Product Engineer & Technical Lead

Cambridge Savings Bank; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan & match

Flexible time off

Performance bonus opportunities

Job summary

Cambridge Savings Bank seeks a Product Engineer & Technical Lead to architect, design, and support strategic banking technology solutions. You will lead architectural design across digital banking, lending, account opening, and core platforms, while guiding teams in APIs, integrations, and multicloud deployments.

The role blends architecture with hands-on leadership, including prototyping, and production-ready delivery. Hybrid work in Waltham, MA with a strong focus on secure software practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required; relevant architecture, cloud, or technology certifications preferred.
• 10+ years of enterprise technology experience in banking/fintech or regulated industries delivering architecture and solution design initiatives.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, systems integration, APIs, data architecture, cloud technologies, and secure software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project/Product Architecture & Design (roughly 55% of time) and produce solution designs and integration patterns.
• Evaluate vendor solutions for alignment with CSB standards, security, scalability, and regulatory expectations.
• Participate in architecture reviews, governance, and design approval processes; design and govern APIs and system integrations.
• Solution Development, Prototyping, & Delivery (approximately 20%): develop proofs of concept and production-ready applications; implement secure coding practices.
• Banking Technology Leadership (approximately 25%): provide hands-on technical direction and lead initiatives across multiple banking domains.
• Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, vendors, and teams to define solution roadmaps.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Vendor meetings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

MuleSoft

UI Path

Snowflake

Q2 Digital Banking

Terafina Account Opening

Job description

Product Engineer & Technical Lead

The Product Engineer & Technical Lead is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting, designing, and supporting strategic banking technology solutions, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise systems. The role leads technical design across key platforms including digital banking, lending, account opening, Salesforce, MuleSoft, RPA, data platforms, core banking, item processing, and payments, while providing expertise in APIs, integrations, FDX standards, data architecture, and modern cloud and on-premises technologies. This position combines architecture and solution design with hands-on technical leadership, and based on business needs includes the development of prototypes, proofs of concept, integrations, and production-ready solutions.

Key Result Areas

• Lead Project/Product Architecture & Design (approximately 55% of time)
• Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, data flow models, integration patterns and implementation specifications.
• Evaluate vendor solutions and assess alignment with CSB architecture standards, security requirements, scalability objectives, and regulatory expectations.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance, and design approval processes.
• Design and govern APIs, system integrations, and service-oriented architectures.
• Analyze vendor API payloads, schemas, authentication methods, and integration capabilities.
• Develop data mapping specifications between internal and external systems.
• Solution Development, Prototyping, & Delivery (approximately 20% of time)
• Develop proofs of concept, prototypes, accelerators, and production-ready applications in support of product and project delivery.
• Implement secure coding practices and SDLC standards.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide root cause analysis.
• Banking Technology Leadership (approximately 25%)
• Provide hands-on technical direction throughout design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production stabilization
• Serve as a subject matter expert across banking technology domains.
• Provide technical leadership for initiatives involving: Marketing, Account Opening, Online Banking, Lending Origination & Servicing, Payments, Item Processing, Money Movement.
• Provide technical leadership for the following technologies: Salesforce, MuleSoft, UI Path, Snowflake, Q2 Digital Banking, Terafina Account Opening.
• Partner with business leaders, product owners, project managers, vendors, and technology teams to define solution approaches and implementation roadmaps.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required; relevant architecture, cloud, or technology certifications preferred.
• 10+ years of enterprise technology experience, including significant experience within banking, financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated industries, delivering technology solutions and leading complex architecture and solution design initiatives.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, systems integration, APIs, data architecture, cloud technologies, and secure software development, including modern application, data, and integration platforms.
• Strong and recent hands‑on technical background in software development, platform implementation, solution delivery, DevOps practices, and enterprise technology governance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking systems and processes, including digital banking, lending, payments, deposits, core banking, customer data, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience working with enterprise and vendor platforms, with the ability to evaluate technologies, lead system integrations, and deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and prioritize multiple concurrent initiatives, managing competing deadlines, stakeholder expectations, resources, and project dependencies while ensuring successful delivery of business and technology objectives.
• Occasional after‑hours support for major implementations and production deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively participate and lead vendor meetings, architecture reviews, and strategic technology planning sessions.

The above description covers the most significant major responsibilities but does not exclude other occasional responsibilities and accountabilities, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the major purpose of this job.

Location: Hybrid/ Waltham, MA Salary Range: $162,175.00 - $201,000.00

The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Cambridge Savings Bank ranges from $162,175.00 - $201,000.00. Cambridge Saving Bank will determine actual compensation for the role based on factors including, but not limited to, the successful candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Cambridge Savings Bank offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for full‑time roles including healthcare, parental planning, mental health benefits, performance bonus opportunities, a 401(k) plan and match, flexible time off, and others.

About Cambridge Savings Bank

Cambridge Savings Bank is a full‑service banking institution with over $7 billion in assets. As a mutual bank, CSB is committed to improving the quality of life of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve. One of the oldest and largest community banks in Massachusetts, Cambridge Savings Bank offers a full line of individual and business banking services across a robust Massachusetts‑based branch network and through digital banking solutions for commercial, small business and consumer customers. In February 2025, Kroll Bond Rating Agency affirmed CSB's investment‑grade rating, reinforcing the bank's position as a reliable business lender To learn more about how we can meet your needs, visit us at cambridgesavings.com, or better yet, come meet us to help you make the most out of your banking relationship. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS # 543370.

Cambridge Savings Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.