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Empower is a financial services company that provides personalized investment and advice solutions to help individuals achieve financial freedom throughout their lives. It offers a range of wealth management services including private client investment management, socially responsible investing, retirement planning, and personal strategy services tailored for various investment needs. 

With innovative tools such as the Empower Personal Dashboard, clients can consolidate their financial information, plan for retirement, and make informed money decisions. 


10,000+ employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

Lead Software Engineer
16 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $111.8k - $162.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

Apache

Cassandra

Distributed Systems

Hibernate

Java

Kafka

Microservices

MongoDB

MySQL

NoSQL

Postgres

Spring

Spring Boot

SpringBoot

SQL

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📋 Description
• Lead the design and development of microservices-based architectures using Spring and Spring Boot.
• Architect and build real-time streaming applications using Apache Kafka.
• Define technical strategy and oversee the full software development lifecycle, from requirements to deployment.
• Mentor and guide engineers, conducting design and code reviews to ensure high standards.
• Champion TDD and BDD practices, ensuring code quality and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable software.
• Drive adoption of best practices in system design, testing, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize performance of applications and resolve complex technical issues.
• Ensure systems are built for high availability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and align technical initiatives with business goals.

🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 2+ years in a lead/mentorship role
• Strong expertise in Java (Java 11 or later).
• Solid hands-on experience with Spring, Spring Boot, and RESTful web services.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Proven experience in building real-time streaming applications with Apache Kafka.
• Strong experience in SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).
• Proficiency in Hibernate, JPA, and ORM concepts.
• Strong understanding and application of TDD and BDD methodologies.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and system architecture.
• Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and leadership skills.

🏖️ Benefits
• 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
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.