Lead Software Engineer — Azure & Next.js, Mentorship

Filetwigbay; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 105,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Bangor, ME is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to keep the architecture honest and grow with a low-drama ethos. This full-time position targets a 7+ year veteran and offers a salary range of $105,000 to $147,000 with growth opportunities and meaningful mentorship.

The role focuses on decomposing a monolithic stack into Azure services, delivering lead-quality features, patching resilience dependencies, and turning vague tickets into testable MySQL criteria.

Qualifications

• Lead-level experience in a full-time role.
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• Discipline to document while it's fresh.

Responsibilities

• Slice the technology monolith into Azure services Bangor, ME can deploy alone.
• Deliver lead-quality features within the 105,000–147,000 mandate.
• Keep IBM's Resilience dependencies patched before CVEs become incidents.
• Turn vague tickets into crisp, testable MySQL acceptance criteria.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the team.
• Push Next.js changes safely behind flags so Bangor, ME rollback speed.

Skills

Lead experience

Communication

Documentation

Strategic thinking

IBM mindset

Job description

IBM in Bangor, ME is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to keep the architecture honest and grow with a low-drama ethos. This full-time position targets a 7+ year veteran and offers a salary range of $105,000 to $147,000 with growth opportunities and meaningful mentorship.

The role focuses on decomposing a monolithic stack into Azure services, delivering lead-quality features, patching resilience dependencies, and turning vague tickets into testable MySQL criteria.