Selby Jennings · 14 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$275K/yr - $375K/yr
8+ years expSelby Jennings is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (VP) to support critical consumer banking platforms within a large‑scale, regulated financial services environment. The role involves leading a small engineering team to build secure, resilient, cloud‑native services and deliver high‑volume, customer‑facing capabilities.
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Hiring Manager
Carley Ferrero
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of 6-8 engineers, providing technical leadership and ensuring consistent, high‑quality delivery
Design and develop Java/Spring Boot microservices on AWS, leveraging containerized and event‑driven architectures
Write, review, and debug production‑grade code across distributed systems with a strong focus on security and stability
Architect for availability, resiliency, and performance, automating remediation of recurring operational issues
Implement and evolve CI/CD pipelines and agile engineering practices
Own observability and runtime health using Splunk and Grafana dashboards and alerts
Use Kafka and asynchronous messaging to support distributed, high‑throughput workflows
Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to evaluate architecture, scalability, and platform fit
Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience with formal training or certification
Strong expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot, and AWS cloud services
Proven experience designing and operating microservice‑based systems end to end
Solid background in CI/CD, agile delivery, application security, and resiliency engineering
Experience with distributed systems and streaming/event platforms (Kafka)
Preferred
8+ years of Java development experience; AWS Developer or Architect certification
Background in consumer financial services or other regulated environments
Experience with Oracle, Cassandra, or other NoSQL databases
Strong operational mindset with monitoring, alerting, and incident ownership
Company
Selby Jennings
Global recruitment firm specialising in Banking
1001-5000 employees
Funding
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