Senior Lead Software Engineer

Lumen Technologies

3d•Remote

About The Position

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. This role is a senior technical leader responsible for Salesforce solutions and MuleSoft-driven enterprise integrations, enabling scalable, automated, and API first system interactions.driven enterprise integrationsfirst system interactions. We are looking for a Sr Lead Software Engineer to provide SalesForce engineering direction in the creation, delivery, and integration of multiple and moderately complex software solutions. May translate business requirements into specific designs and/or participate in the design, evaluation, and selection of engineering solutions for software for a specific business process. Establish the current and future use of the practice, metrics, and methodologies to determine current and future solutions. Explore and evaluate new and approved technologies. Consult on the application of existing and new, approved technologies to develop solutions. Ensure the process of creation and delivery of design and solution in accordance with the architectural direction. This role is critical in shaping our software architecture. Provide technical leadership for enterprise integrations using MuleSoft, defining API led connectivity patterns that enable scalable, secure, and reusable integrations across Salesforce, internal platforms, and external partner systems. Serve as the engineering authority for Salesforce and MuleSoft based cross system automation and integration patterns, including API design, orchestration, and event driven integration strategies.led connectivity patterns that enable scalable, secure, and reusable integrations across Salesforce, internal platforms, and external partner systems. basedsystem automation and integration patterns, including API design, orchestration, and eventdriven integration strategies. Desired experience includes iterative delivery, scaling, telecommunications level networking, managing multiple efforts, and a record of delivery under pressure. The role requires an ability to adapt to evolving technologies, changing project priorities, and guiding the team through the journey in close partnership with our business stakeholders and broader engineering teams. Location This is a work from home position within the US.

Requirements

8+ years of experience engineering SaaS / cloud-native / cloud-ready concepts, systems integration, APIs, network technology and operations, or automation architecture
4+ years of experience with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, including API Manager, Runtime Manager, and CloudHub
3-5 years of experience with Architecture, Design & Development of web-based applications.
3-5 years of experience with Agile Development Methodology.
3-5 years of experience working with both relational and non-relational databases.
Experience designing API-led connectivity (System, Process, and Experience APIs) and Familiarity with tools like common IDEs, automated test suites, CI/CD Pipelines, IaC, Swagger/OpenAPI, BPMN, or UML for documenting system interactions
Experience with service orchestration platforms or workflow engines (e.g., Temporal, Camunda, Step Functions)
Strong software development skills surrounding SalesForce and Experience with FEDramp within SFDC

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of MuleSoft-based integrations using API-led connectivity principles
Define and govern enterprise API standards, including RAML/Open API specifications, versioning, and lifecycle management
Design and optimize system-to-system integrations across Salesforce, cloud platforms, and on-prem systems using MuleSoft
Ensure reliability, scalability, observability, and security of integrations, including error handling, retries, and monitoring
Partner with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to align MuleSoft integrations with enterprise architecture standards
Design, development of interactions between distributed systems, and services
Define and document using engineering-level design patterns, including data exchange formats, API contracts, and automation triggers
Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, and broader software teams to ensure alignment and clarity in system integration
Establish and enforce engineering standards for development, design, documentation, and validation
Serve as the engineering authority for cross-system automation and integration patterns involving SalesForce