Senior Lead Software Engineer - Payments, AI, Java, Spring Boot (Commercial & Investment Bank)

ARCHER

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Cash incentive compensation

Equity incentive compensation

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive delivery for two Scrum teams while staying hands-on in code for at least half the time. You will build and maintain secure, high-quality payment technology and promote responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.

You’ll also work on improving operational stability and guiding design and engineering practices across teams. The role requires advanced Java and Spring Boot experience, system design, CI/CD, and expertise in resilient

Qualifications

Formal software engineering training or certification and 10+ years of applied experience.
Hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, system design, CI/CD, secure and resilient distributed systems.
Experience in responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery for two scrum teams while remaining hands-on in coding at least half the time.
Build and maintain secure, high-quality payment technology and improve operational stability.
Guide technical design and engineering practices across teams; promote responsible AI-assisted tooling.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Assisted Software Development

Software Development Life Cycle

System Design

Application Development

Distributed Systems

Reactive Programming

CI/CD

Automation

Secure Coding

Application Resiliency

Agile Methodologies

CockroachDB

Cassandra

Education

Software engineering training/certification

Job description

Lead delivery for two scrum teams while remaining hands-on in coding at least half the time, building and maintaining secure, high-quality payment technology. Promote responsible, validated use of AI-assisted engineering tools and automation, improve operational stability, and guide technical design and engineering practices across teams.

Requirements:

Requires formal software engineering training or certification and at least 10 years of applied experience, including advanced Java and Spring Boot expertise. Candidates should have hands-on experience with system design, development, testing, operational stability, CI/CD, secure and resilient distributed systems, and responsible enterprise AI-assisted development practices.

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