Senior Software Engineer Platform & Microservices Architecture

Senior Software Engineer

We are seeking a seasoned and hands-on Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade microservices and platform capabilities that operate at global scale. This role is pivotal in building resilient, observable, and policy-compliant software systems that power mission-critical business functions. Leveraging technologies like Java, Python, Helm, Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures, you will deliver reusable software patterns with embedded controls to meet enterprise security, compliance, and risk management standards. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who can translate architectural vision into production-ready, scalable code with a focus on governance-as-code and automation.

Design, develop, and maintain high-scale, low-latency microservices in Java and Python that support enterprise platforms with stringent uptime, compliance, and observability requirements.

Engineer event-driven architectures using Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms to enable asynchronous workflows, decoupled service communication, and scalable event sourcing.

Develop and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and YAML-based configurations to deploy and manage cloud-native applications in production environments.

Design and implement enterprise-scale reusable service patterns, including service discovery, distributed configuration, fault tolerance, and global failover strategies.

Embed policy-as-code in CI/CD workflows using tools like OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or custom controls, enforcing security, compliance, and infrastructure governance at deploy time.

Partner with security, compliance, and risk teams to codify controls into automated pipelines, ensuring software systems are audit-ready by default.

Implement compliance-aware telemetry and alerting tied to controls such as data residency, encryption, access boundaries, and runtime immutability.

Drive the adoption of platform-wide architectural standards for service-to-service communication, identity propagation, rate-limiting, and secret injection.

Provide hands-on leadership in technical design reviews, deep dive troubleshooting, and performance tuning of distributed, containerized systems.

Author and maintain technical documentation, platform onboarding guides, and reusable code templates to enable faster and safer developer onboarding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Develop customized coding, software integration, perform analysis, configure solutions, using tools specific to the project or the area.

2. Lead and participate in the development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of highly complex solutions in adherence to company standards, including robust unit testing and support for subsequent release testing.

3. Build non-functional monitoring capabilities and provide escalated support for highly complex applications in production.

4. Build in and maintain security controls and monitoring in support of company standards.

5. Typically lead moderately complex projects and participate in larger, more complex initiatives.

6. Solve complex technical and operational problems. Act as a resource for teammates with less experience.

7. May oversee the work of a small team.

8. In an Agile environment: Responsible for delivering high quality working software and automating manual/reusable tasks working directly, and engage with, the business from the beginning of the design work. Leverage continuous engineering practices to deliver business value regarding effectiveness of the design. Actively participate in refining user stories. Responsible for design, developing, and maintaining automated unit testing, and supporting integration and functional testing. Responsible for providing automated monitoring capabilities, providing warranty support, and providing knowledge transfer to production support. Develop code in accordance with the acceptance criteria established by the Product Owner.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor's Degree and six to ten years of experience or equivalent education and software engineering training or experience

2. In-depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement best practices

3. Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function

4. Ability to plan and manage projects and solve complex problems by applying best practices

5. Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates. Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience in high-regulation industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, automotive) with firsthand knowledge of compliance enforcement at code level.
• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA), Kyverno, or HashiCorp Sentinel for governance and control enforcement.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise system constraints including governance, scalability, compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, PCI, NIST), and regulated workloads.
• Familiarity with zero-trust security patterns, mutual TLS (mTLS), service mesh (e.g., Istio or Linkerd), and container vulnerability scanning tools.
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong track record of enterprise-scale service delivery in production environments.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java and Python, with demonstrable experience building services deployed on Kubernetes using Helm and declarative configurations.
• Experience with event-driven patterns, including pub/sub, message queues, and streaming architectures.
• Contributions to internal frameworks or open-source tools that enable secure, scalable microservice development.
• Advanced understanding of platform resiliency, chaos engineering, and graceful degradation strategies under fault scenarios.
• Strong leadership presence in technical forums and the ability to drive architectural alignment across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of platform architecture principles, multi-region deployments, and high-availability (HA) designs.
• Experience implementing policy-as-code in CI/CD pipelines and enforcing guardrails and operational risk controls via automated code and deployment policies.
• Proficient with GitOps, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Kustomize, etc.).
• Working knowledge of container runtime security, runtime controls (e.g., SELinux, seccomp, AppArmor), and least privilege access models.
• Familiarity with SRE principles, including SLO/SLA/SI metrics and production incident response practices.

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Sitting Constantly (More than 50% of the time) Standing Frequently (25% - 50% of the time) Walking Frequently (25% - 50% of the time) Visual / Audio / Speaking Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone. Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers. Availability Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need. Travel Minimal and up to 10%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.