Lead Software Engineer

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_About Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications - quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up - committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

Lumen is seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to join our Enterprise Billing team. In this role, you will be accountable for collaborating with team Architects to help set direction, research new technologies, develop proof of concepts, and establish standards. Our current project involves analyzing applications as part of our move to the cloud, providing innovative solutions, identifying dependencies, and implementing changes to ensure the project's success. This role requires someone who is a self-starter that can research and quickly understand an application, offering solutions, and implement them.

Location

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates located in the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

Partner in an Agile Scrum team environment to be able to design, develop, code, test, debug and support in production new software or significant enhancements to existing software

Work closely with business partners and technical staff to create technical solutions that meet business and technical requirements

Champion of the methodology by demonstrating ownership of all aspects of the development lifecycle and inspiring ownership and accountability in others

Ability to mentor others in the business processes implemented in the team's applications to provide resolution to support problems

Designs, develops, maintains, and supports new and existing automated test code, frameworks, and infrastructure

Collaborate with product developers in a fast-moving agile team to define and implement effective and efficient automated tests

Ability to coach and mentor others in the production of all artifacts

Reviews peers' designs and code

Documents own work to promote transparency and reuse

Understands a complex distributed system end-to-end

Build unit tests, debug integration issues, and deploy emergency patches as needed

Able to influence the work of others to drive medium & large projects to successful completion through effective collaboration, customer interaction, and IT coordination

Build production-quality enterprise-grade systems that achieve target SLAs for scalability, reliability, and performance on schedule

Prioritize and handle multiple concurrent projects and efforts

Accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; making clear, specific commitments to deliver results

What We Look For in a Candidate

8+ years of professional experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience

Working knowledge of software development methodologies, standards, and coding best practices

Experience with various development languages including but not limited to: C#, Java, C++, SQL, Spark, Scala, Angular, HTML, CSS, XML

Experience with various database management packages including but not limited to: MSSQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, MongoDB

Experience with data structuring tools including but not limited to: XSD, XML, JSON

Experience with code versioning tools including but not limited to: TFS, Git, SVN

Experience with cloud message APIs and Splunk, Restful Web Services, Swagger API

Experience with Cloud Computing including but not limited to: Azure, AWS

Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

Strong problem-solving, time management, written and verbal communication skills

Strong sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines

Highly motivated, organized, reliable and detail oriented

Capable of multi-tasking efficiently

Quick learner and not afraid to work with new technology

Professional attitude

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$103,711 - $138,281 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY

$108,896 - $145,195 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$114,082 - $152,109 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Benefits

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Bonus Structure

Requisition #: 339759

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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