Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead – Cloud-Native & APIs

Cardinal Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Work‑Life resources

Cardinal Health training programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and hands-on development for complex enterprise applications and cloud-native platforms. You will guide multiple teams, partner with Product, Security, and Delivery, and drive modern engineering practices to improve reliability and scale.

The role emphasizes end-to-end technical oversight, API design, and strategic modernization across platforms, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, React and/or Angular.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native solutions.
• Own end-to-end technical solution delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Define and drive technical architecture, engineering standards, design patterns, and development best practices across teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and guide teams through implementation strategies.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and architecture reviews for all initiatives.
• Drive design decisions that balance objectives, debt, and performance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

React

Angular

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD

APIs & Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitHub Actions

Concourse

ArgoCD

Terraform

Apigee

OpenAPI/Swagger

PostgreSQL/BigQuery

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and hands-on development for complex enterprise applications and cloud-native platforms. You will guide multiple teams, partner with Product, Security, and Delivery, and drive modern engineering practices to improve reliability and scale.

The role emphasizes end-to-end technical oversight, API design, and strategic modernization across platforms, with a focus on