Lead Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 25, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
Seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to work full-time remotely, responsible for designing and developing scalable enterprise applications, leading engineering teams, and influencing technical direction using backend technologies and modern architectures.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of microservices-based architectures using Spring and Spring Boot
- Architect and build real-time streaming applications using Apache Kafka
- Mentor engineers and conduct design and code reviews to ensure high standards
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of professional software development experience, including 2+ years in a lead/mentorship role
- Strong expertise in Java (Java 11 or later) and hands-on experience with Spring, Spring Boot, and RESTful web services
- Proven experience in building real-time streaming applications with Apache Kafka
- Solid understanding and application of TDD and BDD methodologies
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