Lead Digital Assets Software Engineer

Title:

Lead Digital Assets Software Engineer

Location:

300 S Brevard St Charlotte, NC

Duration: 6 months

Work Engagement: W2

Work Schedule:

3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position:
Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

This is an exciting time to join Wealth Management Technology as digital assets, AI, and tokenized markets reshape the financial landscape. The Digital & Trading Technology team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, end-to-end digital wealth solutions in a fast-moving, 24x7 market environment.

You will join a high-performing, award-winning engineering organization (300+ engineers across the U.S. and India) that leverages modern development practices, AI-assisted tooling, and cloud-native platforms to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

We are seeking a Lead Digital Assets Software Engineer with strong full-stack capabilities to support an eCurrency initiative within Wealth & Investment Management Technology (WIMT).

You will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions, working within a fast-paced Agile Scrum team. This position requires both hands-on development expertise and technical leadership across complex initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead large-scale, complex engineering initiatives with enterprise-wide impact

* Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications and services

* Build and support RESTful APIs and microservices architecture

* Establish and promote engineering standards and best practices

* Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality, production-ready deliverables

* Collaborate with senior engineers, architects, and stakeholders to solve complex technical challenges

* Drive innovation through adoption of new technologies and AI-enabled development tools

* Mentor team members and provide technical leadership within Agile teams

* Contribute to solution design for cloud-native and distributed systems

Qualifications:

* Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

* Demonstrated software engineering experience

* Strong hands-on software development experience with Java

* Experience designing, building, and supporting APIs and microservices

* Experience working with AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, agents)

* Experience building RESTful services using Spring Boot

* Experience with cloud-native architectures and containerization (Kubernetes)

* Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git Hub-based workflows

* Proficiency with modern development tools (e.g., Visual Studio Code)

* Experience supporting trading systems, market data, or FIX-based platforms

* Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles

* Experience with code quality tools and secure coding practices (e.g., Sonar Qube)