Lead Software Engineer – Java, MS SQL

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, welfare, and retirement

401(k) match at 5%

Work-life balance

PTO and holidays

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation in Buffalo, NY is seeking an experienced software engineer to own coding across the SDLC, mentor teammates, and deliver resilient, secure Java and .NET-to-Java migrations.

The role emphasizes architecture, code reviews, performance, and security, with four days in-office and one day remote weekly, and collaboration across business and technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Java development experience, including transitioning and rewriting applications from .NET to Java
• MS SQL experience
• Git source control experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and coach other team members while also working independently on the applications within the boundaries of approved Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including identification and recommendation of metrics to solve business needs and minimize risks to the Bank through clean and resilient code.
• Review and approve the designs and proposals of pull requests and oversee the execution on the change management of the request.
• Design process for peer review and coach others on code reviews, code quality, and improvements.
• Author organized, clean, efficient, and secure source code at the expert level in a minimum of one programming language and moderate proficiency in a minimum of one other language while coaching team members on the appropriate data structure and algorithms to solve business problems.

Skills

Java development

.NET to Java migration

SQL

Git

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate’s degree

Tools

Cucumber

Playwright

Git

MS SQL

Job description

This role is four days onsite, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week M&T Work Model - 4 Days In-Office | 1 Day Work From Home The Bank sponsors individuals for TN and H-1B transfers on a case by case basis. Please note that this position is not open to anyone on an F-1 student visa including those eligible for CPT/OPT or the Stem OPT extension.

Overview

Responsible at the expert level for writing code and the overall team's technical requirements gathering. Completes work following banking technology standards and contributes to the overall stability and resiliency of banking technology within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) while also coaching others.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and coach other team members while also working independently on the applications within the boundaries of approved Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including identification and recommendation of metrics to solve business needs and minimize risks to the Bank through clean and resilient code.
• Review and approve the designs and proposals of pull requests and oversee the execution on the change management of the request.
• Design process for peer review and coach others on code reviews, code quality, and improvements.
• Author organized, clean, efficient, and secure source code at the expert level in a minimum of one programming language and moderate proficiency in a minimum of one other language while coaching team members on the appropriate data structure and algorithms to solve business problems.
• Write and migrate code from .NET to Java, including Java Cucumber test automation.
• Oversee the source control management inclusions of other team members and perform the merging of code developments into the production deployment path.
• Review testing methodology and code coverage of team members to ensure comprehensive testing is accomplished and coach others on areas of opportunity.
• Drive implementation adherence with patterns and practices for performance testing, resiliency, and optimization within their domain.
• Review, and approve requirement plans on behalf of the team in alignment with delivery partners and ensure requirement completeness, accuracy, and feasibility.
• Serve as key partner with other groups; suggest continuous process improvement spanning organizational boundaries where, in their own judgement, technical or architectural concerns require it.
• Contribute technical requirements where appropriate in support of delivery and maintenance solutions within their domain.
• Understand and effectively communicates architecture, progress, and challenges to business or technical stakeholders and teams.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations to the team's application architectural design work, engineering practices and pattern changes, and present at architecture peer group and architecture review board meetings within their domain.
• Present team's work at internal meetings with other peers and author internal blog posts.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports a culture of belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Tech Stack

Technology stack: Java, Spring Boot, Cucumber, Playwright (test automation), and Git.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

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. Java development experience, including transitioning and rewriting applications from .NET to Java MS SQL experience Git source control experience

Education and Experience Preferred

Expert analytical skills specific to application development Experience working in a team environment Ability to work autonomously Ability to multitask on multiple complex projects Strong organizational skills Strong time management skills Advanced verbal and written communication skills Experience driving project milestones and delivery dates Proven experience leading a project or initiative Experience partnering with and presenting to multiple stakeholders within technology and business departments

Nice to have

• Nice to have: BI dashboards experience
• Nice to have: Dynatrace
• Nice to have: Red Hat Ansible (automation)
• Nice to have: Familiarity with ServiceNow for tracking production support

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.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Equal Employment Opportunity

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

Compensation

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.

About M&T Bank

At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution. As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year. Our core values – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor – drive the work we do. We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members. View M&T’s Human Capital Report to learn more.