Software Engineering Lead - Wealth Management

Senior Java Full Stack Product Engineer – AWS

NEW JERSEY

Contract

12+ years of relevant experience in Java engineering, cloud technologies, product ownership, product management, or techno-functional leadership, within Wealth Management, Retirement, or Financial Services.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Full Stack Product Engineer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and AWS cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on technical expertise with product management, product ownership, and transformation leadership experience within Wealth Management, Retirement, or Financial Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy, roadmap planning, prioritization, requirements gathering, and end-to-end product delivery.
• Translate business strategy into customer journeys, product capabilities, epics, features, functional requirements, and technology roadmaps.
• Partner with Product, Business, Operations, Architecture, and Engineering teams to align business objectives with technology solutions.
• Lead product modernization and multi-year transformation initiatives across complex financial services platforms.
• Define business outcomes, KPIs, and success metrics to measure product performance and customer value.
• Manage competing priorities, dependencies, regulatory requirements, and delivery risks.
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and drive strategic decisions across business and technology teams.
• Apply AI-accelerated software development practices across design, development, testing, and release to improve productivity and reduce time to market.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs.
• Experience developing scalable, secure, and cloud-native applications using AWS.
• Knowledge of AWS services, including Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, SQS, and SNS.
• Understanding of AWS security, IAM policies, cloud networking, and cost optimization.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as Amazon DynamoDB or MongoDB.
• Experience with AI-powered and AI-accelerated Product Development Lifecycle (AI-PDLC) practices.

Product Management and Leadership Skills

• 12+ years of experience across product management, product ownership, or techno-functional leadership.
• Proven experience shaping product strategy, roadmaps, prioritization, requirements, and delivery.
• Ability to connect business strategy, product requirements, and technical implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience defining and tracking business KPIs and measurable product outcomes.
• Ability to lead complex modernization and transformation programs.

Domain Experience

• Wealth Management and Financial Services.
• Retirement products, including 401(k), 403(b), pensions, and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).
• Retirement recordkeeping services.
• Understanding of retirement participant and financial advisor journeys, including:
• Enrollment and contributions.
• Investment selection and management.
• Rollovers and distributions.
• Beneficiary management.
• Account servicing and participant support.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Strong combination of Java full-stack engineering and AWS cloud expertise.
• Experience in retirement or wealth management product platforms.
• Proven ability to lead product delivery and technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with senior business and technology stakeholders in complex financial services environments.
• Familiarity with AI-driven software engineering and product delivery acceleratio