Software Engineer IV

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. Participate in testing, implementation, maintenance, and escalated support of Truist's most complex solutions.

2. Development includes but is not limited to customized coding, software integration, analysis, configuring solutions, or use tools pertinent to the area, project, or system to configure or generate a solution.

3. Ensure adherence to company and industry standards. Provides technical consultation on extremely challenging or unusual situations.

4. Write and run unit tests.

5. Devise or modify procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.

6. Interpret internal / external business challenges and recommends best practices. 7. Use sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.

8. Mentor less experienced teammates to build technical expertise.

9. Does not have management responsibilities. This position serves as the technical expert on the team and is often the strongest engineer, answering and solving the most complex, unusual issues, but does not have the skills nor the interest in management. Therefore, in the technical industry and many companies, this position is often aligned at the same level as an entry level manager. This creates a career path for an individual contributor to remain as an individual contributor and does not have to seek a management role for promotion / pay.

10. In an Agile environment : Act as an Agile champion. Responsible for delivering high quality working software and automating manual / reusable tasks working directly, and consulting 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 development and developing unit testing, and supporting integration and functional testing. Responsible for 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 eight to twelve years of experience as a developer or equivalent education and related training or experience

2. Deep specialized and / or broad functional knowledge

3. Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes 4. Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices

5. Ability to lead complex projects

6. Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems

7. Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective

Preferred Qualifications :

1. Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, with ten (10) or more years of professional experience , or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

2. Prior experience in banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries , with an understanding of security, compliance, and risk management considerations.

3. Deep knowledge and experience with two or more of the following :

Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design

Advanced analytical, performance tuning, and debugging skills

Experience applying these fundamentals in large‑scale, distributed systems

4. Professional experience building applications or services from the ground up  and scaling them to enterprise or platform level usage, including reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

5. Deep specialized and / or broad functional expertise in modern, cloud‑native software engineering , with a strong focus on AI‑assisted and automation‑driven development practices .

6. Demonstrated leadership in evolving the software development life cycle (SDLC)  through the application of AI, automation, and cloud‑native design patterns .

7. Experience working with open‑source tools and frameworks , including their adoption, evaluation, and contribution within enterprise environments.

8. Strong understanding of SOA, microservices, and event‑driven architectures , including service decomposition, API design, and service governance.

9. Experience using web servers, application containers, and caching technologies , including container orchestration and cloud‑native runtime environments.

10. Solid knowledge of relational database design and development , including SQL, stored procedures, data modeling, and performance optimization.

11. Experience with messaging and integration systems  (e.g., MQ, JMS, event streaming platforms) in distributed and asynchronous architectures.

12. Experience with build and delivery tools  such as Git, Maven, Jenkins, and modern CI / CD pipelines.

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.