Lead AI‑Driven Software Engineer (Remote)

Lumen Technologies; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Developer to design, develop, test, and enhance software solutions of moderate complexity across AI-enabled development tools, APIs, and cloud-hosted environments.

You will work in a high-accountability team within a large AI-focused organization, collaborating with stakeholders and release teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software and ensure production-readiness.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years of experience with a master’s degree.
• Strong AI proficiency, including practical use of approved AI-assisted development tools for requirements analysis, coding, documentation, code review, test generation, and productivity improvement.
• Must demonstrate a strong unit and system testing mindset, including test planning, automated test development, regression validation, defect prevention, and production-quality release discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in Agile team environments, communicate technical tradeoffs clearly, participate in code reviews, and support shared ownership of delivery outcomes.
• Proficient in Java, Rest API, API management, MySQL, Python, GIT Hub/Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Kafka, and working within hosted environments (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Preferred Knowledge: Optical DWDM, Ruby on Rails

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and enhance software solutions of moderate complexity.
• Translate technical concepts into clear, actionable approaches and collaborate with stakeholders and release teams.
• Use modern engineering practices and AI-enabled development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and test coverage.
• Analyze programming requests for integration with current applications.
• Estimate timelines and ensure work is completed within estimates.
• Work with team members, product owners, QA, operations, and release teams to ensure code aligns with standards and production-readiness.
• Enable code in hosted environments.
• Lead projects and contribute to software projects that drive innovation and connectivity.

Skills

Java

REST API

API Management

MySQL

Python

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Kafka

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/Google)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Lumen Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Developer to design, develop, test, and enhance software solutions of moderate complexity across AI-enabled development tools, APIs, and cloud-hosted environments.

You will work in a high-accountability team within a large AI-focused organization, collaborating with stakeholders and release teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software and ensure production-readiness.