Lead Software Engineer - Java, React, AWS

What you'll do

• Set platform architecture and technical standards, and lead complex initiatives across the SDLC and multiple teams.
• Design and build backend services, APIs, and React interfaces, including integrations, search, and content pipelines.
• Mentor engineers, partner with product stakeholders, and promote secure, responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.

What they ask for

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Expertise in distributed systems, application architecture, and technical leadership, including cross-team initiatives.
• Hands-on proficiency in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python, and experience delivering GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Experience with AWS cloud-native architectures, secure and resilient systems, and approved AI-assisted development tools, including validating outputs and coaching on responsible use.

Nice to have

• Terraform infrastructure as code; experience with relational and distributed databases, with PostgreSQL a plus.
• Experience with Hugo content pipelines, Lucene or similar search, Module Federation, content publishing, or RSS/email/MCP channels.

Pay

USD 156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary

Tools

Java Spring Boot, React.js, GraphQL, Python, Go, AWS, Terraform, Hugo

AI focus

Leads adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, code review, refactoring, testing, troubleshooting, release readiness, and incident analysis; establishes validation standards and coaches teams on safe, compliant use.