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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** Humana Inc. - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $129,300.0 - $177,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Internet Services, Mobile Application Software, OAuth, OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Ping (Networking Utility), Query Optimization, Openid Connect, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Openapi, Enterprise Application Integration, Network Routers, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Spring-boot, Software Security, Apigee, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/FC3B56C95131459EA2876FB31BBC8F0C/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. * 8+ years of software engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments. * 2+ years of technical leadership experience. * Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, Kafka, and distributed systems. * Experience building cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or similar platforms. * Expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, DevOps, observability, monitoring, and SRE practices. * Strong knowledge of API design, governance, security, and enterprise integration patterns. * Experience with GraphQL technologies including Apollo, GraphQL Java, Spring for GraphQL, and Federation. * Working knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, IAM, Ping Identity, and ForgeRock. * Proven ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and deliver in Agile environments. * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. AI & Emerging Technology Experience * Understanding of designing APIs, GraphQL services, and microservices for AI agents, copilots, and LLM-powered applications. * Familiarity with MCP, agent skills, tool calling, and agent-to-agent communication. * Working knowledge of LLMs, RAG, AI orchestration frameworks, and enterprise AI platforms. * Understanding of AI evaluation, data quality, validation, and governance practices. * Ability to build secure, reusable, AI-ready services and documentation., * Master's degree and relevant AI, IAM, or cloud certifications. * Experience in healthcare, pharmacy, insurance, or other regulated industries. * Experience with AKS, GKE, OpenShift, or similar platforms. * Familiarity with GraphQL observability, schema management, Apollo Router, and Federation. * Experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, or AutoGen. * Experience with Apigee, API gateways, API governance, OpenAPI specifications, and enterprise API ecosystems. ## Description Humana is seeking a hands-on Lead Engineer to guide the design, development, and delivery of enterprise APIs, GraphQL services, and microservices that support Humana and CenterWell digital experiences. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across engineering teams, help drive delivery execution, and ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, observable, and ready to support emerging AI-enabled experiences. You will partner closely with Product Owners, Architects, business stakeholders, API governance teams, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality platform capabilities that serve both traditional applications and next-generation AI use cases., * Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise APIs, GraphQL services, REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven capabilities. * Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture discussions, design reviews, coding, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and mentoring. * Guide API design decisions across REST and GraphQL patterns, including schema design, resolver design, query optimization, federation considerations, API composition, versioning, and backward compatibility. * Drive sprint execution and delivery accountability to ensure teams meet commitments with consistent quality. * Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and business stakeholders to evaluate requirements, assess technical feasibility, and deliver scalable solutions. * Establish and promote engineering best practices for API design, GraphQL schema governance, API security, quality, observability, resiliency, and operational excellence. * Support modernization initiatives using cloud-native architecture, automation, CI/CD, DevOps practices, containers, and API gateway patterns. * Champion production readiness, incident response, root cause analysis, performance optimization, and continuous improvement. * Help evolve enterprise services so they can be securely consumed by web and mobile applications, enterprise platforms, GraphQL clients, AI agents, copilots, and agentic workflows. * Support API onboarding, documentation, governance, cataloging, and deployment practices across enterprise API platforms and gateways., To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: * At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. * Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership. * Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense. * Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. * Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information. ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [One AI API to Power Them All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1601-one-ai-api-to-power-them-all) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path)