Lead Software Engineer (AI Search & Document Intelligence)

US Bank; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Sick and Safe Leave

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Holiday pay

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks a seasoned architect to lead the architecture, modernization, and delivery of an enterprise Document Management Platform powered by AI, IDP, Generative AI, and Enterprise Search.

This role blends technical leadership with hands-on engineering to build scalable, cloud-native solutions for unstructured data. You will drive repository-agnostic content management, AI-enabled discovery, and cloud modernization while mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Six to eight years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Cloud-native development with Azure and Kubernetes.
• Experience with IDP including OCR, metadata extraction, and data classification.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for end-to-end architecture and development of the Enterprise Document Management Platform.
• Design and develop Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment.
• Build end-to-end IDP solutions using OCR, classification, data extraction, and workflow automation.
• Architect AI-powered search and retrieval with Semantic, Vector, and Hybrid Search, plus RAG.
• Lead cloud modernization on Azure and Kubernetes, including legacy transformation.
• Partner with business, product, security, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, compliant solutions.
• Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and drive production support and reliability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Microsoft Azure

Kubernetes

Kafka

PostgreSQL

IDP (Intelligent Document Processing)

AI Search & Retrieval

LLMs / Generative AI

GitHub Copilot

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

Job Description

Lead the architecture, modernization, and delivery of an enterprise Document Management Platform powered by AI, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), Generative AI, and Enterprise Search . This role combines deep technical leadership with hands-on engineering to build scalable, cloud-native solutions that transform unstructured data into actionable business intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the end-to-end architecture and development of the Enterprise Document Management Platform , driving innovation in repository-agnostic content management, process orchestration, intelligent document processing, AI-enabled discovery, and cloud modernization initiatives.
• Design and develop Java , Spring Boot , Microservices , and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment.
• Build end-to-end Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) solutions using OCR, document classification, data extraction, and workflow automation .
• Architect AI-powered search and retrieval capabilities leveraging Semantic Search, Vector Search, Hybrid Search, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) .
• Champion the use of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), GitHub Copilot , and emerging AI technologies across the software development lifecycle
• Lead cloud modernization initiatives on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes , including legacy application transformation.
• Partner with business, product, security, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.
• Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and drive operational excellence, reliability, and production support.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six to eight years of relevant experience

Required Skills

• Java , Spring Boot , REST APIs , Microservices , and Distributed Systems
• Microsoft Azure , Kubernetes , and cloud-native application development
• Kafka and event-driven architecture
• PostgreSQL and enterprise data platforms
• Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) including OCR , document classification, metadata and entity extraction
• AI Search & Retrieval including Semantic Search , Vector Search , Hybrid Search , Embeddings , and RAG
• Generative AI , Large Language Models (LLMs) , and GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools
• CI/CD , Secure Software Development , Observability , Production Support, and Technical Leadership

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program .

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equi