Software Engineer Lead - Mortgage Platforms

USAA
San Antonio, Plano
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 127,310 - 243,340 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentoring","Stakeholder communication","Troubleshooting","Risk management"]

Lead the technical design and release-train delivery for a high-visibility mortgage transformation, shaping the architecture behind USAA’s target-state lending ecosystem. Guide multiple Agile teams through solution design and implementation, drive complex production troubleshooting across systems, and mentor engineers on design principles. Build scalable platform capabilities for member-facing Point of Sale (Blend) and loan origination (Empower LOS), leveraging modern cloud and event-driven integration patterns.

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Software Engineer Lead - Mortgage Platforms

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Job Summary

Lead the technical design and release-train delivery for a high-visibility mortgage transformation, shaping the architecture behind USAA’s target-state lending ecosystem. Guide multiple Agile teams through solution design and implementation, drive complex production troubleshooting across systems, and mentor engineers on design principles. Build scalable platform capabilities for member-facing Point of Sale (Blend) and loan origination (Empower LOS), leveraging modern cloud and event-driven integration patterns.
Location: San Antonio, Plano
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, code, and test complex tactical and strategic cross-functional technical solutions.
  • •Lead in-depth code/design reviews and communicate updates and impacts to stakeholders for multiple teams.
  • •Organize work and lead multiple teams to deliver features and solutions.
  • •Independently resolve complex production issues and lead end-to-end troubleshooting across multiple applications and systems.
  • •Leverage Site Reliability Engineering practices and partner with architecture to define directions for emerging technologies within the domain.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 127,310 - 243,340 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPensionLife InsurancePaid LeaveParental BenefitsAdoption Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
  • •8 years of software development experience in enterprise platform engineering and systems integration, including 2 years of technical leadership across multiple Agile teams.
  • •6 years of experience delivering software solutions across all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle.
  • •Expertise on either the Blend Point of Sale Platform or the Dark Matter Empower LOS Platform, including integration, vendor/batch management, customization, maintenance/support, and end-to-end testing/QA.
  • •Strong hands-on engineering across the full technology stack, including responsive web UI, APIs/backend services, and event-driven/data integration platforms.
Experience:8+ yearsEnterprise platformsSystems integrationAgileMortgageLendingFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipMentoringStakeholder communicationTroubleshootingRisk management
Tech Stack:GolangGoJavaPythonC++AWSSpringSpring BootRESTMicroservicesDistributed systemsApache KafkaSQLMySQLPostgreSQLNoSQLMongoDBCassandraTDDBDD

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

USAA
Provides insurance, banking, investment, and financial services to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families. Best known for auto, home, life insurance, and member-focused digital banking products.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Antonio, United States
Founded: 1922
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