Lead Engineer

Avis Budget Group; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Training & development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Avis Budget Group is seeking a hands‑on Lead Engineer to design, build, and operate mission‑critical enterprise applications on a modern Java stack deployed to OCI. You will lead a team through the full software lifecycle, setting technical direction and raising engineering quality across the group.

The role partners with product, architecture, security, and infra teams to modernize legacy systems, drive OCI adoption, and integrate with other enterprise apps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in Java backend development (Java 11+, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, RESTful APIs).
• 2+ years hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — compute, OKE, networking, IAM, Autonomous Database, Object Storage, and OCI DevOps or equivalent CI/CD tooling.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or serving as tech lead on complex, multi‑team initiatives.
• Strong grounding in microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and API design.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle DB preferred) — schema design, performance tuning, PL/SQL a plus.
• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or OCI DevOps), infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform).
• Working knowledge of authentication/authorization, encryption, secure SDLC.
• Excellent communication skills to present trade‑offs to leadership and translate business needs into plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure services using Java and microservices patterns.
• Own end‑to‑end solution architecture on OCI, including compute, storage, and Autonomous Database.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of 4–8 engineers with mentoring and career development.
• Define and enforce engineering standards — CI/CD, test coverage, observability, and code reviews.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization, refactor monoliths to containerized services on OCI Kubernetes.
• Build and maintain integrations with enterprise systems.
• Ensure production reliability via monitoring, alerts, and incident response on OCI tools.
• Collaborate with product owners to translate requirements into roadmaps and delivery plans.

Skills

Java backend

Leadership

OCI

Microservices

API design

CI/CD

Security best practices

Communication

Cloud migrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OCI DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

Job description

People. Performance. Purpose.

At Avis Budget Group, we’re driven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity. We’re defining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward.

Driven to be the Best

We are seeking a hands‑on Lead Engineer to design, build, and operate mission-critical enterprise applications on a modern Java stack deployed to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will lead a team of engineers through the full software delivery lifecycle — architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support — while setting technical direction and raising the bar for engineering quality across the team.

This role sits at the intersection of deep technical leadership and delivery ownership. You will partner closely with product, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to modernize legacy systems, drive cloud-native adoption on OCI, and integrate with other enterprise applications.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, high-availability services using Java and microservices patterns.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture for applications deployed on OCI, including compute (OKE, VM instances), storage, and Autonomous Database / Oracle DB.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of 4–8 engineers and perform code reviews, design reviews, mentoring, and career development.
• Define and enforce engineering standards — coding guidelines, branching strategy, test coverage, observability, and CI/CD practices.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including refactoring monolithic applications into containerized services on Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE).
• Build and maintain integrations with enterprise systems.
• Implement robust security practices: OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, secrets management (OCI Vault), IAM policies, network segmentation, and data classification compliance.
• Ensure production reliability through monitoring, alerting, and incident response using OCI Observability (Logging, Monitoring, APM) or equivalent tooling.
• Collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical roadmaps, estimates, and delivery plans.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (including AI/agentic capabilities on OCI) and make build-vs-buy and vendor recommendations.

Perks You’ll Get

• Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Eligible to elect other voluntary benefits including: Group Auto Insurance, Group Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, FSA, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and additional life insurance coverages
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions
• Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills
• Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 5+ years in Java backend development (Java 11+, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, RESTful APIs).
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — compute, OKE, networking, IAM, Autonomous Database, Object Storage, and OCI DevOps or equivalent CI/CD tooling.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or serving as tech lead on complex, multi‑team initiatives.
• Strong grounding in microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and API design.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle DB preferred) — schema design, performance tuning, PL/SQL a plus.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or OCI DevOps), infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform), and Git‑based workflows.
• Working knowledge of application security fundamentals: authentication/authorization patterns, encryption at rest/in transit, secure SDLC.
• Excellent communication skills — able to present technical trade‑offs to senior leadership and translate business needs into engineering plans.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • OCI certifications (e.g., OCI Architect Associate/Professional, OCI DevOps Professional).
  • Experience integrating with Oracle Fusion ERP/EPM is a plus.
  • Background in billing, payments, finance, or other transaction‑heavy enterprise domains.
  • Experience with event‑driven architectures (Kafka, OCI Streaming, OCI Queue).
  • Exposure to data platforms on OCI (Data Lake, GoldenGate, Oracle AI Data Platform).
  • Familiarity with legacy modernization: mainframe/monolith decomposition, OS and middleware upgrades.
  • Experience operating in regulated or multi‑region environments (e.g., EMEA data retention and compliance requirements).

The annual starting salary for this position is between $130,000 – $140,000 annually. Factors that may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Who We Are

Here at Avis Budget Group, you will be joining a team of 25,000 driven people, performing with purpose. Together, we’re moving the future of transportation forward with our innovative, customer‑focused solutions.

Our culture is performance driven, where we encourage and support each other to be at our best through leadership, training, tools, and rewards.

We are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of our colleagues, customers, and communities where we operate.

Avis Budget Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other category protected by applicable law.

This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group.

Parsippany New Jersey United States of America