Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Columbus, OH

Own QA strategy and release quality for POS, back-office, and payments products. Build automated unit, integration, API, contract, and end-to-end tests; integrate testing into GitHub Actions; validate hardware, offline modes, payment flows, and upgrades; establish release gates and test environments; monitor quality metrics; reproduce merchant issues; and coach engineers on testable design and quality practices.

Build and operate container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and infrastructure-as-code environments. Support Linux, MySQL, Kafka, load balancers, observability tooling, high availability, disaster recovery, and production resiliency. Automate provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and remediation workflows while collaborating with application, security, and infrastructure teams to improve platform stability and delivery practices.

Build and operate container platforms, CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, Artifactory, Terraform, and Linux. Support MySQL, Kafka, observability, load balancing, resiliency, disaster recovery, and production operations. Automate provisioning and remediation workflows while partnering with application, security, and infrastructure teams to improve platform stability, scalability, security, and delivery practices.

Lead design and deliver AI-native, cloud-native software components; develop secure high-quality production code; drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, CI/CD automation, SDKs and reusable frameworks; mentor engineers and lead cross-team communities of practice.

Lead development of scalable Java and Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, Kafka-based event-driven systems, and cloud deployments on AWS. The role includes database optimization, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, observability, production support, secure coding, technical design, code reviews, and mentoring. The engineer will also lead adoption and validation of AI-assisted development practices across the team.

Leads development of secure, scalable Python backend and AWS cloud-native applications using microservices, serverless, containers, and infrastructure as code. Designs distributed systems, APIs, data stores, CI/CD pipelines, observability, resiliency, and security controls. Troubleshoots production incidents, conducts root-cause analysis, optimizes performance, modernizes dependencies, promotes AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentors team members while collaborating with product, platform, SRE, security, and data teams.

Leads architecture, development, and operations for secure, scalable cloud-native platforms. Designs backend services, GraphQL and REST APIs, React micro-frontends, content pipelines, search capabilities, and event-driven integrations using Java, Python, Go, and AWS. Establishes engineering standards for security, resilience, observability, CI/CD, and cost efficiency; mentors engineers, drives cross-team initiatives, evaluates technologies, and promotes responsible AI-assisted development practices.

Leads development of secure, scalable native iOS and Android applications for mobile authentication. Provides technical guidance, drives AI-assisted engineering practices, designs mobile architectures, develops and tests applications, integrates device capabilities and APIs, optimizes performance, and supports reliability through Agile and SRE practices. Coaches teams on responsible AI use, security, automation, and validating AI-generated outputs.

Develop firmware, backend systems, and tooling for cellular IoT devices. Responsibilities include C development for STM32 microcontrollers, embedded AI integration, cellular communication, low-power optimization, hands-on device debugging and validation, and backend development with Python and Ruby on Rails. The role collaborates with hardware, electronics, and manufacturing teams and independently leads complex software initiatives.

Architect and build a high-performance trading platform for active traders. Develop responsive web interfaces integrating real-time market data, low-latency execution workflows, and advanced trading tools. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on large-scale initiatives, emphasizing scalability, performance, API quality, maintainability, developer experience, and end-user usability.

Develop and enhance complex software applications, analyze technical problems, create component designs, write defect-free code, and execute system, integration, regression, and unit testing. The role requires cloud, microservices, containerization, and software development expertise, along with participation in Agile/Scrum delivery, continuous improvement, design decisions, backlog tracking, and mentoring junior engineers. Telecommuting is permitted up to 60%.

Leads development of secure, scalable, cloud-native software platforms and distributed services. Designs systems, writes and reviews production code, supports cloud migrations, and improves reliability through testing, operations, observability, and infrastructure as code. Drives adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices, validates AI outputs for security and correctness, mentors engineers, and influences architecture and delivery practices across teams.

Leads software engineering initiatives within an agile team, providing technical direction and delivering secure, scalable production code. Establishes governance for AI-assisted development, code review, testing, troubleshooting, and SDLC automation. Shapes product design, technical operations, engineering standards, and reusable frameworks while serving as a subject-matter expert and coaching senior engineers on responsible AI usage, security, resiliency, and validation practices.

Leads software engineering initiatives within Nationwide Financial Technology’s Annuity organization. Provides technical direction, mentors engineers, champions AI and DevSecOps adoption, and drives cross-team project execution. Designs, develops, tests, debugs, documents, and deploys secure software using APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and modern development practices. The role works hybrid in Columbus, Ohio, and may include on-call responsibilities.

Leads the design, development, testing, and operation of secure, scalable cloud-native software services. Provides technical direction, writes and reviews production code, develops AWS APIs and event-driven microservices, manages Terraform infrastructure, and improves CI/CD, testing, observability, and reliability. Establishes governance for responsible AI-assisted engineering, validates AI outputs for security and quality, promotes engineering standards, and coaches teams on compliant development practices.

Leads performance engineering across the organization by designing load-testing and data-generation frameworks, defining benchmarks and standards, analyzing application, database, and system behavior, and guiding teams in performance optimization. Builds reusable tooling and best practices using k6, JavaScript, Grafana, and InfluxDB while addressing scalability, latency, throughput, and reliability challenges in distributed cloud-native systems.

Build and maintain authentication and fine-grained authorization systems using Auth0 and OpenFGA. Own OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect implementations, identity federation, token flows, and permissions for AI agents. Lead cross-team technical projects, set engineering standards, review code, and mentor engineers. The role requires strong backend development skills and experience with identity providers, ReBAC systems, and complex multi-tenant authorization models.

Develop and scale backend Java and Kotlin software powering patch discovery, packaging, and deployment across millions of endpoints. Design scalable systems, APIs, data structures, caching solutions, and relational databases while maintaining high testing and code-quality standards. Collaborate with AI workflow, server, platform, design, and product teams. Occasional React or Angular work may support patching workflows and dashboards.

Designs and evolves AWS infrastructure as code using CDK, develops backend software primarily in TypeScript, and applies secure engineering practices for regulated environments. The role contributes to architecture, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, production support, observability, and on-call operations. It collaborates cross-functionally, builds scalable and reusable systems, supports SOC 2 compliance, and uses AI coding assistants to improve development, testing, and documentation.

Develop and operate a large-scale internal cloud management platform. Build APIs, UIs, CI/CD pipelines, and developer productivity tools using Go and TypeScript. Maintain Temporal and Argo Workflows pipelines, integrate development tooling, improve SDLC efficiency, support SOC 2 compliance, and collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and SRE teams. Participate in on-call operations and apply AI technologies to improve workflows and decision-making.

Develop and maintain C#/.NET software for electric and gas distribution engineering tools. Implement features, fixes, integrations, tests, and CI/CD automation while configuring enterprise systems for customer needs. Collaborate in Scrum, participate in reviews, reduce technical debt, document processes, and mentor teammates. The role may involve GIS or Enterprise Asset Management integrations and requires strong software development experience in utility or energy infrastructure environments.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for designing scalable software frameworks, developing secure production code, and leading code quality and operational stability. The role architects agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows, establishes responsible AI guardrails, and drives automation across teams. It also provides technical expertise, advises senior stakeholders, develops reusable engineering methods, and leads adoption of cloud-based solutions using GCP or AWS and Python, Java, or Go.

Leads AWS cloud architecture and site reliability engineering for business-critical production services. Responsibilities include production readiness, incident response, observability, SLI/SLO and error-budget management, capacity planning, resiliency, disaster recovery, infrastructure automation, cloud cost optimization, and major incident remediation. The role also establishes operational standards, advances responsible AI-assisted engineering practices, and communicates complex technical strategies to leadership in a regulated financial-services environment.

Lead cloud and SRE engineering practices for business-critical AWS production services. Responsibilities include production readiness, incident response, observability, SLI/SLO and error-budget management, resiliency and disaster recovery, infrastructure automation, cloud cost optimization, architecture strategy, and responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools. The role also drives root-cause analysis, operational risk reduction, service health measurement, and technical standards across multiple engineering teams.

Leads AWS cloud production management and Site Reliability Engineering practices for business-critical banking services. Defines SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, observability, capacity planning, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies. Directs major incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions; advances infrastructure automation, cloud cost optimization, and multi-region architecture. Establishes production readiness and operational standards while guiding responsible AI-assisted engineering adoption and communicating technical strategy to leadership.