Sr Lead Software Engineer

Sr. Lead Software Engineer – Corporate IT Application Development Team, Durham, NC.

Work Schedule:

Full‑time, exempt (salaried) position;
First Shift, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility. Employees who live within 35 miles of Durham, NC will follow a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three in‑office days per week.

• Lead design and development of scalable enterprise applications and RESTful APIs.
• Define and enforce architecture standards for microservices and cloud‑native platforms.
• Develop Java/Spring‑based backend services and modern single‑page applications.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, Dev Ops, and business stakeholders in Agile teams.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools.
• Implement test‑driven development and maintain high code quality standards.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Leverage AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Replit, etc.) to improve development productivity and quality.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 10 or more years of experience in software development.
• 10 or more years of experience developing enterprise applications using Java.
• 3 or more years of experience designing large‑scale application architectures.
• 3 or more years of experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• 3 or more years of experience working with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, MVC, Security).
• 3 or more years of experience using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven or Gradle, Git).
• 1 or more years of experience working with cloud platforms (AWS or similar).

• 2 or more years of experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes or Open Shift).
• 2 or more years of experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar).
• 2 or more years of experience with messaging services such as SQS, Kafka, IBM MQ, or Kinesis.
• 2 or more years of experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• 1 or more years of experience with No
  
  SQL databases (MongoDB or DynamoDB).
• 1 or more years of experience building front‑end applications using Angular, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• 1 or more years of experience integrating AI tools into software development workflows.
• 1 or more years of experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Current or prior Labcorp experience.

Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills; effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments; ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams; capability to mentor and guide engineering teams.

Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours, casual, intern, and temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.