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M&T Bank · 1 month ago

Lead Software Engineer - Java / API

Buffalo, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$116K/yr - $194K/yr

6+ years exp

M&T Bank is a financial institution dedicated to providing excellent service and stability in banking technology. The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for writing code, gathering technical requirements, coaching team members, and ensuring adherence to banking technology standards within the Software Development Lifecycle.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and coach other team members while also working independently on the applications within the boundaries of approved Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including identification and recommendation of metrics to solve business needs and minimize risks to the Bank through clean and resilient code

Review and approve the designs and proposals of pull requests and oversee the execution on the change management of the request

Design process for peer review and coach others on code reviews, code quality, and improvements

Author organized, clean, efficient, and secure source code at the expert level in a minimum of one programming language and moderate proficiency in a minimum of one other language while coaching team members on the appropriate data structure and algorithms to solve business problems

Oversee the source control management inclusions of other team members and perform the merging of code developments into the production deployment path

Review testing methodology and code coverage of team members to ensure comprehensive testing is accomplished and coach others on areas of opportunity

Drive implementation adherence with patterns and practices for performance testing, resiliency, and optimization within their domain

Review, and approve requirement plans on behalf of the team in alignment with delivery partners and ensure requirement completeness, accuracy, and feasibility

Serve as key partner with other groups; suggest continuous process improvement spanning organizational boundaries where, in their own judgement, technical or architectural concerns require it

Contribute technical requirements where appropriate in support of delivery and maintenance solutions within their domain

Understand and effectively communicates architecture, progress, and challenges to business or technical stakeholders and teams

Contribute ideas and recommendations to the team's application architectural design work, engineering practices and pattern changes, and present at architecture peer group and architecture review board meetings within their domain

Present team's work at internal meetings with other peers and author internal blog posts

Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management

Promote an environment that supports a culture of belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand

Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable

Complete other related duties as assigned

Qualification

JavaRESTful API developmentSpring BootCI/CD PipelinesJUnitReadyAPIPostmanAutomationAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsDecision-making skills

Required

Minimum of an Associate's degree and 6 years' systems analysis/application development experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years' systems analysis/application development experience

Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature

Proven track record of leading technical teams

Proficiency in RESTful API development and support

Solid understanding of best practices around API security

Expert proficiency in programming Java, Spring Boot and automation

Testing automation experience with JUnit, ReadyAPI and/or Postman

Experience with CI/CD Pipelines using GitLab and integration with security and static code scanning utilities

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

Excellent analytical skills and decision-making skills

Preferred

Expert analytical skills specific to application development

Experience working in a team environment

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to multitask on multiple complex projects

Strong organizational skills

Strong time management skills

Advanced verbal and written communication skills

Experience driving project milestones and delivery dates

Proven experience leading a project or initiative

Experience partnering with and presenting to multiple stakeholders within technology and business departments

Company

M&T Bank

Glassdoor3.6

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose.

Founded in 1856

Buffalo, New York, US

10001+ employees

http://www.mtb.com

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