Senior Software Engineer

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

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The Senior Software Engineer will implement complex software systems, lead significant development projects, and provide technical expertise across software products. This role will contribute to architecture, support innovation, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications and platform capabilities.
• Design and build modern web applications using React (primary) and Angular (secondary) frameworks, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and maintainability.
• Develop and support backend services and APIs while collaborating closely with architecture, product, QA, and operations teams.
• Participate in application design discussions, technical solutioning, and architectural reviews.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across development initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine, prioritize, and deliver business requirements in an Agile environment.
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and secure development principles.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, performance bottlenecks, and application defects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of software architecture, CI/CD pipelines, cloud adoption, and development processes.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, design artifacts, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in an on-call production support rotation (approximately every 6 weeks) to ensure application stability and timely issue resolution.
• Provide production release support during scheduled release windows, including participation in release activities on designated Sundays (typically every second Sunday).

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software development with significant full-stack development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience developing front-end applications using React and Angular.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating front-end applications with backend services.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development practices.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex queries (approximately 6/10 proficiency or higher).
• Experience working within the Banking, Financial Services, and/or FinTech (BFS) domain.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, application architecture, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership abilities.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments utilizing tools like JIRA and Onfluence.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
• Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud automation.
• Experience supporting mission-critical applications in a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience with application monitoring, observability, and production support processes.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) –  BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range

$105,700.00 - $149,275.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:

07-10-2026

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