Lead Software Development Engineer

Labcorp•Durham, NC

1d•$120,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Labcorp is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to join our Corporate IT application development team in Durham, NC. This is a full-time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible. Applicants who live within 35 miles of Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in-office days per week at an assigned location, supporting both collaboration and flexibility. At Labcorp, we are committed to improving health and improving lives through innovation in science and technology. Join a team that is transforming healthcare through modern engineering practices, cloud platforms, and AI-powered development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
10 or more years' of experience in software development
10 or more years' of experience developing enterprise applications using Java or Python
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)
2 or more years' of Machine Learning Ops (ML Ops) design, development and implementation.
1 or more years' of experience working with cloud platforms (AWS or similar)

Nice To Haves

2 or more years' of experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes or OpenShift)
2 or more years' of experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
2 or more years' of experience of working 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 NoSQL 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

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of scalable enterprise applications and RESTful APIs
Define and enforce architecture standards for microservices and cloud-native platforms
Develop Full Stack services in Polyglot fashion
Develop AI stack architecture working with various model serving platforms, e.g. TensorFlow Serving
Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, 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 (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Replit) to improve development productivity and quality