Senior Staff Software Engineer

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and implementing complex software solutions, driving technical excellence, and providing guidance on major engineering projects. This role will help shape the technical roadmap and strategy, lead the design and implementation of critical software components and systems, and support the development and maintenance of complex applications.

What you will do:

• Provide technical feasibility assessments and product evaluations based on business needs.

• Provide technical leadership to the team in design finalization, code reviews, production support, and maintenance issue resolution.

• Lead the design and implementation of critical software components and systems.

• Mentor technical members of the team.

• Contribute to the development of coding standards, best practices, and guidelines.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap.

• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends to drive technical innovation.

• Support significant engineering ownership of complex applications, including design and development of new features, improvements to existing code, code release, deployment, and application maintenance.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training required.

• 7+ years of experience in software development.

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining complex software solutions involving multiple stakeholders.

• Expertise in Java, Python, Swift, JavaScript, or similar languages.

• Proficiency in multiple technologies and database platforms.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of cloud-based development tools and processes.

• Proven experience designing critical applications that interact with several other internal and external systems.

• Deep knowledge and understanding of the software development process in a distributed team environment.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Proven team player who can mentor other technical members of the team.

What will set you apart:

• Architecture-level cloud or product certifications.

This job operates in a professional office environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year