Software Engineering Lead – APIs

Safe-Guard Products International LLC • Atlanta, GA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead to drive the vision and hands-on development of our enterprise services platform. This role requires a strategic technical leader who will lead a team of engineers while maintaining direct contributions to architecture, design, and implementation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• 1-2 years in a technical leadership or senior engineering role
• Java and Spring Boot framework
• RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• API design patterns (GraphQL, gRPC, or OpenAPI/Swagger)
• AWS cloud services and cloud-native development
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Distributed systems concepts (resilience, fault tolerance, eventual consistency)
• Integration with generative AI and LLM technologies (OpenAI, Bedrock, LangChain, SageMaker)
• Performance optimization and scalability patterns
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Proven mentoring and team collaboration abilities
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Nice To Haves

• Quarkus framework experience
• Frontend development skills (Angular or React)
• Python for scripting or services development
• Event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Splunk)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers and solution architects to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs
• Guide architectural decisions, establish coding standards, and champion software engineering best practices
• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud-native patterns on AWS
• Build solutions leveraging AWS services (ECS Fargate, S3, SQS, API Gateway, Lambda) with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, API governance strategies, and observability practices (distributed tracing, structured logging, SLO/SLA monitoring)
• Mentor team members through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
• Foster a culture of test-driven development, observability, and operational excellence
• Remain agile and adaptable, capable of context-switching between projects as business needs evolve

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Paid Community Service Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Personal Development
• And More!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees