Lead Software Engineer (Java / Adobe Experience Manager)

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help drive the evolution of Subaru’s customer-facing digital ecosystem. This role sits within the MarTech organization and serves as a critical technical leader responsible for designing, building, and scaling enterprise web platforms that support millions of customer interactions.

You will partner closely with Marketing, Product, Enterprise Architecture, IT, and external technology partners to deliver innovative digital experiences across Subaru’s global web and e-commerce platforms.

This is a hands-on leadership position that combines software engineering, architectural decision-making, technical mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing production code, influencing technical strategy, and leading large-scale initiatives from concept through delivery. What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale digital platforms built on Java, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and AWS.
• Architect highly available, scalable, and maintainable systems that power customer-facing experiences.
• Drive technical direction across multiple concurrent projects and distributed teams.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, Architecture, and Engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Establish engineering best practices around architecture, code quality, testing, monitoring, and deployment.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design sessions.
• Mentor engineers and help elevate technical capabilities across the team.
• Identify opportunities to modernize applications through cloud-native and microservices-based solutions.
• Collaborate with internal and external delivery partners to ensure successful execution and platform stability., This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a highly visible digital platform supporting one of the most recognized automotive brands in the world. You’ll work at the intersection of software engineering, digital experience, cloud architecture, and marketing technology while helping define the future of Subaru’s customer experience platform.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise applications using Java.
• 5+ years of experience developing applications using Spring Boot and modern Java frameworks.
• 4+ years of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development experience, including AEM On-Prem or AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
• Experience designing and developing highly available public-facing web applications.
• Experience building applications using microservices architecture.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications within AWS environments.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and distributed systems.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party platforms.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex production systems., * Experience supporting large-scale global e-commerce or digital experience platforms.
• Experience with modern front-end technologies including React, Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, S3, CloudFormation, IAM, SNS, SQS, and Load Balancers.
• Experience with containerized environments and cloud-native application development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build automation tools such as GitHub Actions, Maven, or Gradle.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous experience serving as a technical lead, software architect, or lead engineer.

What Makes You Successful

• You thrive in environments where business strategy and technology intersect.
• You enjoy solving complex engineering challenges at scale.
• You can influence without authority and align technical teams around shared goals.
• You balance long-term architectural thinking with practical execution.
• You are passionate about mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards.
• You have experience delivering reliable, customer-focused digital products in fast-moving enterprise environments.