Lead Software Engineer

M&T Bank; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health benefits

401(k) match

PTO & holidays

Volunteer hours

Job summary

M&T Bank seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive development and modernization of the Enterprise Messaging Hub in Buffalo. You will provide technical leadership for scalable, secure messaging and alerting across Digital Banking, designing APIs and microservices.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture and modernization efforts, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver reliable software on Linux environments, wired into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in a related field with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Oracle SQL or other RDBMS.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems.
• Linux command line proficiency.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Strong Git knowledge.
• Experience secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
• Lead Spring Boot microservices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and release management.
• Define and implement API and integration strategies across enterprise platforms.
• Mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions and best practices.
• Provide technical assessments aligning requirements with business needs.
• Design real-time alerting leveraging enterprise sources (Mainframe, MQ, databases, APIs).
• Define and drive application architecture and modernization strategies.
• Lead incident resolution and ensure platform reliability and resiliency.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Git

Linux

Security coding

Kafka/MQ

Dynatrace

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Associate’s degree or equivalent with work experience

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to help drive the development and modernization of our Enterprise Messaging Hub. This role will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure solutions that support messaging and alerting capabilities across Digital Banking.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot and REST APIs
• Lead the design and implementation of Spring Boot microservices running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support automated testing, deployment, and release management
• Define and implement API and integration strategies across enterprise platforms.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide guidance on complex engineering decisions
• Partner with architects and stakeholders to provide technical assessments of requirements and business requests
• Design and implement real-time alerting solutions leveraging a variety of enterprise event sources including Mainframe, MQ, databases, and APIs.
• Define and drive application architecture, technology standards, and modernization strategies
• Lead root cause analysis, incident resolution, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure platform reliability and resiliency.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence, resiliency, code quality, and operational best practices.

Education and Experience Required

• Associate’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ systems analysis and/or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' systems analysis and/or application development work experience. In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 year’s education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ system analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Oracle SQL or other RDBMS experience
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting critical production systems
• Linux command line experience.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience.
• Strong understanding of Git
• Experience implementing secure coding practices and addressing application vulnerabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Spring Cloud experience.
• Digital Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Experience with Dynatrace or other enterprise monitoring tools
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure, or other cloud-native container platforms.
• Kafka, MQ or other enterprise messaging platform experience

We Support Our Team Members With Generous Benefits.

• Competitive compensation
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
• 401(k) match at 5%
• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
• Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $116,400.00 - $194,000.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America