Lead Innovation Software Engineer

Fifth Third Bancorp
Michigan, Texas
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 82,100 - 172,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Mentorship","Mentoring","Structured problem solving","Systems thinking"]

Partner with technology, product, strategy, and line-of-business teams to define and demonstrate the future of Fifth Third Bank’s products and enterprise architecture. Evaluate and apply emerging technologies to accelerate product innovation, translating customer and market signals into prototypes, data workflows, and decision-support dashboards. Lead or contribute to research on fintech, AI, and web3, and provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship.

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Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
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Lead Innovation Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Partner with technology, product, strategy, and line-of-business teams to define and demonstrate the future of Fifth Third Bank’s products and enterprise architecture. Evaluate and apply emerging technologies to accelerate product innovation, translating customer and market signals into prototypes, data workflows, and decision-support dashboards. Lead or contribute to research on fintech, AI, and web3, and provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship.
Location: Michigan, Texas
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop a strong understanding of current and future-state technology and product architecture, shaping evolution toward a product-led enterprise.
  • •Identify and prioritize opportunities to expand enterprise technology capabilities supporting customer and product innovation.
  • •Lead end-to-end data workflows (ETL from structured/unstructured sources), perform analysis, and build dashboards/visualizations (e.g., Power BI) for decision-making.
  • •Evaluate and benchmark fintechs and emerging startups by analyzing technology architecture, product capabilities, business models, and viability, then synthesize recommendations.
  • •Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship; translate customer needs and industry shifts into prototypes, demonstrations, and capability visions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 82,100 - 172,500 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (or equivalent education and relevant experience).
  • •5+ years of experience aligned to the role’s responsibilities.
  • •Strong front-end development experience with modern web standards and frameworks (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue, etc.).
  • •Strong back-end development experience with APIs and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka), including SQL, databases, and modern data platforms like Snowflake.
  • •Deep experience with at least one server-side language (Python, Java, Node.js, or PHP) plus cloud/infrastructure (e.g., AWS or Azure) and DevOps practices (CI/CD, automated testing).
Experience:5+ yearsFintechArtificial intelligenceWeb3
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationMentorshipMentoringStructured problem solvingSystems thinking
Tech Stack:HTML5CSSJavaScriptAngularReactVueAPIsKafkaSQLSnowflakePower BIDataikuPythonJavaNode.jsPHPAWSAzureCI/CDGenerative AI

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company offering consumer, commercial, and wealth management services. Through its banking subsidiaries, it provides deposits, lending, treasury management, payments, and investment solutions across the Midwest and Southeast.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cincinnati, United States
Founded: 1858
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