Job DescriptionJob DescriptionBe a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we're one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We're looking for people who want more than just a job - they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey.
Role SummaryLead the design, development, and operational excellence of our enterprise Dataflow platform - a self-service data pipeline orchestration system built on Apache Airflow, Spark, and Flink running on Azure Kubernetes Service. You'll own the platform end-to-end: from the React UI and Node.js API layer through DAG generation, Spark/Flink job execution, and ADLS landing zones.
Responsibilities:- Architect and evolve the Dataflow platform (Airflow 3.x, SparkKubernetesOperator, FlinkKubernetesOperator)
- Lead a team of 3-5 engineers; mentor, review code, set technical direction
- Design and implement CDC streaming pipelines (Flink) and batch ELT pipelines (Spark)
- Own Kubernetes deployment patterns - Helm charts, pod templates, resource tuning on AKS
- Build and maintain the self-service UI (React/Vite) and API server (Node.js/Express)
- Drive reliability: monitoring, alerting, SLA enforcement, auto-retry, and incident response
- Collaborate with platform teams on networking (Istio egress), secrets (Vault), storage (ADLS Gen2)
- Manage CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and container image builds for Airflow/Spark/Flink
- Define data quality frameworks (Great Expectations, custom DQ rules)
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Six to eight years of relevant experience
Preferred Skills:- 7+ years in data engineering; 2+ years in a lead/senior role
- Deep expertise in Apache Airflow (DAG authoring, custom operators, KubernetesExecutor)
- Production experience with Apache Spark (PySpark/Scala) and/or Apache Flink
- Strong Kubernetes skills (Helm, CRDs, pod lifecycle, resource management)
- Azure ecosystem: ADLS Gen2, AKS, ACR, Azure AD/Entra
- Proficiency in Python and SQL; working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Node.js)
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD or equivalent
- Excellent communicator who can translate business requirements into platform capabilities
***This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.***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.
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: $126,820.00 - $149,200.00
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants. 
