Lead Software Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer / Technical Architect (C13) to drive the technical design, backend architecture, and engineering execution for Vendor Master Central (VMC) -our enterprise platform responsible for centralizing vendor ecosystems, contracts, service catalogs, and complex data enrichment pipelines across Market Data Services.

This role is backend-first, requiring deep expertise in modern Java microservices, high-volume data ingestion/reconciliation pipelines, relational data architecture, and resilient API design. While the core focus is backend, we are very open to candidates with solid full-stack experience (React/TypeScript) who can champion end-to-end architecture and collaborate seamlessly across the entire stack.

As a senior technical leader, you will champion modern development practices and leverage cutting-edge GenAI tooling (Devin, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate engineering velocity and deliver robust, scalable platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Backend Leadership

• Architect & Scale Core Services: Lead the technical design and implementation of distributed, cloud-ready Java microservices (Java 21/25, Spring Boot) powering high-volume data ingestion, reconciliation, and enrichment.
• Data Pipelines & Ingestion Engines: Architect idempotent data ingestion workflows, transactional staging mechanisms, and validation engines processing heterogeneous financial datasets and hierarchy trees.
• API & Domain Design: Design secure, performant RESTful APIs, domain models, and caching strategies supporting high-concurrency enterprise interfaces and downstream consumers.
• Full-Stack Collaboration: Partner closely with UI engineers on frontend-backend contracts and state synchronization; provide architectural oversight on React/TypeScript integration for candidate profiles with full-stack capability.

Engineering Velocity & GenAI Adoption

• Pioneer AI-Accelerated Engineering: Spearhead team-wide adoption of autonomous and assisted AI engineering tools (e.g., Devin, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) for rapid prototyping, automated code generation, complex refactoring, and test suite creation.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce modern design patterns, domain-driven design (DDD), comprehensive test automation (TDD/BDD), clean architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Team Mentorship: Lead, coach, and elevate senior engineers (C11/C12) across technical design reviews, coding standards, and architectural decisions.
• Enterprise Controls & Security: Ensure system designs adhere to enterprise security standards, role-based access controls (RBAC), SSO authentication, and complete audit traceability.

What We Are Looking For

Core Backend & Architectural Expertise:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with significant experience architecting and delivering enterprise-grade distributed systems.
• Deep Modern Java Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Java 21 / 25, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, and Hibernate/JPA.
• Data Modeling & Storage: Strong experience in relational database design (PostgreSQL / Oracle / SQL), complex query optimization, indexing strategies, and transactional integrity.
• Pipeline & Ingestion Architecture: Proven track record designing batch/stream data ingestion pipelines, reconciliation logic, and asynchronous processing engines.
• RESTful API Architecture: Extensive experience creating well-documented, versioned, and secure REST APIs (OpenAPI / Swagger).

Full-Stack Openness (Strong Advantage):

• Experience or strong familiarity with modern frontend frameworks-specifically React, TypeScript, and modern state management-is a significant plus for driving cohesive, end-to-end architecture.

Modern Tooling & AI Fluency:

• Hands-on enthusiasm for modern AI-assisted engineering tools (Devin, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLM-driven coding workflows) to drive rapid delivery.
• Strong proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native observability (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

Leadership & Competencies

• Proven ability to operate with architectural autonomy, translating complex business requirements into elegant technical designs.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to lead incident resolution, performance tuning, and technical strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to articulate technical trade-offs to senior leadership.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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