Lead Software Developer

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities.

At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.

This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today.

In this role, the successful candidate joins a high-accountability environment where bold thinking, ownership, and innovation shape the future of AI-ready connectivity. They become part of a team that tackles meaningful challenges, earns trust through execution, and delivers solutions that create lasting value for customers, partners, and the industry.

As a Lead Software Developer, they design, develop, test, debug, and enhance software solutions of moderate complexity while collaborating across disciplines to bring ideas to life. They translate technical concepts into clear, actionable approaches, partner closely with stakeholders and release teams, and help deliver reliable, high-quality outcomes. Leveraging modern engineering practices, AI-enabled development tools, and rigorous testing methodologies, they contribute to software projects that drive innovation, strengthen connectivity, and advance the organization's vision for the future.

This is a work from home position from within the US.

• Tasks may include designing, coding programs, testing and documenting changes and enhancements
• Write testable and scalable code for programs
• Design and maintain unit, system, integration, and regression tests to validate code quality, reduce defect escape, and improve release readiness
• Use approved AI tools and AI-assisted development practices to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, test coverage, and problem analysis while applying sound engineering judgment
• Analyzes programming requests for the purpose of assisting integration with current applications
• Tasks may include project implementation, researching, evaluating problems, and recommending and implementing decisions
• Conducts training for the purpose of providing technical expertise to end users
• Estimates timeline for assigned projects and ensures that work is completed with the estimate given
• Work closely with team members, product owners, QA, operations, and release teams to ensure code alignment with standards, sprint commitments, release trains, and production-readiness expectations
• Enable code in hosted environments

• 6+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of experience with a master’s degree
• Strong AI proficiency, including practical use of approved AI-assisted development tools for requirements analysis, coding, documentation, code review, test generation, and productivity improvement
• Must demonstrate a strong unit and system testing mindset, including test planning, automated test development, regression validation, defect prevention, and production-quality release discipline
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in Agile team environments, communicate technical tradeoffs clearly, participate in code reviews, and support shared ownership of delivery outcomes
• Proficient in Java, Rest API, API management, MySQL, Python, GIT Hub/Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Kafka, and working within hosted…