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 is a seasoned professional responsible for implementing complex software systems, leading development projects, and providing technical expertise. They are key contributors to the architecture and innovation of software products. 

Essential Functions:

• Lead the design and development of significant software features or projects.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine and prioritize software requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high-quality code standards.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and bottlenecks.
• Contributes to the improvement of development processes and software architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and improve products.
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, code comments, clear and efficient code.
• Assist in code reviews and enforce standard practices within the team.
• Continuously learn and adapt to modern technologies and development practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent training.
• 4+ years of experience in software development.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Deep understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective leadership and communication skills.
• Experienced working in a Full stack environment.
• Excellent communication and technical influencing skills.

Required

• Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, JDBC, and MySQL.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EKS, SQS, S3, SES, and RDS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, and GitLab.
• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain REST APIs; exposure to or interest in gRPC.
• Solid understanding of agile development, including scrum and sprints.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize and tune system performance.
• Strong background in metrics, logging, observability tools, and improving operational visibility.
• Commitment to high-quality code with comprehensive automated testing; expectation of testing all new code.
• Excellent communication skills; able to collaborate clearly across teams.
• Willingness and ability to participate in PagerDuty on-call rotation.

Nice to Have

• Experience building or working with Agentic Pipelines.
• Experience with front-end development (JavaScript, React).
• Demonstrated curiosity and a strong learning mindset.

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 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.

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, 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.