Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid (Raleigh, Jersey City, or Hartford) or Remote
Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid (Raleigh, Jersey City, or Hartford) or Remote
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$ 130000 - 170000
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Job Description
With a company culture rooted in collaboration expertise and innovation we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients employees investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short We Enable Possibility.
JOB SUMMARY
Our Lead Software Engineer internally known as Software Engineer IV develops implements and maintains software solutions that enable business operations to achieve company goals and objectives. The incumbent is responsible for designing developing and supporting high-impact software applications including event-driven architecture and distributed systems. They work on complex engineering initiatives that require strong technical expertise strategic solution design and system architecture development.
In addition to hands-on development Software Engineer IV serves as a technical leader providing mentorship and guidance to less experienced peers. They have the authority to assign tasks review work products and ensure engineering best practices are followed. The incumbent collaborates with enterprise architects product managers and business stakeholders to develop scalable high-performance solutions while helping define and enforce software development standards.
This role also demands strong managerial and people skills as Software Engineer IV is expected to foster cross-team collaboration technical mentorship and architectural leadership. The position combines 7080% hands-on engineering work with 2030% dedicated to mentoring and guiding team members.
This is a hybrid twice-a-week in-office role in our Hartford Raleigh or Jersey City offices. We are also open to 100% remote candidates that are within the NC SC VA NJ NY PA CT MA RI areas.
Essential RESPONSIBILITIES and ACCOUNTABILITIES
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Design and implement event-driven architectures utilizing Azure Event Hubs for scalable high-throughput data streaming. Lead solution design and system architecture development ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business goals. Write and review detailed architecture and solution design documents including data flow and integration patterns. Provide technical oversight and guidance to ensure scalability security and performance optimization across platforms. Collaborate with enterprise architects software engineers and infrastructure teams to establish the best practices and technical roadmaps. Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies to enhance system architecture and operational efficiency.
Development & Implementation
Partner with Engineering Manager Product Manager and Business System Analyst to accurately capture stakeholder requirements and translate them into high-quality technical solutions. Participate in full software development lifecycle activities including design development debugging testing and deployment. Develop and implement scalable event-driven applications using Azure Event Hubs microservices and cloud-based architectures. Ensure code quality security compliance and reliability following engineering best practices. Work with DevOps teams to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines automated deployments and infrastructure monitoring. Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues ensuring high system availability and performance.
Managerial & People Leadership
Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing. Assign development tasks review code and technical documentation and ensure adherence to best practices. Lead cross-team discussions and architectural reviews to align engineering decisions and technical strategies. Drive collaboration between development DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve efficiency and delivery speed.
Process & Risk Management
Conduct risk assessments and track engineering dependencies ensuring seamless execution of engineering projects. Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and recommend solutions to improve software delivery and performance. Assist the department manager/director in developing technical processes standards and governance models.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Knowledge & Skills
- Deep expertise in event-driven architecture and asynchronous messaging systems particularly Azure Event Hubs.
- Extensive experience in solution design system architecture and high-level technical documentation.
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture distributed computing and cloud-based technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to resolving complex technical challenges.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines DevOps automation and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles.
- Experience working in an Agile environment managing development cycles and leading engineering teams.
- Strong managerial and mentorship skills with the ability to guide and upskill other developers.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into simplified discussions for business and leadership teams.
Technology Experience and Expertise
- Event-Driven Architecture & Messaging Systems: Azure Event Hubs Kafka RabbitMQ or equivalent event-driven technologies. Programming Languages: Java TypeScript Python or Golang. Back-End Development: Scalable high-availability systems using PostgreSQL Oracle SQL Server MongoDB Redis.
- Cloud & DevOps: Azure (preferred) AWS or GCP; Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD (Jenkins GitHub Actions Octopus Deploy).
- Software Architecture: Event-driven design domain-driven design (DDD) microservices RESTful APIs GraphQL. Monitoring & Logging: Dynatrace OpsGenie Prometheus Splunk. Infrastructure Automation: Ansible Terraform Helm. Development Tools: Git JIRA Confluence Bitbucket IntelliJ Visual Studio Code.
- Excellent command of the English language ability to write and present technical concepts clearly.
Education & Experience
- Required knowledge and skills would typically be acquired through a bachelors degree in computer science business or related field plus 8 or more years of related experience.
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For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below the base salary range is provided. Range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.
$130000 - $170000/year
Total individual compensation (base salary short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location scope & responsibilities of the role qualifications talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future.
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