Cloud-Native Lead Software Engineer II (Java & Python)

Bestegg; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Egg is seeking a Lead Software Engineer II to drive the design and delivery of scalable, secure software across our platform. You will collaborate with senior engineers and architects to shape solutions, ensuring high-quality, cloud-native systems and rigorous engineering practices in a fast-paced environment.

We value problem solvers who contribute to observability, performance improvements, and team mentorship.

Qualifications

• 4 – 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience with Java and Python.
• Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and best practices.
• Experience with modern databases (relational and NoSQL) such as DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration systems (ECS/EKS preferred).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and participate in design discussions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Comfort working in Agile environments with iterative delivery and shared ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.
• Work closely with senior leaders to shape solutions.
• Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and cloud-native patterns.
• Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience.
• Build and enhance distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native solutions in AWS.
• Apply cloud best practices—security, cost awareness, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to observability through metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts.
• Assist in performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and troubleshooting production issues to ensure system stability.
• Collaborate effectively with Product, Architecture, InfoSec, and DevOps to deliver well-aligned solutions.
• Contribute to a culture of learning, curiosity, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.

Skills

Backend development

SQL & data modeling

Cloud architecture

Communication

Agile teamwork

Documentation

Tools

Java

Python

Docker

ECS/EKS

CloudWatch

Datadog

DynamoDB

RDS

PostgreSQL

DocumentDB

Job description

Best Egg is seeking a Lead Software Engineer II to drive the design and delivery of scalable, secure software across our platform. You will collaborate with senior engineers and architects to shape solutions, ensuring high-quality, cloud-native systems and rigorous engineering practices in a fast-paced environment.

We value problem solvers who contribute to observability, performance improvements, and team mentorship.