Lead Software Engineer

About this role

The Lead Software Integration Engineer will lead a newly formed Software Integration team and play a critical role in the Bank’s digital transformation. Reporting directly to the CTO, this role designs and delivers secure, scalable system integrations and internal tools that improve operational efficiency in a regulated banking environment.


This is a hands-on senior engineering and architecture role with responsibility for technical leadership, solution design, and full lifecycle ownership in a Microsoft Azure–based platform.


Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Software Integration team, setting technical standards and best practices
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the CTO on integration strategy and platform modernization
• Design and implement secure, scalable integrations across core banking systems, third-party platforms, and internal applications
• Architect and develop REST and SOAP APIs using XML and JSON, with strong governance and lifecycle management
• Implement secure authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and related standards
• Develop integration solutions and internal tools primarily using Python on Microsoft Azure (Azure Functions, Web Apps, Azure SQL)
• Apply DevOps best practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and observability
• Partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into automated solutions
• Own solutions end-to-end, including deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement
• Ensure all solutions meet banking regulatory, security, audit, and compliance requirements

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on integrations or platforms
• Expert-level Python development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (Functions, Web Apps, Azure SQL, Entra ID)
• Proven experience designing and consuming REST and SOAP APIs
• Deep understanding of JSON, XML, ...