Senior Software Engineer

Empower is a company focused on transforming financial lives by providing a flexible work environment and celebrating internal mobility. The Senior Software Engineer will lead the design, architecture, and delivery of complex software solutions while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine requirements and troubleshoot issues.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of significant software features, platforms, or projects from concept through implementation
• Architect scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions across full stack, cloud, data, and AI-enabled environments
• Design, build, and support Gen AI software solutions and AI-assisted capabilities that improve business processes, reporting, analysis, or customer outcomes
• Work independently to manage technical projects, solve complex problems, and deliver high-quality software solutions
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical guidance, code feedback, and best-practice coaching
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine, prioritize, and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Partner with stakeholders on external customer reporting, analysis, and data-driven insights
• Build and maintain software using technologies such as Java, Python, SQL, and related full stack frameworks
• Use cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development practices to improve delivery speed, scalability, and reliability
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high-quality code standards
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex code, application, data, and performance issues
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, bottlenecks, and production defects
• Contribute to improvements in development processes, engineering standards, software architecture, and platform reliability
• Document and demonstrate solutions through technical documentation, code comments, and clear, efficient code
• Continuously learn and adapt to modern technologies, AI tools, cloud services, and software development practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training required
• 4+ years of experience in software development
• Experience designing, building, and supporting software solutions in full stack environments
• Strong programming experience with Java, Python, SQL, or similar technologies
• Experience working with data, reporting, analysis, or data-driven application development
• Experience with cloud technologies and cloud-based application development
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, version control, and modern engineering practices
• Familiarity with AI tools, Gen AI concepts, or AI-assisted software development practices
• Deep understanding of software architecture, application design, and scalable engineering principles
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to independently lead technical work, manage project deliverables, and drive solutions through completion
• Effective leadership, mentoring, communication, and technical influencing skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience designing or building Gen AI software solutions, AI-enabled workflows, or AI-assisted reporting and analysis tools
• Experience supporting external customer reporting, analytics, or customer-facing data solutions
• Experience architecting cloud-native solutions
• Experience leading projects independently from requirements through delivery
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or providing technical leadership within an engineering team
• Experience with Agile principles
• Experience improving CI/CD processes, deployment automation, observability, or production support practices
• Experience troubleshooting complex application, data, integration, or performance issues