Full-Time

Senior Lead Software Engineer

Posted on 9/17/2025

CenturyLink

CenturyLink

10,001+ employees

Global telecommunications and IT services provider

Compensation Overview

$129.6k - $190.1k/yr

+ Bonus Structure + Comprehensive Benefits Package

United States

Remote

Candidates must be based in the US.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Agile
JavaScript
Git
Node.js
Groovy
SQL
Java
Postgres
Docker
Microservices
AWS
Vue.js
Oracle
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise development using Java or JavaScript, and hands-on experience with different frameworks.
  • Significant software engineering experience using modern languages
  • Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google) is required, including a strong understanding of cloud services
  • Deep expertise in scripting, with a proven track record of building and deploying production-grade applications
  • Understanding of range of enterprise databases including Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres and Graph Databases
  • Experience with data structuring standards including XML, JSON, and YAML
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring and leading software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment
  • Self-starter, can-do attitude within a fast-moving business and technical environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills, time management, and oral and written communication skills
  • Strong experience using code versioning tools such as Git and GitHub
  • Experience with containerization technologies to include Kubernetes and Docker
  • Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies
  • Effective communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Responsibilities
  • Advanced software engineering using modern software languages and architecture pattern and partner with other dev teams to design, contract, and implement full systems, ensuring database reliability integrates with application logic
  • Engagement in all aspects of the software development life cycle, including requirements of review, design, coding, code reviews, testing, deployment, and warranty support.
  • Develop and support enhancements and new functionality for applications using modern technologies, including Java, NodeJS, VueJS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Groovy and Camunda
  • Developing enterprise RESTful web services in REST the latest patterns and developing various data persistence frameworks leveraging SQL, Graph and No SQL solutions as appropriate and maintaining and resolving issues in a highly complex integration architecture
  • Collaborate closely with business partners, architects, and other engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver innovative solutions
  • Develop and support enhancements and new functionality to automate deployments in a micro services architecture environment
  • Drive technical excellence, promoting clean code, test-driven development, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices
  • Perform code reviews with other team members in a reviewer capacity
  • Provide technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced SW Engineers
  • Be willing to support deployments outside of work hours and participate in an on-call rotation
  • Actively participate in all relevant agile ceremonies for each project iteration
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience using Groovy and Camunda is preferred
  • Experience with Ciena Blue Planet Inventory platform is a plus

CenturyLink, now known as Lumen Technologies, provides telecommunications and IT services for businesses and government. It offers voice communications and network services such as VoIP, SIP Trunking, hosted VoIP, SD-WAN, MPLS, and IPVPN, along with cloud and IT solutions like Big Data as a Service, IoT, and cloud management across hybrid, private, and public clouds. It differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated portfolio that combines traditional communications with modern network and cloud services at scale, backed by global data centers and infrastructure. Its goal is to help customers communicate, connect, and digitally transform through secure, scalable, and manageable network and cloud solutions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Monroe, Louisiana

Founded

1930

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sold ILEC business in 20 states to Brightspeed for $7.5B in October 2023, focusing on enterprises.
  • Divested EMEA operations to Colt for $1.8B in November 2023, streamlining core clients.
  • Higher-margin security, cloud, IP, UC services generated $4.5B revenue in 2023.

What critics are saying

  • Tycko & Zavareei lawsuit over Quantum Fiber 'Price for Life' false ads erodes trust now.
  • 940 Mbps fiber speeds lag Verizon Fios 2.3 Gbps and AT&T 5 Gbps, losing SMB share.
  • Legacy copper reliance forces FCC-mandated fiber migrations without rival scale by 2028.

What makes CenturyLink unique

  • Lumen Platform integrates global fiber, edge cloud, and security for 4th Industrial Revolution apps.
  • Quantum Fiber delivers high-speed fiber services to residents and SMBs via CenturyLink brand.
  • 450,000 route miles fiber network supports enterprise high-performance networking worldwide.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Performance Bonus

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