Genesis10 is currently seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role provides technical leadership for the design, development, implementation, and operation of foundational data platform products that enable enterprise-scale data management, analytics, and cloud adoption. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud-based data platforms, software engineering, and large-scale distributed systems, with a proven track record of leading complex technology initiatives from concept through production deployment. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in the office.
Responsibilities: - Lead the technical design, architecture, development, testing, and deployment of strategic data platform products and services hosted in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
- Drive end-to-end delivery of complex software engineering initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards
- Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Cyber Security, and Operations teams to deliver innovative cloud-native solutions
- Define technical roadmaps, engineering standards, and best practices for data platform capabilities
- Lead design reviews and provide technical governance to ensure high-quality and maintainable solutions
- Design and implement data ingestion, data processing, data movement, metadata management, and analytics solutions supporting enterprise-scale workloads
- Resolve highly complex technical challenges involving cloud infrastructure, distributed computing, data processing, performance optimization, and operational stability
- Drive automation, observability, reliability, resiliency, and disaster recovery capabilities across the platform
- Lead root cause analysis and remediation efforts for production incidents and platform issues
- Mentor and guide software engineers, fostering technical excellence and engineering best practices
- Influence technology strategy, architecture decisions, and engineering direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
- Act as a technical lead for one or more foundational products within the Google Cloud Platform Data Platform
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 15 years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 5 years leading large-scale software development projects and engineering teams
- Experience delivering enterprise applications and platform capabilities from requirements through production deployment and operational support
- Experience designing and implementing cloud-native solutions in public cloud environments (Google Cloud Platform preferred)
Desired skills: - 10-15 years of hands-on experience in software engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, or cloud engineering
- Demonstrated enterprise-level experience designing, building, and supporting shared platforms or technology solutions that serve multiple business lines
- Financial services industry experience
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform or comparable cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), with expertise in cloud-based data engineering, data platforms, and analytics
- Expertise in designing large-scale data platforms, data lakes, analytics solutions, and distributed systems
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, Scala, or similar languages
- Experience developing APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Experience with data integration, ETL/ELT frameworks, CDC solutions, and batch/streaming data processing
- Strong understanding of data architecture, metadata management, data governance, and data security principles
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD implementation
- Experience implementing resiliency, disaster recovery, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence practices
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and secure development lifecycle practices
Pay range: $71.88 - $79.88 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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