Senior Digital Software Engineer

Voya Financial, Inc.; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision and life plans

401(k) Savings plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Volunteer time

Job summary

Voya Financial, Inc. in Connecticut is seeking a Sr. Digital Software Engineer to lead the delivery of complex software solutions within a collaborative team.

You will guide technical execution across the stack, mentor engineers, and drive architecture decisions to ensure scalable, secure, and business‑aligned systems. You will work with product managers and cross‑functional partners to translate business needs into robust technical solutions, promote best practices, and improve velocity and

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional software development experience, including full‑stack or backend‑focused roles.
• Strong proficiency in multiple technologies (React, Node.js, Python, SQL/NoSQL, cloud platforms like Azure or AWS).
• Experience with system design, architectural patterns, and API development at scale.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end to end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment.
• Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality.
• Partner with product managers and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation.
• Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support.
• Influence team‑level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

Node.js

Python

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms

System design

API development

DevOps

CI/CD

Mentoring

Job description

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

Profile Summary: The Sr. Digital Software Engineer leads the delivery of complex software solutions while guiding technical execution within a team or across teams. This role blends deep engineering expertise with cross‑functional collaboration, mentoring, and project leadership to ensure scalable, maintainable, and business‑aligned software systems.

Profile Description: Lead the end to end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment. Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality. Partner with product managers and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions. Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation. Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support. Influence team‑level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints. Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance. Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.

Knowledge & Experience: 5–8 years of professional software development experience, including full‑stack or backend‑focused roles. Strong proficiency in multiple technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, Python, SQL/NoSQL, cloud platforms like Azure or AWS). Experience with system design, architectural patterns, and API development at scale. Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools. Effective communicator with the ability to influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.

Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long‑term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part‑time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $117,880 - $147,350 USD

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What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Critical Skills

Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations. Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution. Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions. Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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Voya Financial, Inc., is a leading retirement, employee benefits and investment management company. Voya’s services and solutions help clear the path to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life for individual, workplace and institutional clients, supporting more than 18 million customer relationships. Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Voya fosters a culture that values customer centricity, integrity, accountability, agility and inclusivity.

Values and Culture

Voya’s values serve as our compass, bringing together our culture, performance, brand, vision, strategy and corporate responsibility activities. Our values guide our decision-making and behaviors allowing us to deliver worth to our customers, distribution partners, shareholders and each other. With a lens on balance, health & welfare, our work environment offers flexibility. The majority of our roles have adopted a hybrid schedule — working some days in the office and some days remotely, providing flexibility for work‑life balance and still allowing the benefit of in‑person collaboration. Some functions will continue to be 100% on‑site and others may be fully remote, depending on business needs.

We care We do the right thing We have customer passion We have a winning spirit We are the We Certified by the Great Place to Work® Institute as a Great Place to Work® for the 10th consecutive year, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya’s culture is proudly recognized by multiple organizations. See a full listing of our awards and recognition.