Lead Software Engineering Manager-Java Microservices & Cloud

Ascension; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Employer-matched retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave

Pet insurance

Transportation benefits

Job summary

Ascension is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide a high-performing team building secure, scalable Java microservices and cloud-native applications in a production environment. You will partner with product stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps, manage tech debt, and drive delivery with strong CI/CD and cybersecurity practices.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, incident response, and delivery oversight across enterprise-grade software deployments on major cloud

Qualifications

• 8 years of software engineering experience developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• 3 years of direct experience leading or managing technical engineering teams, including delivery oversight and technical decision-making.
• Documented experience building, deploying, or supporting scalable applications within a major public cloud platform (e.g., GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Strong experience developing RESTful APIs and integrating Microservices using synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing engineering team to foster an accountable, collaborative culture focused on continuous career growth.
• Provide architectural leadership for secure, scalable Java microservices and cloud-native applications to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Partner with product management and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, balance tech debt, and streamline project delivery.
• Enforce rigorous engineering standards for code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cybersecurity across all applications.
• Oversee production health and incident response to maintain system availability and swiftly resolve root causes for operational issues.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/CS

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Ascension is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide a high-performing team building secure, scalable Java microservices and cloud-native applications in a production environment. You will partner with product stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps, manage tech debt, and drive delivery with strong CI/CD and cybersecurity practices.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, incident response, and delivery oversight across enterprise-grade software deployments on major cloud