Software Engineering Lead - Hybrid - MN

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead to drive end--to-end application
development for a -high visibility, enterprise-grade product. This role requires deep technical
expertise-, strong architectural thinking, and the ability to lead development initiatives while
partnering closely with business stakeholders and leadership teams.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with a passion for solving complex problems,
mentoring engineers, fostering innovation, and building highly resilient and scalable systems.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership
Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale applications using Java and Spring
Boot.
Drive architectural discussions, evaluate design choices, and ensure alignment with long-term
technical roadmap.
Own and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and development patterns.
Conduct in-depth PR reviews, code quality checks, and provide structured feedback to
improve engineering excellence across the team.

Cloud & Platform Expertise
Architect and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda,
S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.).
Ensure the application meets world-class standards in:
o Availability
o Scalability
o Performance
o Observability (metrics, logging, tracing)
o Security
Collaborate with DevOps/SRE on CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and reliability
engineering.

Team Leadership & Mentorship
Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers; conduct technical workshops and
knowledge sessions.
Guide the team through complex development challenges, breaking down work, and
ensuring timely delivery.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and problem-solving.

Stakeholder & Business Collaboration
Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to
translate requirements into technical solutions.
Present technical strategies, design decisions, risks, and progress updates to leadership.
Participate in business requirement discussions, feasibility analysis, and solution shaping.

Quality, Security & Non-Functional Requirements
Own the strategy and execution plan for:
o CVE vulnerability remediation
o Security hardening
o Performance tuning
o Resiliency improvements
o Other Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) including disaster recovery and
capacity planning.
Ensure applications adhere to enterprise compliance, security, and quality standards.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities for automation, new technologies, and modern engineering practices.
Champion innovation within the engineering team by evaluating emerging tools,
frameworks, and cloud capabilities.
Drive POCs and propose improvements to existing architecture and processes

Required Qualifications
10+ years of total software engineering experience, with at least 3 4 years in a technical
leadership role.
Expert-level proficiency in:
o Java
o Spring Boot
o RESTful services
Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud (must be able to architect and guide cloud native solutions).
Deep understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and integration
patterns.
Strong capability in troubleshooting, performance analysis, scalability design, and fault
tolerance.
Experience working with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization
(Docker/Kubernetes).
Proven track record of mentoring engineers, driving high-quality delivery, and influencing
cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication skills-able to interact comfortably with developers, business
partners, and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certifications (Solution Architect, Developer, or DevOps).
Experience with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK,
OpenTelemetry.
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (React/Angular) is a plus.
Experience with security frameworks and vulnerability remediation processes.