Lead Engineer - Java

Lead Engineer - Java - J49821

Role & responsibilities

Role Summary

As a Lead Engineer, you will serve as the technical leader for design, development, and support core Finance applications and integrations. You will coordinate with a distributed team (onshore + offshore), drive architecture and technical decisions, and ensure compliance with financial, tax, and reporting requirements. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in ERP/Finance integrations, billing & tax systems, Azure Cloud & AKS, and data compliance/reporting, combined with strong leadership skills to guide contractors and junior engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of integrations between billing, tax, ERP, and compliance reporting systems.
Architect and guide development of full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices. Drive cloud-native adoption by designing and deploying containerized applications on Azure (AKS, PostgreSQL, Service Bus) and GCP. Implement and optimize event-driven architectures leveraging Solace for high-performance, asynchronous communication. Champion coding standards and CI/CD automation, defining best practices for pipelines and deployments. Drive observability adoption, ensuring services include robust logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting with Splunk, New Relic, and related tools. Ensure compliance with SOX, IRS, and other audit/regulatory requirements through robust design and controls. Partner with Finance, Tax, and Audit teams to deliver scalable, auditable, and high-performance solutions. Assign and review work for offshore contractors; ensure deliverables are timely, high quality, and aligned. Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and enforcing development standards. Engage in vendor/product evaluations and contribute to roadmap discussions.