Lead Pega Developer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer with expertise in Pega development to join our team on a contingent basis. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing Pega applications, with a strong focus on case management, system integrations, and workflow automation. This position requires hands-on coding, technical leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Location: Charlotte, NC | Irving, TX | Chandler, AZ. This is a W2 position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega applications, focusing on case management and workflow orchestration.
• Actively contribute to development, including rules, flows, integrations, UI, and decisioning, as a hands-on lead.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable Pega designs.
• Ensure solutions align with Pega Guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Design and implement end-to-end case lifecycles, including stages, steps, SLAs, approvals, and escalations.
• Leverage case types, subcases, spin-offs, and wait shapes effectively.
• Optimize user experience for case workers using Pega UX, including sections, views, and dashboards.
• Design and implement integrations using REST and SOAP services, connectors, and Pega integration patterns.
• Collaborate with downstream and upstream system teams to define interface contracts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration and performance issues.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers through code reviews and hands-on guidance.
• Set coding standards and reusable assets to improve team efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and defect resolution.
• Support deployment activities and production troubleshooting as needed.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards.

Qualifications

• 11+ Years of Pega platform experience, with significant hands-on development.
• Strong expertise in Pega Case Management.
• Proven experience with Pega system integrations, including REST/SOAP services and connectors.
• Solid understanding of Pega rules engine, flow rules, decision tables, and data pages.
• Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience leading or mentoring development teams.
• Pega certifications such as CSSA and/or CLSA.
• Preferred: Experience with Pega Infinity, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps