Lead Software Engineer - Data Streaming​/Integration Platforms

Lead Software Engineer – Data Streaming/Integration Platforms (Req : )

Role

Location:

This is an on‑site role requiring 4 days in‑person at a designated office location.

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help build, enhance, and scale our cloud‑based messaging and integration platforms. In this role, you will design, develop, and support event‑streaming solutions at scale, build and maintain custom microservices‑based applications that provide platform administration, operational tooling, and integrations with enterprise products and third‑party systems. Beyond hands‑on development, you will serve as a key technical leader—setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and championing best practices in software development, cost‑efficient architecture, and maintainable design.

• Build, enhance, and support highly scalable, reliable, and cost‑optimized cloud‑based event‑streaming and integration platforms.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines to deploy and manage cloud resources.
• Enhance and support Spring Boot/Java microservices‑based applications for administration and operation of messaging platform.
• Design, develop, and support integration services connecting enterprise products and third‑party systems.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and conduct code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact solutions.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and observability across the platforms.
• Champion engineering excellence in areas such as IaC, microservices design, price‑performance optimization, and observability.
• Continuously improve platform automation, monitoring, and self‑service capabilities.

• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering with a strong focus on Java.
• Extensive hands‑on experience designing and supporting cloud solutions in AWS, including container orchestration using Amazon EKS.
• Extensive “Infrastructure as Code” experience, with advanced proficiency in Terraform for provisioning and automating cloud resources.
• Hands‑on experience in administrating, deploying, and optimizing messaging platform, especially Apache Kafka.
• Proficient in Spring Boot / Java development, with a strong focus on microservices architecture.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across teams.
• Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team.

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems.
• Familiarity with Amazon Q or similar generative AI‑assistant for cloud development, troubleshooting, and code generation.
• Familiarity with Azure and GCP cloud services, including compute, networking, IAM, and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with multi‑region, high‑availability, or disaster recovery architectures.

The hiring range for this position in CT is $155,700 - $208,700 per year and in NY is $159,500 - $213,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Primary City:
Bristol, CT, USA.

Alternate City: USA – NY – 7 Hudson Square.