Lead Software Engineer (AI Search & Document Intelligence)
U.S. Bank
About the role
At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. 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. Bank 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
Lead the architecture, modernization, and delivery of an enterprise Document Management Platform powered by AI, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), Generative AI, and Enterprise Search. This role combines deep technical leadership with hands-on engineering to build scalable, cloud-native solutions that transform unstructured data into actionable business intelligence.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for the end-to-end architecture and development of the Enterprise Document Management Platform, driving innovation in repository-agnostic content management, process orchestration, intelligent document processing, AI-enabled discovery, and cloud modernization initiatives.
Design and develop Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment.
Build end-to-end Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) solutions using OCR, document classification, data extraction, and workflow automation.
Architect AI-powered search and retrieval capabilities leveraging Semantic Search, Vector Search, Hybrid Search, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
Champion the use of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), GitHub Copilot, and emerging AI technologies across the software development lifecycle
Lead cloud modernization initiatives on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, including legacy application transformation.
Partner with business, product, security, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.
Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and drive operational excellence, reliability, and production support.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Six to eight years of relevant experience
Required Skills
Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and Distributed Systems
Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native application development
Kafka and event-driven architecture
PostgreSQL and enterprise data platforms
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) including OCR, document classification, metadata and entity extraction
AI Search & Retrieval including Semantic Search, Vector Search, Hybrid Search, Embeddings, and RAG
Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools
CI/CD, Secure Software Development, Observability, Production Support, and Technical Leadership
Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.
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.
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Review our full benefits available by employment status here.
U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.
E-Verify
U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00
U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.
Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and development of an AI-powered enterprise document management platform.
- Build Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment.
- Deliver intelligent document processing solutions using OCR, classification, data extraction, and workflow automation.
- Architect AI search and retrieval capabilities, including semantic, vector, and hybrid search and RAG.
- Drive cloud modernization on Azure and Kubernetes, including legacy application transformation.
- Collaborate with business, product, security, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
- Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and support operational excellence and production reliability.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Six to eight years of relevant experience.
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development.
- Knowledge of Kafka, event-driven architecture, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data platforms.
- Experience with intelligent document processing, OCR, classification, and metadata or entity extraction.
- Knowledge of AI search and retrieval, embeddings, vector search, hybrid search, and RAG.
- Experience with generative AI, LLMs, and AI-assisted development tools.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision healthcare.
- Basic and optional life insurance and disability coverage.
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
- Two to five weeks of paid vacation depending on salary grade and tenure, plus up to 11 paid holidays.
- Adoption assistance and sick and safe leave.
Skills mentioned
About U.S. Bank
At U.S. Bank, we help millions of clients achieve their goals with a balance of best-in-class technology and human expertise tailored to individual needs. As the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, we’ve built a reputation for strength and stability across a diversified mix of businesses, including commercial and institutional banking, business banking, payments, wealth management and consumer banking. We’ve been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute and the most admired superregional bank by Fortune. In addition to thousands of branches serving consumers, U.S. Bank offers a complete suite of products, services and strategic partnerships for business. Within our Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking division, we serve more than half a million clients across the country and around the world, ranging from wealthy individuals and families to the largest corporations, including 90% of Fortune 1000 companies. We’re also consistently recognized as a great place to work. We’re shaping our company culture with intention, focused on creating a workplace where it’s safe to speak up, share ideas and try new things. We’re proud to be recognized as a “Best for Vets” employer by the Military Times and included on Fair360’s (formerly DiversityInc.) list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity. U.S. Bank, NA. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for U.S. Bank. The employer record includes 3,885 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.