Lead Software Engineer

Fayette Chamber of Commerce; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation is seeking a senior software architect to shape and deliver high-impact solutions across the division. The role requires deep expertise in software architecture, scalable design, and cross-team technical leadership.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, mentor engineers, and define strategic technology direction in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include leading complex initiatives, ensuring security and reliability, and advancing engineering practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in software development and architecture.
• Expert proficiency in multiple programming languages, software architecture, and design principles.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, security, testing, and deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive architecture and delivery of high-impact software solutions.
• Lead end-to-end design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available systems.
• Provide cross-team technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship.
• Define architectural approaches for complex, high-impact initiatives.
• Promote advanced software engineering standards and governance.
• Partner with senior tech leadership to inform technology strategy.
• Resolve challenging technical issues and improve performance and reliability.
• Guide engineers and architects, raising the technical bar across teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and prototype new solution patterns.

Skills

Microservices architecture

Java/Spring Boot

AWS

Kafka

Aurora PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

MQ

ISO messages

RTP domain

Education

Bachelor’s degree or PhD in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Job description

Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:

English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Shapes and drives the architecture and delivery of high impact software solutions that directly support divisional strategy and results. Applies advanced software engineering, architectural practices, and emerging technologies to design innovative, scalable solutions, while providing cross team technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship. Leads large, complex initiatives of strategic importance, setting technical direction that pioneers new practices and advances strategic goals for the division.

Essential Responsibilities

• Focus on design, implementation of payment end to end workflow and resiliency for high volume transactions.
• Defines and recommends software architecture and engineering approaches for complex, high impact initiatives within the division, shaping operational plans and technical direction for the area of responsibility.
• Pioneers and promotes advanced software engineering standards, practices, and governance mechanisms that are adopted across multiple teams and measurably improve divisional outcomes.
• Partners with senior technology leadership, product, and architecture teams to inform technology strategy with deep technical insight, proposing new solution patterns that support strategic goals.
• Leads the end to end technical design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions, creating reference implementations that other teams reuse and extend.
• Resolves the most challenging technical issues in the domain, designing innovative architectures and performance, reliability, and scalability improvements that elevate divisional engineering practices.
• Provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to engineers and architects across teams, raising the overall technical bar through hands on design input, code review, and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and research, building prototypes and novel solution approaches that influence divisional roadmaps and unlock new business or platform capabilities.
• Contributes significantly to long term technical roadmaps and investment decisions for the domain through well grounded recommendations, design proposals, and thought leadership.
• Technically leads large, complex initiatives of strategic importance as an individual contributor, coordinating work across multiple teams to ensure cohesive, high quality technical outcomes.
• Operates with substantial autonomy as a recognized technical leader, balancing innovation with risk and driving engineering decisions that directly impact divisional results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in software development and architecture.
• Expert proficiency in multiple programming languages, software architecture, and design principles.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, security, testing, and deployment practices.

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications

• Professional certifications such as Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) or equivalent.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, microservices, container orchestration, and DevOps.
• Strong familiarity with Agile frameworks, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and enterprise innovation management.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• proficient in microservices architecture
• Java/ spring boot stack, AWS cloud, MQ, Kafka, Aurora PostrgreSQL, Dynamo DB, ISO messages, RTP domain.

General Description of Eligible Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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