Software Development Engineer (Lead)

Job Profile Summary

The Lead Software Development Engineer provides technical and consultative support on highly complex technology initiatives. This role designs, develops, and supports cloud‑native data ingestion, data processing, and enterprise data platform solutions leveraging batch, streaming, and event‑driven architectures. The individual serves as a senior technical contributor, helping evaluate and implement technology solutions that are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, and support enterprise applications and platform services.
• Evaluate architectural approaches and recommend appropriate technologies based on business requirements, cost, scalability, reliability, and operational supportability.
• Develop cloud‑native solutions using APIs, event‑driven patterns, and distributed systems principles.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during design reviews and implementation activities.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root‑cause analysis and remediation.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, cloud technologies, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and serve as technical lead, leading by example on projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 7+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or cloud engineering experience.
• Experience developing enterprise applications using Java and/or Python.
• Experience building and operating enterprise data platforms for high‑volume batch and streaming workloads.
• Experience designing and supporting distributed systems and APIs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud‑native architecture and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with data platforms leveraging Dataflow, Cloud Composer, Bigtable, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and Spark.
• Strong understanding of API, messaging, event‑driven, and microservices architectures.
• Experience evaluating technology trade‑offs and selecting appropriate solutions for business and technical requirements.
• Experience with Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Apigee, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Python, Java, Scala, SQL
• Dataflow, BigQuery, BigTable, Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow), Apache Spark
• GCP Spring Boot, REST APIs, Pub/Sub
• Data Ingestion Frameworks
• CI/CD and Automation
• Observability and Monitoring

Compensation

Base salary range: $70,000 – $140,000 USD annually. Actual compensation varies based on location, experience, and education. Eligibility for incentive compensation plan.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO)

Workplace Type

Office – Certain positions may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement combining in‑office and remote work. Specific arrangements are determined by the hiring team.