Lead Java Software Engineer – Team & Architecture Lead

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist seeks a senior software engineer to deliver highly complex solutions with significant system linkages, dependencies, and risk. The role leads development across analysis, design, coding, and testing, and collaborates with engineers, product partners, and architecture teams to shape technology directions.

You will contribute to end-to-end design, ensure security and reliability, and mentor other engineers. Proficiency in Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, and cloud platforms is required.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 major 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.

Skills

Java/J2EE/JEE

Spring

Springboot

SQL

OpenShift

Web services

Microservices

NoSQL databases

AWS

Apache Kafka

Cloud computing

Security practices

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Apache Kafka

OpenShift

AWS

Job description

Truist seeks a senior software engineer to deliver highly complex solutions with significant system linkages, dependencies, and risk. The role leads development across analysis, design, coding, and testing, and collaborates with engineers, product partners, and architecture teams to shape technology directions.

You will contribute to end-to-end design, ensure security and reliability, and mentor other engineers. Proficiency in Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, and cloud platforms is required.