Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Work on medium, large, and portfolio projects related to external customer and vendor integrations and internal utility applications
• Design Integrations based services in both cloud and on-prem environments
• Work with internal & external customers in understanding Integrations/Interface needs
• Work with outside vendors on projects, establishing technical requirements and standards for outside product development
• Collaborate with business product owner (POD owner) to define scope, objectives and deliverables
• Maintain an effective approach on problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating and scheduling in accordance with the Project Plan to ensure visibility and predictability
• Provide support and maintenance for existing systems in Customer Solutions Integrations area
• Able to utilize AI tools when/where appropriate, to improve speed and efficiency of tasks
• Provide guidance/leadership to other developers including 'Managed-Service' team that is comprised of some offshore developers
• Perform code reviews and collaborate with peer designers / developers on project work
• Utilize code management, defect management, and ticketing tools (e.g. JIRA, ServiceNow)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, MIS, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Java and enterprise-grade application development
• 7+ years of experience designing and building solutions on AWS, including Lambda, Step Functions, and Spring Boot-based microservices.
• 5+ years of experience with Application performance monitoring and observability platforms for application monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience developing and supporting external APIs and other methods of integration (SFTP etc.) using AWS native services and technologies.
• Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tools to accelerate technical research, troubleshooting, and solution design

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial or insurance sector preferred
• Working knowledge of MISMO standards and schemas, including XML and JSON message formats
• Experience with Python for scripting, data processing, automation, or building microservices and serverless functions