Lead Software Engineer — Build Scalable Banking Platforms

Fifth Third Bank; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and implement software solutions within an agile squad, driving architecture decisions and delivering high-quality features.

You will provide technical leadership, promote best practices, and collaborate across teams to tackle complex problems while emphasizing security, reliability, and customer outcomes in a dynamic banking environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or equivalent education/experience.
• 6+ years engineering or IT work experience relevant to the position.
• Knowledge of object-oriented and functional software design.
• Familiarity with RESTful networking.
• Prior experience with Git and GitHub.
• Understanding of Software Development Methodologies.
• Understanding of security best practices.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features while continuously improving quality of technical products and applications.
• Provide technical knowledge and leadership as a developer on an agile squad.
• Work collaboratively with other software engineers to define system architectures and design solutions.
• Develop software meeting code quality standards and metrics.
• Practice test-driven development.
• Participate in communities of practice by contributing to and following standards, reviewing others code, and sharing knowledge.
• Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and writing maintainable, supportable, and testable code.
• Maintain effective partnerships with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement.
• Remain current on IT trends pertaining to their area of practice.
• Assist with problem resolution for end users and customers.
• Contribute to the definition of operational procedures for software development.
• Maintain appropriate controls and documentation to ensure compliance of audit requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

OOP/Functional design

RESTful APIs

Git/GitHub

SDLC knowledge

Security best practices

Problem solving

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Job description

Fifth Third Bank is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and implement software solutions within an agile squad, driving architecture decisions and delivering high-quality features.

You will provide technical leadership, promote best practices, and collaborate across teams to tackle complex problems while emphasizing security, reliability, and customer outcomes in a dynamic banking environment.