Senior Lead Software Engineer – Cloud Modernization Leader

HITEC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Paid time off

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a technical leader to guide the design and delivery of enterprise solutions for clients like ADOT. You will combine hands-on backend work with systems thinking to drive scalable, cloud-native architectures and robust RESTful services.

You will mentor engineers, run code reviews, set technical standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy logic, containerize applications, and deploy across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Strong coding and debugging in Java, Python, or .NET.
• Solid grasp of OOP, design patterns.
• Databases (relational and NoSQL), RESTful services, and data formats (JSON/XML).
• Microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and messaging queues.
• Experience guiding technical choices, running code reviews, and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex requirements into architectures.
• Refactor legacy logic for cloud/containerized environments.
• Run product demos and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Define technical standards and mentor engineers.
• Deliver resilient, scalable enterprise solutions.

Skills

Enterprise software engineering

Backend development

Microservices & REST APIs

Databases

Docker & Kubernetes

Code reviews & mentoring

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cloud certifications

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

DevOps practices

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a technical leader to guide the design and delivery of enterprise solutions for clients like ADOT. You will combine hands-on backend work with systems thinking to drive scalable, cloud-native architectures and robust RESTful services.

You will mentor engineers, run code reviews, set technical standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy logic, containerize applications, and deploy across cloud environments.