Application Development Technology Senior Lead- Senior Vice President

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and hands-on development of a scalable, secure, and resilient agentic AI platform from concept to production.
• Serve as the lead engineer and technical authority, guiding critical decisions on frameworks, technologies, and infrastructure. You will be expected to write code, build prototypes, and lead by example.
• Partner closely with product management and senior business leaders in banking to define the product strategy and technical roadmap. Translate complex business needs into elegant and scalable technical solutions.
• Partner effectively with horizontal AI platform teams, enterprise architecture, and external vendor partners to leverage existing capabilities, influence roadmaps, and accelerate delivery.
• Drive the strategy for integrating and operationalizing Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic frameworks (e.g., Google ADK, LangChain,), and other AI/ML technologies to solve real-world banking challenges.
• Implement and champion best-in-class engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, and robust monitoring to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.
• Define, measure, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to platform adoption, user productivity, and the ultimate impact on business outcomes like wallet share growth.
• Ensure the platform adheres to the highest standards of data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance required in the banking industry.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role, leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Hands-On Leader: Proven experience as a "player-coach" who can lead from the front, contribute to the codebase, and mentor junior and senior engineers.
• Platform Building: A strong track record of designing, building, and launching scalable, distributed, cloud-native platforms from the ground up.
• Domain Knowledge: Experience in the financial services, especially Financial Analytics is a significant plus. An understanding of banking workflows and data is highly desirable.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and to articulate a clear technical vision that aligns with business goals.
• Technical Skills: Backend & Distributed Systems (Java full stack/Spring Boot, Python, Go); Architecture (Microservices, domain-driven design, event-driven systems); APIs & Integration (REST/gRPC, Apigee, Kong); Data & Messaging (PostgreSQL/Oracle, MongoDB); AI / GenAI / LLM & Agentic Frameworks (Google ADK, Vertex AI, LangChain); Knowledge Graphs & Reasoning (Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, Knowledge Systems); Model Lifecycle & Governance (Model evaluation, monitoring, prompt/version control, Responsible AI / MRM compliance); Data platforms (Databricks, Spark); Cloud Platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure); Containers (Docker, Kubernetes); CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins); Observability (Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana); Security & Compliance (secure coding, API security, Zero Trust, data privacy, encryption, access control, regulatory compliance).

What We Offer

• A leadership role in a high-priority, transformative initiative with executive visibility.
• The opportunity to build a cutting-edge AI platform.
• A competitive compensation package including salary and benefits.
• A collaborative and innovative culture that values technical excellence and business impact.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$141,440.00 - $212,160.00

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