Software Engineer Lead

R. L. Polk Mobility LLC; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mobility Global seeks a Software Engineer Lead to own major corporate platform initiatives, modernizing core enterprise systems, migrating workloads, and consolidating tools for reliability and cost efficiency.

You will lead end-to-end delivery with architecture, execution, and operational readiness, partnering with enterprise teams. Strong leadership, cloud and data architecture experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages and building distributed systems.
• Experience leading large-scale migrations and platform consolidation projects.
• Ability to write architecture docs, ADRs, runbooks, and operational readiness checklists.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery for platform enhancement, migration, and consolidation programs end-to-end.
• Design solutions to reduce duplication across corporate systems and guide modernization efforts.
• Define migration approaches (rehost/replatform/refactor) with low downtime and risk.
• Mentor engineers and uphold high engineering standards; ensure security and reliability.

Skills

Core Engineering

Platform Migration

Leadership & Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About Mobility Global

S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.

Role Summary

The Software Engineer Lead will own and drive major corporate platform initiatives—modernizing and enhancing core enterprise systems, migrating platforms and workloads, and consolidating tools/technology stacks to improve reliability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Working with the Heads of Corporate Platform teams and the functional business owners, you will lead technical delivery end-to-end: architecture, execution, quality, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Delivery – Lead the technical strategy and execution for platform enhancement, migration, and consolidation programs (e.g., application rationalization, shared services adoption, legacy retirement). Own end-to-end delivery: requirements discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-migration stabilization. Set engineering direction through reference architectures, patterns, standards, and guardrails (performance, resiliency, observability, security). Drive technical decision-making with a bias for measurable outcomes (availability, latency, cost, deployment frequency, incident reduction).
• Architecture, Modernization, and Consolidation – Design solutions to reduce duplication across corporate systems, including consolidation of services, data stores, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling. Guide modernization efforts such as service decomposition, API standardization, event-driven patterns, and cloud/platform adoption where appropriate. Lead integration strategies across identity, access, data, and enterprise applications.
• Migration & Cutover Excellence – Define migration approaches (rehost, replatform, refactor) and execute with minimal downtime and risk. Create and run cutover plans, including rollback strategies, runbooks, verification checklists, and stakeholder communications. Manage data migration planning: mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and retention/compliance considerations.
• Engineering Management (Technical Lead Scope) – Lead a team of engineers (directly or matrixed): provide technical guidance, unblock delivery, and uphold high engineering standards. Own code quality practices: design reviews, code reviews, test strategy, and technical documentation. Mentor engineers; build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational ownership.
• Reliability, Security, and Operations – Ensure production readiness. Partner with security and compliance to implement secure-by-design practices (threat modeling, least privilege, auditability, secrets handling). Drive post-launch improvements using operational insights: incident learnings, performance bottlenecks, and customer feedback.
• Stakeholder & Program Collaboration – Partner with Corporate platform teams, product, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, IT, and business stakeholders to align roadmap, scope, and sequencing. Translate business goals into technical plans; proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery trade-offs. Communicate progress through concise status updates, technical demos, and executive-ready summaries.

Required Skills

• Core Engineering – Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (Java, C#, Python, Go, TypeScript). Deep experience building distributed systems: APIs, services, asynchronous processing, caching, and data persistence. Experience configuring and customizing SAAS applications. Strong SDLC discipline: version control, branching strategies, testing pyramids, and release management.
• Platform, Migration, and Consolidation Expertise – Proven success leading large-scale migrations (apps and/or data), including phased rollouts and zero/low-downtime strategies. Hands-on experience with legacy modernization and platform consolidation (decommissioning, dependency mapping, migration waves).
• Leadership & Communication – Strong technical writing: architecture docs, ADRs, runbooks, operational readiness checklists. Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across multiple teams. Pragmatic decision-making under constraints (timeline, risk, cost, regulatory needs).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a lead role (tech lead, staff/lead engineer, or engineering manager with hands-on delivery).
• Demonstrated delivery of enterprise-grade platform initiatives involving migration and/or consolidation with measurable outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-team programs with complex dependencies.
• Experience with enterprise identity and access patterns (SSO, RBAC), data governance, and audit requirements.
• Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-driven architectures, and platform engineering practices.
• Experience with cost optimization and FinOps-style practices in cloud environments.

Success Metrics (Example)

• Migration/consolidation delivered on schedule with measured reductions in operational cost and system complexity.
• Improved reliability (e.g., fewer sev-1/2 incidents, higher availability) and better delivery performance (deployment frequency/lead time).
• Reduced technical debt through decommissioning legacy components and establishing reusable platform capabilities.
• Strong engineering health: high code quality, clear documentation, predictable releases, and improved on-call outcomes.

Working Model / Collaboration

Works closely with: Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure/Platform, SRE/Operations, Product Management, and Business Owners. May participate in on-call escalation and operational reviews depending on platform criticality.

Interview Requirement

We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in‑person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

Employment Opportunity

If you enjoy wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

It is the policy of Mobility to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Mobility will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Mobility delivers Essential Intelligence that shapes decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.