Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services

HP IQ•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services, you will create scalable, reliable backend systems that support HP IQ's mission to transform the way people work. We value how we work as much as what we deliver. Our journey of continuous learning and evolution requires a flexible and resilient services platform that fosters innovation, experimentation, and adaptation. To enable this, we focus on designs and tools rooted in strong engineering principles like abstraction, composition, virtualization, automation, and iterative development cycles.

Requirements

10+ years of professional software development experience.
Experience architecting and implementing distributed and scalable systems.
Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot–based application development.
Knowledge of private cloud offerings, focusing on infrastructure layers such as VMs, VPCs, storage, and IAM.
Experience deploying services on containerized systems, such as Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad.
In-depth knowledge of observability and related tools.
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous environments and distill requirements into actionable solutions.
Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across diverse teams.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in building applications using frameworks like Spring Boot or similar technologies.
Experience designing robust and scalable database schemas using databases such as Postgres or DynamoDB.
Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies and multi-region development.
Experience designing interfaces for diverse consumers, including factory lines, mobile devices, and web applications.
Familiarity with software security and systems that manage sensitive user data.

Responsibilities

Lead technical strategy and execution across development and infrastructure, designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud-native systems while establishing architecture standards and engineering best practices.
Own end-to-end delivery of platform and cloud services, including infrastructure buildout, application architecture, APIs, deployment pipelines, observability, reliability, and performance, while mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional alignment.
Work with modern containerization and cloud technologies, including Kubernetes.
Collaborate across engineering, design, product, and marketing teams to help shape our product vision and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Lead the execution of projects across full-stack engineering teams (device, web, backend, infrastructure) with clear communication and coordination.