Lead Software Engineer

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Regular

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The Lead Engineer is a deeply technical, strategic individual contributor who owns complex platforms and solutions end-to-end. They combine architecture and hands-on engineering expertise with strong technical judgment, drive engineering standards and operational excellence, solve the most complex technical problems, and influence multiple teams through technical leadership, coaching, and clear communication. Their impact extends beyond their own delivery to shaping the technical direction, quality, reliability, and scalability of the broader domain.

Drives the architecture and delivery of high impact software solutions that implement strategic goals established by executives and senior leadership. Applies advanced software engineering, architectural practices, and emerging technologies to design innovative, scalable solutions. Leads large, complex initiatives of strategic importance as an individual contributor, frequently providing cross team technical leadership, coaching, and training that advance business objectives and help shape future technical direction.

For this opportunity, Truist requires unrestricted, permanent U.S. work authorization. Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

• Implements software architecture and engineering approaches for complex, high impact initiatives that support strategic goals set by executives and senior leadership and establishes technical plans for the area of responsibility.
• Adopts, refines, and promotes advanced software engineering standards, practices, and governance mechanisms within the domain, enabling multiple teams to improve quality, reliability, and delivery outcomes.
• Partners with senior technology leadership, product, and architecture teams to shape technology strategy for the domain, providing deep technical insight and proposing solution patterns that influence roadmaps and priorities.
• Leads the end-to-end technical design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available software solutions, delivering reference implementations that inform new products and platforms.
• Resolves complex technical issues in the area of responsibility, designing innovative architectures and performance, reliability, and scalability improvements that advance business objectives.
• Provides technical leadership, guidance, coaching, and training to engineers across teams, raising the technical bar through reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing activities.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and research relevant to the domain, building prototypes and solution concepts that provide measurable input into new products, features, or capabilities.
• Contributes directly to long-term technical plans for the area of responsibility through well reasoned recommendations, design proposals, and implementation experience.
• Leads large, complex projects and processes, coordinating technical work across multiple teams to ensure cohesive, high-quality outcomes.
• Works independently with substantial autonomy, demonstrating technical innovation while balancing risk, and making engineering decisions that meaningfully impact results for the division.
• Architecture & Technical Design
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Microservices Architecture
• Technical Designs
• Software Solutions
• Scalability Testing

• Software Engineering & Delivery
• Software Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Agile Methodology
• CI/CD
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Deployment
• Dev Ops

• AI & Engineering Modernization
• AI Adoption
• Growth Mindset