Lead Software Engineer, Platform

US Bank

Closes tomorrow Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Irving, TXAtlanta, GAChicago, IL
Salary: $133,365–$156,900 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Jul 3, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k

This role $145k

$123k most similar roles pay here $227k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $133,695–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About US Bank

U.S. Bank (U.S. Bancorp) is the fifth-largest bank in the United States, providing retail banking, corporate and commercial banking, wealth management, and payment services to millions of customers. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

US Bank currently has 44 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,765–$140,900 across 43 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, Platform

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As a Platform Engineer at U.S. Bank, you will join an innovative team dedicated to designing and operating secure, compliant, and scalable API, AI, and cloud-native platforms that power digital services across the organization. Your daily responsibilities include building and maintaining enterprise API and AI gateways, developing Terraform modules for automation, integrating with identity providers like Entra ID, and implementing observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. You will work with technologies like Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, Kubernetes, and HashiCorp Vault, ensuring secure network connectivity and disaster recovery strategies are in place. This role requires expertise in platform engineering, API gateway design, and cloud infrastructure, particularly in a regulated financial environment.

Skills

Apigee Terraform Kubernetes Python AWS Azure GraphQL Prometheus Grafana CI/CD HashiCorp Vault Azure Key Vault SAML RBAC mTLS OAuth 2.0 JWT ELK Splunk Datadog F5 BIG-IP WAF Akamai

What you'll do

Design and build enterprise API and AI platforms for multiple business domains.
Own the lifecycle of API and AI gateway platforms, including governance and disaster recovery.
Develop Terraform modules to automate provisioning and manage API gateway resources.
Implement secure network connectivity using Azure Private Link and private endpoints.
Embed infrastructure security scanning into CI/CD pipelines to ensure compliance.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience in platform engineering or cloud infrastructure
Expertise with Apigee including platform architecture and troubleshooting
Experience operating large-scale distributed systems in production environments
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE) and containerized workloads
Strong understanding of API security standards and secrets management tools
Experience integrating enterprise identity providers and managing CI/CD pipelines
Deep knowledge of networking architecture and observability monitoring tools

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