Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Missouri
Lead Software Engineer jobs in Missouri are in strong demand, concentrated in financial technology, healthcare IT, insurance platforms, and enterprise software across Kansas City and St. Louis. Companies like Cerner (now Oracle Health), Edward Jones, and Centene Corporation anchor consistent hiring for senior engineering talent in these metros, with Springfield adding a growing mid-market tech presence. The most sought-after specialties are cloud architecture, distributed systems, and full-stack platform engineering. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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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 design and delivery of scalable, governed data products on a Databricks Lakehouse across Azure and AWS. This hands-on technical leadership role will help advance Business Banking’s transition to Databricks by providing direction across engineering, product, architecture, and governance teams and delivering trusted data for analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and guide Databricks data engineering across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers, with particular focus on trusted, reusable Silver and Gold data products.
- Translate business requirements into scalable data architecture, engineering designs, delivery standards, and technical acceptance criteria.
- Remain hands-on in engineering and development, including coding, code review, and code management, while guiding the delivery of batch, CDC, streaming, API, and file-based data pipelines.
- Review data models, solution designs, and critical code for quality, security, scalability, performance, and alignment with engineering standards.
- Drive cross-cloud data integration and sharing across Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake.
- Embed data quality, lineage, governance, PII and PCI controls, monitoring, and reliability into data solutions.
- Establish engineering best practices for CI/CD, testing, source control, deployment, and observability.
- Provide technical leadership through influence across distributed onshore, offshore, and GCC engineering teams, establishing clear standards and guiding delivery without direct people-management responsibility.
- Partner with product, architecture, governance, platform, and business stakeholders to resolve technical dependencies, risks, and delivery challenges.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Six to eight years of relevant experience
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Python, PySpark, SQL, Spark SQL, and ETL/ELT development.
- Hands-on expertise with Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, medallion architecture, and Databricks Workflows/Lakeflow.
- Experience building batch, CDC, streaming, API, and file-based pipelines, including Kafka or Azure Event Hubs.
- Strong cloud data engineering experience with Azure and/or AWS, including experience with services such as ADLS Gen2, Data Factory, S3, IAM, and related technologies.
- Knowledge of Snowflake, Delta Sharing, Delta UniForm, Apache Iceberg, and cross-cloud data sharing.
- Experience with data modeling, Power BI/DAX, data quality, governance, lineage, and PII/PCI controls.
- Strong knowledge of Git, CI/CD, automated testing, technical design, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction, code review, and engineering guidance across distributed teams through influence rather than direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working across multi-cloud environments.
- Experience with Terraform, Apache Airflow, Datadog, Collibra, Tableau, or Databricks Metric Views.
- Experience supporting AI/RAG or advanced analytics data use cases.
- Banking, financial services, or other regulated-industry experience.
- Experience working with Business Banking or commercial banking data products.
- Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, or AWS certifications.
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.
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 - $156,900.00U.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.
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What Missouri Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead software engineer jobs across Missouri.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field
- Seven or more years of professional software development experience with proven leadership
- Proficiency in at least one primary language such as Java, Python, or Go
- Experience designing and maintaining cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead cross-functional delivery teams
- Strong grasp of system design, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines
Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Missouri: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a lead software engineer in Missouri?
Missouri does not require a state-issued license to work as a lead software engineer, so the path runs through education and experience. Most employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, followed by several years of progressive engineering roles. Candidates who move into lead positions typically demonstrate ownership of complex systems, mentorship of junior engineers, and a portfolio of shipped products at Missouri companies or remote-first organizations headquartered in the state.
How much do lead software engineers make in Missouri?
Lead software engineers in Missouri earn a median of about $126,120 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $72,570 for the lowest 10% to over $169,340 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire lead software engineers in Missouri?
Missouri lead software engineer roles are posted by Mastercard, Chenega Corporation, and National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Missouri's concentration of financial services, health IT, and insurance firms means demand is particularly durable at large enterprise employers with headquarters or major engineering offices in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Which Missouri cities have the most lead software engineer jobs?
St. Louis, O'Fallon, and Kansas City have the most lead software engineer openings in Missouri. Kansas City drives the largest share through its fintech, insurance, and healthcare IT sectors, St. Louis adds demand from enterprise software, defense contractors, and companies like Boeing and Mastercard with significant local engineering operations, while Springfield reflects growing mid-market and regional tech employer hiring.
Are there remote lead software engineer jobs in Missouri?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 79% of lead software engineer openings tied to Missouri are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally the work translates to distributed teams. Architecture reviews, code reviews, and planning ceremonies are the parts most commonly conducted fully remotely, making this one of the more location-flexible senior tech roles available.
How can I get hired as a lead software engineer in Missouri with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a software engineer associate or junior developer role at a Missouri employer, then building toward lead responsibilities over time. Companies like Cerner (Oracle Health), World Wide Technology, and regional insurance carriers such as Shelter Insurance run structured new-grad programs and rotational engineering tracks in Missouri. Building a public portfolio on GitHub, contributing to open-source projects, and earning a cloud certification from AWS or Google Cloud gives candidates a measurable edge when applying for these entry points.
Where can I find and apply to lead software engineer jobs in Missouri?
You can find and apply to lead software engineer jobs in Missouri on Migrate Mate, which lists current Missouri openings in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, preferred location, and technical stack, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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