Full Stack Software Engineer Jobs in Buffalo, NY

Job Summary:
M&T Bank is seeking a Lead Full Stack Java Software Engineer for their agile engineering team focused on building a next-generation digital banking platform. This role involves hands-on development across full-stack technologies, influencing architecture, and guiding the team in best practices, while ensuring high-quality code and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as a hands‑on technical leader, spending the majority of your time (approximately 80%) designing and developing software while mentoring and coaching other engineers.
• Design, develop, and maintain applications in alignment with approved SDLC processes, emphasizing clean, resilient, and well‑tested code that minimizes risk to the Bank.
• Lead technical design discussions and architecture sessions, contributing ideas and recommendations to application architecture, engineering practices, and design patterns.
• Review, approve, and provide guidance on pull requests, technical designs, and proposed changes, ensuring quality, stability, and maintainability.
• Establish and coach best practices for code reviews, code quality, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Author organized, efficient, secure source code at an expert level in at least one programming language, with professional proficiency in at least one additional language.
• Guide team members on appropriate data structures, algorithms, and technical approaches to solve business problems.
• Oversee source control management activities, including reviewing merges and ensuring code is properly integrated into the production deployment path.
• Review testing strategies and code coverage to ensure comprehensive validation, and coach team members on opportunities to improve test quality.
• Drive adherence to engineering patterns and practices related to performance testing, resiliency, scalability, and optimization.
• Partner with delivery teams to review and approve technical requirements, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and feasibility.
• Collaborate across teams and domains, recommending process or architectural improvements where technical concerns warrant change.
• Communicate architecture, progress, risks, and challenges clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Present team work at internal forums, architecture reviews, and peer group meetings; contribute to internal knowledge sharing through documentation or blog posts.
• Understand and comply with the Company’s risk, regulatory, and internal control standards, escalating risk‑related issues as appropriate.
• Promote a culture of belonging that reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Associate’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ systems analysis and/or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' systems analysis and/or application development work experience. In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 year’s education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ system analysis and/or application development work experience.
• Full‑stack development experience, including front‑end frameworks such as Angular
• Hands‑on API development and integration experience
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot–based services
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices
• Experience using Git‑based source control (e.g., GitLab)
• Working knowledge of databases, performance optimization, and resilient system design
Preferred:
• Expert analytical and problem‑solving skills specific to application development
• Experience working in agile, collaborative team environments
• Ability to work autonomously while balancing multiple complex initiatives
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Experience driving project milestones and delivery timelines
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives or projects
• Experience partnering with and presenting to both technology and business stakeholders
Company:
M&T Bank provides banking, investment, insurance, and mortgage financial services. Founded in 1856, the company is headquartered in Buffalo, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.