At U.S. Bancorp India, we're on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One. **Job Description** **Key Responsibilities** **1. Global Engineering Leadership & India Expansion** + Lead and scale a **high-performing global engineering organization** , including building and expanding the India team supporting Acquisition and Open Banking platforms. + Establish a strong **engineering culture** focused on ownership, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. + Drive **talent strategy** across hiring, onboarding, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning. + Foster an **inclusive, accountable environment** that promotes collaboration, technical excellence, and leadership growth. **2. Platform Engineering & Architecture (Acquisition & Underwriting)** + Own the design and evolution of **API-first, event-driven platforms** enabling digital acquisition and real-time underwriting. + Architect **decoupled systems** separating customer journeys, decisioning, and core banking platforms to improve scalability and agility. + Establish **reusable platform capabilities** (decisioning, identity, fraud, KYC, and data integration) consumable across products, channels, and partners. + Drive engineering excellence in **distributed systems, scalability, and secure Open Banking integrations** . **3. Execution, Delivery & Operational Performance** + Lead delivery of the **product and platform roadmap** with clear accountability for business outcomes, quality, and operational stability. + Ensure **predictable, on-time, and within-budget execution** while meeting security, compliance, and reliability standards. + Promote strong engineering practices, including **high-quality code, sound design decisions, and production stability** . + Proactively manage **dependencies, risks, and trade-offs** , ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and strategic goals. **4. Technical Leadership & Architectural Governance** + Provide strategic **architectural direction** , aligning solutions to business needs, enterprise standards, and regulatory requirements. + Ensuredesigns are **scalable, resilient, maintainable, and testable** , with clear handling of dependencies and failure scenarios. + Lead **architecture reviews and design forums** , driving consistency and simplification across platforms. + Continuously simplify systems to improve **speed, reliability, and supportability** . **5. Cross-Functional Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement** + Partner with **product, business, risk, and architecture leaders** to define and deliver acquisition and underwriting capabilities. + Influence roadmap decisions by balancing **engineering strategy, customer experience, risk, and delivery constraints** .



+ Drive alignment across teams to enable **efficient, end-to-end value delivery** across the ecosystem. + Communicate **architecture, strategy, and delivery risks** clearly to both technical and executive stakeholders. **6. Resiliency, Risk & Operational Excellence** + Define and enforce **resiliency standards** (tiering, SLOs, failover strategies) for mission-critical acquisition and underwriting flows. + Ensure **high availability and low-latency performance** for real-timedecisioningsystems. + Lead **incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous reliability improvements** across the platform. **Technical Scope** The Senior Software Engineering Manager is expected to bring strong **hands-on technical leadership and credibility** in designing and delivering **modern, distributed, and scalable platforms** . This role leads engineering teams building **API-first acquisition and Open Banking solutions** , with a focus on **real-time decisioning, resiliency, performance, and regulatory compliance** . **Core Technical** **Expectations** + Design and build **highly scalable, resilient, and maintainable distributed systems** , with a strong emphasis on modularity, extensibility, and testability. + Lead development of **microservices, APIs, SDKs, and front-end components (MFE)** using Java, Spring Boot, and modern UI frameworks aligned to API-driven architectures. + Architect **low-latency, high-throughput platforms** to support real-time acquisition flows and credit decisioning workloads. + Enable **seamless integration across channels and partners** through well-defined RESTful APIs and event-driven communication patterns. + Apply **event-driven architecture principles** using Kafka and related streaming technologies to support asynchronous processing and real-time data flows. + Leverage **cloud-native and container-based platforms** , including Kubernetes, Istio, Rancher, and API gateways (Apigee), to enable scalability, observability, and secure service communication + Establish modern **DevOps and CI/CD practices** using tools such as Jenkins/CloudBeesand GitLab, ensuring automated testing, deployment, and release management. + Enforce best practices in **source control, code quality, and agile delivery** , driving consistency, speed, and reliability across engineering teams. + Lead troubleshooting and resolution of **complex production issues** , ensuring rapid recovery, root cause analysis, and continuous system improvement. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. + 10+ years of experience designing and delivering **modern, distributed software systems** .



+ 5+ years of experience **leading high-performing engineering teams** , including globally distributed/offshore teams. + Provenexpertisebuilding and scaling **platform-based solutions** with measurable business impact. + Demonstrated ability to lead teams in delivering **complex, multi-stakeholder products** in fast-paced, enterprise environments. + Solid understanding of **software engineering practices, architecture patterns, and enterprise development tools** . + Ability to translate **business strategy into technology and engineering outcomes** , driving alignment across product, risk, and engineering. + Strong **analytical, planning, leadership, and communication skills** , with the ability toinfluence acrosstechnical and non-technical audiences. + Proven ability to collaborate effectively with **engineers, product managers, scrum teams, business stakeholders, and external partners** . **Preferred Qualifications** + Strong domainexpertisein **customer acquisition, credit underwriting, and Open Banking ecosystems** . + Experience in **financial services or other highly regulated industries** , with an understanding of risk, compliance, and security requirements. + Advanced knowledge of **distributed systems,** **microservices** **architecture, API platforms, and event-driven integration patterns** . + Experience leading **modernization initiatives** , including integrating new platforms with legacy systems in enterprise environments. + Demonstrated ability to balance **feature delivery, technical debt, and operational reliability at scale** . + Experience with **cloud-native platforms and engineering ecosystems** (Azure, containers, CI/CD, API management). + Relevant certifications in **Java, Spring, Microservices, or Cloud technologies** are a plus. **Leadership Profile** The ideal candidate is a leader who: + Thinks andoperatesat a **platform and ecosystem level** , considering impacts across domains, customer journeys, and partner integrations. + Demonstrates deep understanding of **end-to-end acquisition and underwriting flows** , including users, systems, and business outcomes. + Proactively addresses **ambiguity, risks, and dependencies** , guiding teams toward sound, data-driven decisions. + Builds a culture of **strong engineering fundamentals** , including design patterns, coding standards, quality engineering, and accountability. + Combines **technical depth, strategic thinking, and disciplined execution** to deliver consistent results. + Effectivelyrepresentsand scales **global engineering teams** , especially across India and U.S.-based stakeholders. If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants (https://careers.usbank.com/global/en/disability-accommodations-for-applicants) . **Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.** This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting. U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.

📌 Software Engineering Manager - Java Full Stack - Open Banking (Chennai)
🏢 U.S. Bank
📍 Chennai