Software Engineering Director - Elavon POS

Job Description

The U.S. Bank is seeking a visionary Software Engineering Director – Elavon POS to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering execution, and modernization of our next-generation Point of Sale platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technology strategy, architecture vision, and engineering roadmap for the next-generation Elavon Point of Sale (POS) platform.
• Drive modernization of POS products and platforms, delivering scalable, cloud-native, API-first solutions that enhance merchant experiences.
• Lead global engineering teams responsible for application development, platform engineering, integrations, and production operations.
• Establish and scale engineering best practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, SRE, observability, automation, and quality engineering.
• Champion AI-first software engineering, leveraging AI-assisted development, testing, automation, and operational intelligence to improve productivity and speed-to-market.
• Own platform reliability, resiliency, security, performance, incident management, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Product, Business, Risk, Operations, and Executive Leadership to define priorities, align investments, and drive measurable business outcomes.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives utilizing modern architectures, microservices, and enterprise technology standards that support future growth.
• Build, coach, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Establish engineering KPIs, workforce plans, vendor strategies, and governance frameworks while influencing enterprise technology direction and investment decisions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• 12 or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Eight or more years of experience leading multiple software engineering teams

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with Point of Sale (POS), Merchant Acquiring, Payments, FinTech, or Digital Commerce platform experience
• Software Engineering Leadership with experience managing large, global engineering organizations
• AWS Cloud Architecture, cloud modernization, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives
• Microservices, Distributed Systems, API-First Design, and Event-Driven Architectures
• DevSecOps, CI/CD, Test Automation, Infrastructure as Code, and Modern SDLC Practices
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Observability, Monitoring, Incident Management, and Platform Resiliency
• AI/Generative AI, AI-Assisted Development, Intelligent Automation, and Responsible AI Governance

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• 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