Senior Engineer

Company: Bank of America
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Job Description: This job is responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. Key responsibilities of the job include delivering complex features and technology, enabling development efficiencies, providing technical thought leadership based on conducting multiple software implementations, and applying both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies. Additionally, this job is accountable for end-to-end solution design and delivery. This Senior Engineer for MESH (Merchant Core) position is a critical hands-on Engineering leader role responsible for hands-on expertise and leading multiple teams within MESH. This role serves as a technical expert with architecture and low-level coding of multiple areas within the MESH portfolio, as well as a technical authority for a diverse technology landscape including Mulesoft, Java, Oracle PL/SQL, Kafka, reactive programming, and AI tools. The Senior Engineer provides strong leadership over their teams and also broad influence across the organization. Responsibilities: Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features are consistent with the larger portfolio solution Define the technology tool stack for the solution and evaluate and adapt new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s) Enables team(s)/applications with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) capabilities and engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline Guides and influences team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance –e.g. pairing, code reviews Provides end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level Conducts research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, and features Works with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements Managerial Responsibilities: This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above. Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company Great Place to Work goals. Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement. Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions. Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues. People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance. Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions. Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization. Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work. Required Qualifications: 10 years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership Define and enforce technical standards for the engineering team to maximize quality and efficiency Participate in architecture decisions and provide technical thought leadership for complex, multi-technology solutions Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex technical challenges within scrum teams Proven track record of defining and implementing complex, enterprise-scale solutions Strong understanding of security standards, compliance requirements, and vendor management Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments and delivering across multiple PIs Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity Leadership & Communication Experience managing people, leading an organization, setting vision, coaching others Extreme ownership mindset with ability to drive results across teams Strong influence and collaboration skills without direct reporting authority Ability to mentor and elevate the technical capabilities of engineering teams Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience presenting technical recommendations to senior leadership Deep expertise in Mulesoft, Java, Spring Boot framework, Kafka Proficiency in Oracle PL/SQL and database design Experience with reactive programming paradigms and event-driven architectures Understanding of design patterns, microservices architecture, and distributed systems Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud technologies Desired Qualifications: Experience with AI/ML tools and integration (Co-Pilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) Background in financial services or payments domain Experience with merchant services or payment processing systems Familiarity with modern observability and monitoring tools Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities Skills: Automation Influence Result Orientation Stakeholder Management Technical Strategy Development Application Development Architecture Business Acumen Risk Management Solution Design Agile Practices Analytical Thinking Collaboration Data Management Solution Delivery Process Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40 Pay Transparency details US - CA - San Francisco - 315 Montgomery St - 315 Montgomery (CA5704) Pay and benefits information Pay range $122,000.00 - $200,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company. Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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