Hybrid Lead Software Engineer – API & Cloud

Guardian Life; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop and execute key technology components of the Group Benefits Absence Platform. You will work with solution architects, testing partners, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver scalable solutions that support Guardian’s ACE program.

The role emphasizes leadership, hands-on development, and collaboration across multiple workstreams. The candidate will drive SDLC governance, coordinate deployments, and mentor engineers while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with service-oriented and cloud native software architecture.
• Experience with Java Springboot, Aurora PostgresSQL, Redis, Hibernate.
• Experience with modern API/micro-service development, CI/CD and testing.
• Experience with security practices, cloud security principles.
• Familiarity with AI tools in development (GitHub Co-pilot/Claude).

Responsibilities

• Develop complex solutions in an Agile environment as part of a global team.
• Lead API or micro-services development and design discussions.
• Mentor and develop team members; collaborate across engineering, product and business partners.
• Coordinate deployments and oversee SDLC governance for the program.
• Provide technical consultancy and support for production deployments and incident response.

Skills

Java Springboot

Aurora PostgresSQL

Redis

Hibernate

Cloud AWS

Docker

EKS

APIs / Microservices

CI/CD

TDD

AI assisted development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Bitbucket

Git

AppDynamics

ArgoCD

CloudWatch

Splunk

Job description

Guardian Life is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop and execute key technology components of the Group Benefits Absence Platform. You will work with solution architects, testing partners, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver scalable solutions that support Guardian’s ACE program.

The role emphasizes leadership, hands-on development, and collaboration across multiple workstreams. The candidate will drive SDLC governance, coordinate deployments, and mentor engineers while