Software Engineering Director – Card Platform Engineering

Software Engineering Director leading a large engineering team for card processing platforms at U.S. Bank.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeBrookfield • Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $143,905 - $169,300 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsJavaSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead an engineering organization of approximately 40–60 engineers and contractors, including engineering managers, with accountability for staffing, performance, and delivery outcomes.
Own operational and delivery results for mission-critical platforms, with a strong focus on stability, resiliency, availability, and regulatory compliance.
Provide technical leadership across mainframe and distributed systems, supporting teams during complex delivery challenges, production incidents, and escalations.
Drive execution of large, high-visibility initiatives, ensuring predictable delivery, transparency, and effective risk management across competing priorities.
Lead and advance modernization efforts, including modernization on or off the mainframe, while maintaining uninterrupted business operations.
Strengthen engineering practices through sound design decisions, quality standards, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Develop and coach engineering managers and senior engineers, with a focus on career development, upskilling, and succession planning.
Build strong partnerships with product, architecture, operations, and business leaders to align technology delivery with business priorities.
Champion agile and product-oriented delivery models while maintaining accountability for results.

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience
Five or more years of experience leading software engineering teams
Strong knowledge of mainframe environments and Java-based applications; familiarity with COBOL and Java is essential.
Experience leading platform modernization initiatives; cloud experience is beneficial but not required.
Experience integrating and supporting large volumes of data through APIs and middleware; familiarity with technologies such as Tibco and Spring Boot is a plus.
Proven ability to own and operate critical platforms with accountability for reliability, performance, and delivery outcomes.
Experience with incident management and production support in large-scale, regulated environments.
Demonstrated success developing managers and building high-performing, engaged teams.
Experience in credit cards, payments, or other regulated financial systems is strongly preferred.
Experience leading blended onshore/offshore teams and vendor partnerships.

Comp & perks

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaCOBOLmainframe environmentsplatform modernizationAPIsmiddlewareTibcoSpring Bootincident managementproduction support

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcareer developmentupskillingsuccession planningrisk managementtransparencycontinuous improvementpartnership buildingteam engagement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree