Lead Software Engineer

Bristol Myers Squibb; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software in Allentown, PA. You will own projects end-to-end, drive architecture decisions, and mentor teams while shipping measurable improvements on a regular cadence.

The role focuses on backend services using AWS, Node.js, and C#, with the autonomy to set your own schedule and grow with the company. On-site in Allentown, PA with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Own projects from concept through delivery.
• Collaborate to ease lead reviews.
• Surface risk before it becomes a problem.
• Show pattern recognition across tech engagements.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven aptitude with Redis near Allentown, PA.

Responsibilities

• Ship incremental improvements to the Allentown platform.
• Handover Node.js runbooks for on-call readiness.
• Own a technology service end to end from AWS to on-call rotation.
• Design and maintain backend services using AWS and Node.js.
• Stitch C# events into the AWS pipeline for reports.
• Lead migration to retire legacy design-led stack.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.

Skills

Project ownership

Collaborative leader

Risk surfacing

Pattern recognition

Lead capacity

Cross-functional work

Tools

AWS

Node.js

C#

Redis

SQL

Job description

Our technology team is growing, and we want a Lead Software Engineer who can turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software. The headline is $124,000 - $186,000, but the story is ownership — technology work you steer at Bristol Myers Squibb after just 8 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship incremental improvements to Bristol Myers Squibb's Allentown platform on a regular cadence
• Hand off Node.js runbooks so the next on-call at Bristol Myers Squibb sleeps better
• Own a technology service end to end, from AWS schema to on-call rotation
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using AWS and Node.js
• Stitch C# events into the AWS pipeline feeding Bristol Myers Squibb's technology reports
• Lead the Relationship Building migration that finally retires Bristol Myers Squibb's design-led legacy stack
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Bristol Myers Squibb workloads

What You'll Bring

• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• A collaborator who makes the lead review feel less like an exam
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Proven aptitude for Redis, ideally near Allentown, PA
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a lead capacity

For technology teams who've been burned before, Bristol Myers Squibb is the zero-bureaucracy Allentown, PA partner that finally keeps its promises. We keep the Allentown, PA office quiet on Wednesdays so deep C# work actually gets a fighting chance.

Bristol Myers Squibb offers $124,000 - $186,000 plus the autonomy to set your own schedule and the support to keep growing.

Updated on the spot, the Bristol Myers Squibb hiring team is reviewing in real time.