UI and Backend Integration Senior Payments Software Engineer

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**Regular or Temporary:**

Regular

**Language Fluency:** English (Required)

**Work Shift:**

1st shift (United States of America)

**Please review the following job description:**

The Senior Payments Software Engineer is a senior-level engineering team lead responsible for delivering highly complex, scalable software solutions with a focus on payment systems and large-scale transaction processing.

This role combines deep technical expertise with strong technical leadership, guiding engineering teams through architecture, design, and implementation phases.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with a proven track record in AWS cloud-native development, distributed systems, and modern software engineering practices.

This role is critical in shaping the technical direction of the team while remaining deeply embedded in the codebase and delivery lifecycle.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.

Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.

Specific activities may change from time to time.

+ Lead the design, development, and deployment of highly scalable and resilient software systems, particularly in the payments and financial transaction domain.
+ Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS services, ensuring performance, security, and operational excellence.
+ Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.
+ Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
+ Drive Agile best practices, including story refinement, test-driven development, CI/CD automation, and DevSecOps integration.
+ Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack, from infrastructure to application logic.
+ Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and hands-on development.
+ Contribute to the evolution of system architecture and engineering standards across the organization.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.

Bachelor’s degree and eight to twelve years of experience as a developer or equivalent education and related training or experience

2.

Deep specialized and/or broad functional knowledge

3.

Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes 4.

Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices

5.

Ability to lead complex projects

6.

Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems

7.

Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective

**Preferred Qualifications:**

**Master’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.**

**10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role.**

**Proficiency in frontend frameworks such as Angular or React**

**Strong experience of Java, Node.js or any other backend technologies for API development and integration**

**Deep expertise in payment systems, transaction processing, and financial services platforms.**

**Strong architectural background with experience designing distributed systems and event-driven architectures.**

**Advanced proficiency in AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudFormation).**

**Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.**

**Experience with messaging systems (e.g., MQ, JMS, Kafka) and relational/non-relational databases.**

**Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven, and Terraform.**

**Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.**

**OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS**

**Sitting**
Constantly (More than 50% of the time)
**Standing**
Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)
**Walking**
Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)
**Visual / Audio / Speaking**
Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.
**Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding**
Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.
**Availability**
Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.
**Travel**
Minimal and up to 10%

**General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:** All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position.

Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.

Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.

For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site (https://benefits.truist.com/)
.

Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

**_Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

Truist is a Drug Free Workplace._**

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