Job Description

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. Empower?s Scheduling team powers the platform that welcomes new prospects, transitions them into valued clients, and sustains close relationships between clients and their personal advisors through well-timed calls and meetings. As a Senior Software Engineer, you?ll ship high-quality Java/Spring Boot services, raise the bar on code health and testing, and help evolve our AWS-native architecture. This role is hands-on: you?ll design and implement features end-to-end, improve reliability and performance, and mentor teammates through reviews and pairing. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and refactor Java/Spring Boot microservices that orchestrate scheduling workflows. Write thoughtful tests (unit, integration, contract) and uphold clean-code and ?definition of done? standards. Implement cloud-native patterns on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/FIFO, IAM) and contribute to infrastructure-as-code with Terraform. Improve CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or GitLab CI) by adding functional tests, static analysis, and security checks. Instrument services for observability, secure/PII-free logging, and performance monitoring (Splunk familiarity a plus). Partner with Product, SRE, and InfoSec to turn requirements into secure, performant APIs and resilient workflows. Participate in design reviews, share documentation, and mentor junior engineers through pairing and code reviews. Qualifications Experience: 5?8+ years of backend engineering delivering distributed systems; fintech or other regulated domains a plus. Java expertise: Strong command of Java and Spring Boot?data structures, concurrency, profiling, and robust testing. AWS proficiency: Practical experience with DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/FIFO, and IAM roles/policies. Infrastructure as code: Working knowledge of Terraform for repeatable environments. Containers & orchestration: Solid Docker skills; exposure to Kubernetes operations/tuning preferred. CI/CD & DevSecOps: Jenkins or GitLab CI pipeline design integrating functional tests, static analysis, vulnerability scanning, and performance testing. Collaboration & habits: Bias toward action, accountability, clear documentation, and constructive code reviews. Nice-to-haves Experience modernizing monoliths into event-driven or streaming architectures. Deeper Kubernetes experience (operators/service mesh). Background in financial services or other regulated industries. Experience with Microsoft Graph API, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft RBAC, and Salesforce integration. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.