Senior Lead Software Development Engineer

Labcorp•Durham, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Labcorp is hiring a Senior Lead Software Development Engineer to lead the design, development, implementation, enhancement, and lifecycle management of complex software solutions that support business operations and strategic objectives. The role provides technical leadership across multiple initiatives, evaluates business and technical requirements, and delivers scalable, reliable, maintainable, high-quality solutions aligned with organizational standards and technology strategies. The engineer troubleshoots complex software, integration, performance, and operational challenges; promotes engineering standards, documentation, design principles, and continuous improvement; and collaborates with engineering, architecture, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders. The position also owns the health and engineering quality of multiple systems and supports system operations, testing, observability, monitoring, and technology modernization. This is a full-time, exempt salaried role on a first-shift schedule, with standard hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Business needs may occasionally require earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice when possible. Applicants living within 35 miles of Burlington or Durham, North Carolina, follow a hybrid schedule requiring at least three in-office days per week at an assigned location. The application window closes October 16, 2026. The pay range is $180,000–$230,000 annually, and the position is eligible for an annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 8 years of experience in software development, software engineering, application development, technology delivery, or related disciplines.
Current or previous Labcorp experience.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts, recommendations, risks, and strategic considerations to technical and business audiences.
Strong foundation in software design principles.
Experience building and working with microservices.
Expertise in Python or a high-level, interpreted, object-oriented programming language.
Experience building scalable systems using public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, cache systems such as Redis, message-queuing systems such as RMQ or SQS, workflow orchestrators such as Nextflow, and storage such as NAS, Postgres, S3, or RDS.
Experience building agentic AI workflows and multi-agent systems to automate complex solutions.
Experience building and enhancing continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Experience working with Agile development methodologies and practices.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable code.
Proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects spanning multiple teams.
Experience designing, developing, implementing, and supporting complex software solutions across multiple business and technology environments.
Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, or engineering guidance within software development organizations.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to support strategic, operational, and technology objectives.
Experience supporting enterprise modernization, digital transformation, software platform evolution, or strategic technology initiatives.
Experience contributing to engineering standards, technical governance practices, or software quality improvement initiatives.
Experience analyzing and resolving complex software challenges with effective, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
Experience promoting practices that improve software reliability, maintainability, performance, and operational effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Exposure to software architecture, technology strategy development, or enterprise solution delivery activities.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, implementation, enhancement, and lifecycle management of complex software solutions.
Provide technical leadership and engineering guidance across multiple initiatives, aligning work with organizational standards, quality expectations, and technology strategies.
Evaluate business and technical requirements and develop scalable, reliable, maintainable, high-quality software solutions.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex software, integration, performance, and operational challenges through analysis, root-cause identification, and sustainable solutions.
Establish and promote engineering standards, technical documentation practices, solution design principles, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders on modernization, strategic initiatives, and technology delivery.
Provide expertise, mentorship, and strategic guidance to support engineering maturity and successful technology delivery.
Give quality feedback on designs written by other engineers and create coherent designs involving multiple interacting systems.
Roll out and deprecate major features or systems with minimal live-site impact.
Set clear system metrics and achieve them consistently throughout each system’s lifetime.
Choose technologies and design systems that fit within a larger architecture.
Own the overall health and engineering quality of multiple systems.
Drive the strategy and implementation of system operations, including testing, observability, and monitoring.
Build and enhance continuous integration and continuous deployment capabilities.