Senior Staff Software Engineer

Empower

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Empower, responsible for architecting software solutions and mentoring teams to achieve technical excellence within financial services sector.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $138,000 - $200,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaJavaScriptPythonSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonSwiftJavaScriptsoftware developmentcloud-based developmentcoding standardssoftware designapplication maintenancedatabase platforms

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationteam playerstakeholder engagementinnovationdesign finalizationcode reviews

Certifications

Bachelor's degree