Stack Software Development with over 10 years of hands-on experience to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate will bring strong ownership, actively contribute to development, guide architecture decisions, and lead teams through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This role demands a balance of strategic thinking, excellence, and hands‑on engineering leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops and is accountable for feature delivery
• Applies enterprise standards for solution design, coding and quality
• Ensures solution meets product acceptance criteria with minimal technical debt
• Guides the team on work breakdown and execution
• Works with the Product Owner to ensure that product backlog/requirements are healthy, with clear acceptance criteria
• Plays a team lead role (as an individual contributor) and mentors the team
• Guides team members with skills and practices (planning and estimation, peer reviews, and other engineering practices)

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in full stack software development
• Proven experience in a Tech Lead / Senior Developer / Engineering Lead role
• Demonstrated ability to own and deliver complex initiatives end-to-end
• Provide hands‑on leadership in full‑stack development (frontend, backend, APIs, and databases)
• Drive delivery across the entire SDLC lifecycle – requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and actionable plans
• Design and implement scalable, high-performance, and secure enterprise applications
• Contribute actively to coding, debugging, performance tuning, and system optimization
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, design patterns, and best practices
• Ensure delivery quality, timelines, and alignment with business goals
• Lead release management, sprint planning, estimation, and prioritization
• Proactively manage system risks, dependencies, and escalations
• Drive execution rigor and remove blockers proactively
• Champion best practices in test automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and quality engineering
• Provide technical guidance and code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum enterprise environments
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of developers and engineers
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Required Skills:

Backend & APIs

• .NET / .NET Core (8+ years) – enterprise applications, REST APIs, backend services
• Python (5+ years) – backend processing, integrations, automation

Frontend

• Angular / React (6+ years combined) – modern UI development and responsive design

Data & Databases

• Strong experience in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar
• Expertise in data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning

Architecture & Integration

• Microservices architecture and API design
• Event‑driven systems and distributed architectures
• System integration and messaging patterns

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI use cases
• Knowledge of observability tools, monitoring, and logging frameworks
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Skills:

• Automation
• Influence
• Result Orientation
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• Risk Management
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design
• Agile Practices
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• DevOps Practices

Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Pennington - 1300 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 3 (NJ2130)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$106,500.00 - $173,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.