Hybrid Lead - AI-Driven Software Engineer

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation in Buffalo, NY seeks a Lead Software Engineer focused on AI-driven development to lead, code, and coach; four days onsite with one remote day weekly within the SDLC to ensure secure, auditable AI output.

You will set patterns for AI tooling, review AI-assisted changes, and guide the team on architecture, testing, and governance to improve delivery speed and code quality while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with 7+ years or Bachelor's with 5+ years in systems analysis or app development.
• Expert in at least one programming language and proficient in another language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coach team while working independently within the SDLC.
• Lead AI-driven development tooling adoption and governance.
• Review designs and PRs, ensuring human review of AI changes and traceability to requirements.
• Design peer review processes and coach on code quality and AI-specific failure modes.
• Oversee source control and manage production deployment path.

Skills

AI development

Code review

Mentoring

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

M&T Bank Corporation in Buffalo, NY seeks a Lead Software Engineer focused on AI-driven development to lead, code, and coach; four days onsite with one remote day weekly within the SDLC to ensure secure, auditable AI output.

You will set patterns for AI tooling, review AI-assisted changes, and guide the team on architecture, testing, and governance to improve delivery speed and code quality while maintaining regulatory compliance.