Lead Software Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to help drive the modernization of our Enterprise Entitlements platform. This role will provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions that support identity, access, and authorization capabilities across Digital Banking.

Key Responsibilities

• ## Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern UI frameworks.
• ## Lead implementation of cloud-native solutions leveraging Kubernetes, containers, and microservices architecture.
• ## Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing and deployment.
• ## Define and implement API and integration strategies across enterprise platforms.
• ## Partner with architects and security teams to implement authorization and policy-driven access controls.
• ## Contribute to service mesh architectures utilizing technologies such as Istio and Envoy.
• ## Author and maintain policy definitions using Rego/OPA (preferred).
• ## Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence, resiliency, and operational best practices.

Education and Experience Required:

• ## Associate’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ systems analysis and/or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' systems analysis and/or application development work experience. In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 year’s education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ system analysis and/or application development work experience.
• ## Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• ## Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• ## Angular and/or modern front-end development experience.
• ## Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native development experience.
• ## CI/CD pipeline implementation experience.
• ## Strong understanding of security, authentication, and authorization concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• ## Rego/Open Policy Agent (OPA) experience.
• ## Digital Banking or Financial Services experience.
• ## Experience with Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Envoy).
• ## Identity and Access Management (IAM) background.

We support our team members with generous benefits.

• ## Competitive compensation
• ## Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
• ## 401(k) match at 5%
• ## Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• ## Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
• ## 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
• ## Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $116,400.00 - $194,000.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America