Lead Software Engineer

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now About the Position We are seeking a Lead Engineer who is passionate about building high-performance, scalable, and resilient technology solutions. In this role, you will help set technical direction, lead by example, and collaborate closely with engineers, product leaders, and other partners to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business and customer needs. As a technical leader, you will remain hands-on in development while mentoring engineers, driving engineering best practices, and influencing architectural decisions. You thrive on solving complex technical challenges, writing clean and maintainable code, growing team capabilities, and delivering solutions at scale. If you’re excited about shaping technical strategy, fostering engineering excellence, and building high-quality technology solutions, we’d love to connect. Responsibilities Lead the design and development of scalable, high-quality technology solutions across applications and platforms. Define and promote engineering best practices in coding, testing, performance, security, reliability, and maintainability. Influence application and system architecture, balancing immediate business needs with long-term scalability and sustainability. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, architects, and other partners to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions. Conduct code reviews, technical deep-dives, and mentoring sessions to strengthen engineering capabilities across the team. Drive performance, reliability, and operational excellence across applications and services. Proactively identify and resolve architectural and technical challenges. Contribute to and enhance CI/CD pipelines and development practices, supporting reliable and efficient deployments. Promote strong engineering standards around security, quality, scalability, and resilience. Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering approaches, assessing their relevance to the technology stack and business needs. Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to roadmap planning, architecture, and technical strategy discussions. Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, supporting high availability and system resilience. Requirements 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or mentorship capacity. Strong proficiency in modern programming languages, frameworks, and software development practices. Experience designing and developing scalable applications, services, and technology solutions. Strong understanding of software architecture, application design patterns, APIs, integrations, and distributed systems. Experience working with RESTful APIs and modern integration approaches. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, code review practices, and collaborative development workflows. Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure/deployment tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, and GitHub Actions is a plus. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive technical decisions. Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills, with a growth mindset. Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $143,280 - $179,100 USD Be Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well. What We Offer Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%) Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%) Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day. Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF) Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture: Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations. Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution. Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions. Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Critical Skills Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities. Misuse of Voya's name in fraud schemes Voya Financial, Inc., is a leading retirement, employee benefits and investment management company. Voya’s services and solutions help clear the path to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life for individual, workplace and institutional clients, supporting more than 18 million customer relationships. Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Voya fosters a culture that values customer centricity, integrity, accountability, agility and inclusivity. Together with customers and partners, Voya employees fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. For more information visit https://www.voya.com/ Voya’s values serve as our compass, bringing together our culture, performance, brand, vision, strategy and corporate responsibility activities. Our values guide our decision-making and behaviors allowing us to deliver worth to our customers, distribution partners, shareholders and each other. With a lens on balance, health & welfare, our work environment offers flexibility. The majority of our roles have adopted a hybrid schedule — working some days in the office and some days remotely, providing flexibility for work-life balance and still allowing the benefit of in-person collaboration. Some functions will continue to be 100% on-site and others may be fully remote, depending on business needs. We care We do the right thing We have customer passion We have a winning spirit We are the We Certified by the Great Place to Work® Institute as a Great Place to Work® for the 10th consecutive year, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya’s culture is proudly recognized by multiple organizations. See a full listing of our awards and recognition.