Sr Lead Software Engineer

About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications - quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up - committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We're looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

Provide technical direction in the creation, delivery, and integration of multiple and moderately complex software solutions. May translate business requirements into specific designs and / or participate in the design, evaluation, and selection of IT solutions for software for a specific business process. Ensure the process of creation and delivery of design and solution in accordance with the architectural direction. Establish the current and future use of the practice, metrics, and methodologies to determine current and future solutions. Explore and evaluate new and approved technologies. Consult on the application of existing and new, approved technologies to develop solutions. Proactively learn and integrate emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to keep the team and products at the forefront of innovation.

The Main Responsibilities

Responsible for design and architecture solutions for network automation

Assist with the ongoing maintenance and decomposition of an existing monolithic application utilizing Java & Oracle

Develop and support enhancements and new functionality using modern technologies, including Java, NodeJS, VueJS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and MongoDB.

Work with Product Development, Scrum Masters, QA Analysts, Product Owners, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects.

Capable of working independently, as well as with team members on different teams and in different locations.

Perform code reviews with other team members in a reviewer capacity.

Provide technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced SW Engineers.

Develop and support enhancements and new functionality to automate deployments in a micro services architecture environment.

Work closely with other engineering team members to ensure code deployments are fully automated and transparent.

Continually work towards making improvements in the release process and facilitate migration to a Continuous Deployment / Continuous Integration approach.

Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting as needed to support production issues.

Assist and in some cases be responsible for the design and architecture of projects and features.

Be willing to support deployments outside of work hours and participate in an on-call rotation.

Actively participate in all relevant agile ceremonies for each project iteration.

What We Look For in a Candidate

8+ years in enterprise development using Java or Javascript and have hands-on experience with different frameworks

4+ years with application integrations such as RESTful Web Services, Micro-services, File / Data transfers, etc.

3+ years with Architecture, Design & Development of networking and Lumen digital applications.

3+ years with Agile Development Methodology.

3+ years working with both relational and non-relational databases.

Preferred

Experience with Golang, Python and Temporal

Cloud expertise, AWS, Azure, Google and Oracle. Both Cloud usage and development in cloud native applications

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges :

$129,639 - $172,852 in these states : AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY.

$136,121 - $181,494 in these states : CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.

$142,603 - $190,137 in these states : AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and / or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

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Background Screening

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, "protected statuses"). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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Application Deadline

10 / 07 / 2025