Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Duration: 06 months

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for multiple Agile engineering squads delivering modern enterprise applications. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Microservices, and Full-Stack Development who enjoys mentoring engineers, driving architecture decisions, and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software engineering experience, proven success leading teams of 10+ engineers, and strong technical expertise in AWS, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Angular or React, SQL, and CI/CD. Experience leveraging AI tools to improve software engineering productivity is required, while mortgage industry experience is a strong plus.

• Lead multiple Agile squads responsible for delivering enterprise full-stack applications, REST APIs, microservices, integration services, platform modernization, and production enhancements.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding architecture, solution design, implementation strategies, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Business Stakeholders, QA, and DevOps teams to prioritize work and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Design and develop scalable Java-based applications using Spring Boot, AWS, REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.
• Build modern front-end solutions using Angular or React.
• Develop proof of concepts (POCs), prototypes, and technical demonstrations to evaluate emerging technologies and modern engineering practices.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools to improve development efficiency, code quality, and delivery.
• Establish engineering standards for scalable architecture, secure coding, automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, and production readiness.
• Ensure applications meet enterprise standards for security, auditability, resiliency, accessibility, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Lead production support activities, including incident management, root cause analysis, observability, monitoring, and continuous reliability improvements.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineering talent through performance management, technical guidance, hiring, delegation, and succession planning.
• Foster a collaborative engineering culture focused on ownership, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• 10+ years of software engineering or technology delivery experience.
• 2+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience.
• Proven experience leading Agile teams consisting of 10 or more engineers.
• Strong technical leadership experience designing enterprise software solutions.
• Hands-on expertise with:
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • AWS Cloud Services
  • REST APIs
  • Microservices Architecture
• Experience building cloud-native enterprise applications.
• Experience using AI-powered development tools to improve engineering productivity.
• Experience with Angular or React.
• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (Master's degree preferred).

• Java
• Spring Boot
• AWS
• Microservices
• REST APIs
• Angular or React
• SQL
• Relational Databases
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
• Docker
• Kubernetes (Preferred)
• Automated Testing Frameworks
• Agile / Scrum
• Cloud-Native Development
• API Design
• System Design
• Enterprise Integration
• Application Security
• Observability & Monitoring
• Production Support
• Root Cause Analysis
• AI-Assisted Software Engineering

• Experience within the Mortgage or Financial Services industry.
• Experience modernizing enterprise applications and platforms.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps and cloud security best practices.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and building proof of concepts.

• Provide practical technical leadership that enables engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and maintainable software.
• Develop and mentor high-performing engineering teams through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain a strong focus on production quality, application resiliency, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.
• Communicate effectively with Product Owners, Architects, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to remove delivery blockers.
• Use engineering metrics, production insights, and continuous feedback to improve software quality and delivery predictability.
• Successfully manage priorities, dependencies, and delivery across multiple Agile squads.

• Mortgage domain experience.
• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect or Developer Associate).
• Experience with AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, or similar tools.