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Lumen Technologies · 4 hours ago

Lead Software Developer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$104K/yr - $152K/yr

8+ years exp

Lumen Technologies is a company focused on connecting people, data, and applications to ignite business growth. They are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Developer to develop AI Apps and Agents using Python and deploy them on cloud-native platforms, while leading by example in writing clean code and architecting APIs and microservices.

Big DataInformation ServicesInfrastructureOptical CommunicationSecurityTelecommunicationsVoIPWireless

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement complex software systems using Python, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability in a cloud environment

Architect and build robust APIs, microservices, and data pipelines to support various applications and services

Collaborate closely with business partners, architects, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver innovative solutions

Drive technical excellence by promoting clean code, test-driven development, and CI/CD best practices

Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to coding standards and architectural principles

Identify and implement opportunities for performance optimization, cost efficiency, and operational excellence within cloud infrastructure

Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in cloud computing, Python, DevOps, and AI—and advocate for their adoption where appropriate

Qualification

PythonCloud platformsAPI developmentMicroservices architectureDevOps practicesAI application developmentAgile methodologiesCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

8+ years of professional software development experience

Deep expertise in Python with a proven track record of building and deploying production-grade applications

Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including serverless computing, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), databases (relational and NoSQL), and messaging queues

Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and alerting)

Understanding of agile development methodologies and collaborative team environments

Preferred

Familiarity with developing AI Apps using frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, and Semantic Kernel etc) leveraging RAG pipelines and vector datastores (Pinecone, Azure AI Search etc)

Experience in developing agents using leading industry frameworks, while and standard protocols like A2A. Proficient in utilizing MCP servers and tools

Experience with effective prompt engineering strategies

Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures