Lead Software Programmer

AppleOne Employment Services; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Lead Software Programmer in the Shreveport/Bossier City area. The role combines hands‑on Java and full‑stack development with leadership responsibilities, mentoring developers, and guiding architecture decisions to shape scalable software solutions.

The position offers a full‑time, temp‑to‑hire path with healthcare benefits, and the opportunity to influence development standards, performance, and long‑term technology initiatives within a collaborative

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development or programming experience required.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, team lead, or software development management experience required.
• Advanced Java development skills and strong object‑oriented programming experience.
• Strong full‑stack development background, including front‑end, back‑end, APIs, and web services.

Responsibilities

• Lead software developers while remaining actively involved in hands‑on development.
• Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain scalable Java‑based applications across front‑end and back‑end environments.
• Provide technical direction throughout the software development lifecycle, including architecture, code reviews, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Work with cloud infrastructure, OpenStack environments, databases, APIs, integrations, and Linux‑based systems.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, systems, database, security, and business teams to solve complex software and performance issues.
• Help establish development standards, documentation, best practices, modernization plans, and project delivery priorities.

Skills

Java

Full‑stack development

Leadership

Architecture direction

Mentoring

CI/CD

Cloud/OpenStack

SQL

Linux

Web services/APIs

Tools

Git

OpenStack

Linux

Job description

Job Summary

A growing technology-focused organization in the Shreveport/Bossier City area is seeking a Lead Software Programmer to join its software development team in a highly visible leadership role. This position is ideal for an experienced Java and full-stack developer who enjoys staying hands‑on with code while also mentoring developers, guiding architecture decisions, and helping shape scalable software solutions. This opportunity offers the stability of a full‑time schedule, a temp‑to‑hire career path, healthcare benefits, and the chance to work with a company that has both local roots and a broader global reach. The work environment is collaborative, team‑oriented, and well‑suited for someone who values supportive leadership, technical ownership, and the ability to make a direct impact on development standards, application performance, and long‑term technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support software developers while remaining actively involved in hands‑on application development.
• Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain scalable Java‑based software applications across front‑end and back‑end environments.
• Provide technical direction throughout the software development lifecycle, including architecture, code reviews, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Work with cloud‑based infrastructure, OpenStack environments, databases, APIs, integrations, and Linux‑based systems.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, systems, database, security, and business teams to solve complex software and performance issues.
• Help establish development standards, documentation, best practices, modernization plans, and project delivery priorities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $65,000 to $80,000, DOE based on experience.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday.
• Employment Type: Full‑time, temp‑to‑hire opportunity.
• Location: Shreveport/Bossier City area.
• Benefits: Healthcare benefits available.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Lead software development projects and provide technical direction for application design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Manage development priorities, timelines, resource assignments, and deliverables across multiple initiatives.
• Mentor developers, review code, support best practices, and help improve development processes.
• Troubleshoot complex software, integration, database, performance, and infrastructure‑related issues.
• 5+ years of professional software development or programming experience required.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, team lead, or software development management experience required.
• Advanced Java development skills and strong object‑oriented programming experience.
• Strong full‑stack development background, including front‑end, back‑end, APIs, and web services.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, Git or similar source‑control platforms, and Linux‑based environments.
• Experience working with OpenStack and/or cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of CI/CD, automated deployment processes, Agile/Scrum environments, application integration, scalability, security, and performance optimization.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to explain technical information clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing existing applications and recommending more efficient software solutions.
• Background supporting enterprise‑level applications in cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience helping establish software development standards, documentation, and repeatable best practices.
• Ability to balance hands‑on programming responsibilities with team leadership and project management expectations.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment‑qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.