Lead Software Engineer – APIs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +35 more states.

📋 Description

• Deliver hands-on technical leadership while designing and implementing modern API and microservices solutions within a cloud-based environment.

• Facilitate technical design discussions.

• Create APIs and services.

• Conduct code and architectural reviews.

• Diagnose complex issues in production.

• Enhance CI/CD processes and observability.

• Work with API gateways and implement identity/security patterns.

• Mentor engineers on best engineering practices.

• Collaborate with architects, product teams, security, DevSecOps, infrastructure, QA, and other engineering teams from design to production.

• Lead project teams in analyzing, designing, configuring, implementing, and supporting PaaS solutions, services, processes, applications, and integrations.

• Influence IT functional areas, product owners, and vendors regarding detailed design, execution, and troubleshooting of strategic solutions.

• Address application and configuration issues and concerns.

• Assess performance and implement approved modifications.

• Ensure ongoing service improvements.

• Design cloud services that encompass storage, security, networking, and computing capabilities.

• Oversee application production support, deployment, and monitoring.

• Develop tools to facilitate production activities and automate support processes.

• Lead critical applications and their associated platforms while ensuring availability, security, performance, and stability.

• Anticipate business challenges and propose best practices.

• Manage projects or programs, potentially including budgets for large or complex initiatives.

• Innovate services, technologies, processes, or products.

• Present complex concepts and persuade stakeholders to embrace alternative perspectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• Eight to twelve years of experience in developing Enterprise Applications.

• Comprehensive understanding of concepts relevant to the role.

• Strong expertise in programming and cloud technologies.

• Experience with medium-sized project planning.

• Capability to mentor less experienced team members.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to articulate and resolve intricate technical issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Skills to influence and engage across various facilities and levels.

• Availability for variable shifts and hours, including carrying/responding to a pager may be necessary.

• Preferred: Cloud platform certifications AZ-301, AZ-400, and AZ-500.

• Preferred: Three to four years of experience with implementing Enterprise Cloud Solutions.

• Preferred: Strong working knowledge of Java, C++, C#, .Net Core, hardware environments, and programming logic.

• Additional related education and/or experience is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for health and financial security.

• A variety of benefit plans available for employees and their families.

• Comprehensive total rewards package.

• A drug-free workplace.