Senior Software Engineer

Optomi; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Charlotte is searching for a Technical Lead for Platform & Application Integrations. This role requires a strong technical leader with over 8 years of experience in backend engineering, proficient in Python and AWS services. The candidate will guide the design of platform services and integrations while contributing high-quality code and mentoring younger engineers. This position offers a hybrid work model and significant opportunities for influence in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend, platform, or distributed systems engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python and cloud-native backend development.
• Deep experience with AWS services and distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and own the architecture for platform services.
• Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and platform standards.
• Contribute production-quality code and guide decisions around AWS services.

Skills

Python

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Distributed systems engineering

Job description

Technical Lead – Platform & Application Integrations | Hybrid (3-Days) | W-2 Contract

Optomi, in partnership with a leading organization, is looking for a Software Engineer IV to join their team as a Technical Lead for Platform & Application Integrations.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Technical Lead to provide technical direction and architectural leadership for backend platform services, application integrations, and data-driven systems. This role ensures solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned to long-term platform strategy. The Technical Lead will work closely with Senior Back End Software Engineers, data engineers, product managers, and platform teams to guide the design of shared backend services, integration layers, and data pipelines. This is a hands‑on role where the Technical Lead will contribute production‑quality code using Python, FastAPI, and AWS services, while also mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.

What the right candidate will enjoy:

• Opportunity to lead the design and architecture of backend services and integration layers.
• Hands‑on coding and implementation using cutting‑edge technologies like Python, AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, and Kafka.
• Mentorship opportunities and the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.
• A collaborative team culture focused on operational excellence and shared ownership.

What type of experience does the right candidate have:

• 8+ years of experience in backend, platform, or distributed systems engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Python and cloud‑native backend development.
• Deep experience with AWS services and distributed architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting production systems with on‑call responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of streaming and batch integration patterns.

What the responsibilities are of the right candidate:

• Provide technical leadership and own the architecture for platform services, application integrations, and data pipelines.
• Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and platform standards.
• Contribute production‑quality code and guide decisions around AWS services like Lambda, ECS Fargate, Kafka, and AWS Glue.
• Mentor engineers through design guidance, code reviews, and technical coaching.
• Drive improvements in system resiliency, monitoring, alerting, and automation.
• Establish best practices for API design, event‑driven architectures, data contracts, and schema evolution.
• Ensure infrastructure and delivery pipelines support safe, repeatable, low‑risk releases.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post‑incident reviews.

If you are a seasoned engineer with a passion for technical leadership and backend platform development, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!