Lead Full Stack Engineer – Java, Microservices & APIs

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive.   We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.  As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.  Job Description We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across the software development lifecycle. This role will lead solution design and development, guide architecture and engineering best practices, mentor engineers, and build scalable, reliable, secure, and high-performing software solutions . The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in Java, APIs/SDKs, distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native development, and software architecture within an Agile and DevOps environment. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and production support of enterprise software solutions. • Provide hands-on technical leadership across architecture, solution design, coding standards, and engineering best practices . • Design and build scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performance applications and platforms. • Develop and evolve APIs, SDKs, microservices, and integration solutions , ensuring compatibility, scalability, and maintainability. • Write production-ready code and conduct code reviews to maintain quality, security, performance, and engineering standards. • Troubleshoot complex application and production issues, perform root-cause analysis , and drive reliability and performance improvements. • Mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and foster engineering excellence and continuous improvement . • Collaborate with product, engineering, Agile, and business partners to deliver solutions using Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices . Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience • Six to eight years of relevant experience Required Skills • Strong development experience with Java and one or more of C++, Kotlin, C#, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript . • Experience designing REST APIs, SDKs, API integrations, and versioning strategies . • Strong knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and high-availability architectures . • Experience with cloud-native applications, Docker, and Kubernetes . • Strong software architecture, system design, and design pattern expertise. • Knowledge of secure coding, authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability management . • Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, testing, and production support . • Proven technical leadership , mentoring, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Experience with payments, commerce, or high-volume transaction processing - Preferred • Knowledge of PCI-DSS, tokenization, authorization/settlement, payment terminals, or device integration - Preferred Location expectations