Senior Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack / AWS (Commercial & Investment Bank)

ARCHER; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-Site Health And Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Cash Incentive Compensation

Forfeitable Equity

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a senior software leader to design, develop, test, review, and operate secure software for market risk, model risk, and treasury functions. You will promote responsible, AI-assisted engineering practices, influence decisions, and help shape enterprise engineering standards and culture.

The role requires formal software engineering training and at least five years of hands-on design, development, testing, and operations experience, with advanced skills in Python/Java/React and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Five+ years of applied experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance across design, development, testing, review, and operation of secure, high-quality software.
• Promote enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices and automation, influence product and technical decisions, and contribute to engineering standards and culture.

Skills

Software Engineering

System Design

Application Development

Testing

Operational Stability

Python

Java

React

Big Data Platforms

AWS

Cloud-Native Development

AI-Assisted Software Development

Secure Coding

Code Review

Automated Testing

Responsible AI

Job description

Provide technical leadership and guidance while designing, developing, testing, reviewing, and operating secure, high-quality software for market risk, model risk, and treasury functions. Promote responsible, enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices and automation, influence product and technical decisions, and contribute to firmwide engineering standards and team culture.

Requirements: Requires formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least five years of applied experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. Candidates should have advanced programming skills, practical cloud-native experience such as AWS, and the ability to lead compliant AI-assisted development practices and independently solve design and functionality problems.

Key Skills: Software Engineering, System Design, Application Development, Testing, Operational Stability, Python, Java, React, Big Data Platforms, AWS, Cloud-Native Development, AI-Assisted Software Development, Secure Coding, Code Review, Automated Testing, Responsible AI

Benefits: Health Care Coverage, On-Site Health And Wellness Centers, Retirement Savings Plan, Backup Childcare, Tuition Reimbursement, Mental Health Support, Financial Coaching, Cash Incentive Compensation, Forfeitable Equity