Software Engineering Director - Fleet Products

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Job Description

Role Overview

The Software Engineering Director leads the technology development organization for Fleet products within Corporate Payment Systems (CPS). Fleet solutions are a closed‑loop credit card processing and fleet management platform serving corporate and government customers, enabling management of fuel, vehicle maintenance, and fleet operations.

This role serves as the senior technology leader for Fleet, accountable for engineering strategy, delivery, modernization, and culture. The Director partners closely with Fleet business and product leaders to translate business strategy into scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions, balancing modernization initiatives with the operational rigor required for mission‑critical payment platforms.

The Fleet engineering organization consists of multiple agile scrum teams supporting a hybrid technology stack, including modern front‑end and backend platforms (e.g., React, Java, APIs, microservices) alongside legacy systems, with an active focus on platform modernization, cloud adoption, and AI‑assisted engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple Fleet‑aligned engineering teams operating in a modern product operating model, in close partnership with product management, design, and business stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary technology leader for Fleet products, translating business strategy into scalable technical solutions across front‑end, backend, and legacy platforms.
• Drive modernization of Fleet systems, including React‑based user experiences, Java services, APIs, and microservices, while responsibly managing and evolving legacy platforms.
• Embed AI‑assisted engineering practices across the software development lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, refactoring, documentation, and incident analysis).
• Ensure engineering delivery meets reliability, performance, security, and regulatory expectations appropriate for payments and fleet platforms.
• Align engineering execution to measurable business outcomes using OKRs, delivery metrics, and continuous feedback loops.
• Develop and coach engineering leaders, strengthening leadership capability, technical judgment, and modern ways of working.
• Foster an inclusive, high‑trust engineering culture emphasizing ownership, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
• Model responsible AI usage aligned to enterprise security, risk, compliance, and ethical standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight (8) or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Five (5) or more years of experience leading a software engineering team 

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience leading multiple software engineering teams supporting complex, customer‑facing platforms.
• Strong technical foundation with hands‑on familiarity across Java‑based services, APIs, microservices, and modern web frameworks (e.g., React).
• Demonstrated success operating and modernizing hybrid environments that include both modern and legacy platforms, while maintaining reliability and customer trust.
• Experience working within a product operating model, enabling empowered teams and outcome‑driven delivery.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including leading leaders and influencing across organizational boundaries.
• Experience supporting payments, card processing, or other large‑scale, regulated platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and AI‑assisted engineering tools to improve delivery and quality.

Location Expectation

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: $149,515.00 - $175,900.00

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.