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# Lead Software Engineer I

- **Company:** The Best
- **Location:** Wilmington, DE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $110,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Datadog, Data Logging, Grafana, Backend, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch, Docker
- **Published:** May 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c7f9a747c7424c67

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical writing within technology?, * 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience.

 * Strong backend development experience with Java and Python.
 * Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization.
 * Working knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and best practices.
 * Experience with modern databases (relational and NoSQL) such as DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB.
 * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration systems (ECS/EKS preferred).
 * Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog.
 * Ability to produce clear technical documentation and participate in design discussions.

Collaboration & Leadership

 * Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
 * Comfort working in Agile environments with iterative delivery and shared ownership.
 * Ability to bring clarity to complex situations and drive work forward with teammates.

## Description

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
The Lead Software Engineer I plays an important role in building and enhancing engineering solutions across the organization. This role focuses on designing and delivering reliable, high-quality software while contributing to technical discussions, improving engineering practices, and supporting team execution. You will work closely with senior engineers and architects to implement scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Technical Delivery & Engineering Excellence

 * Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.
 * Works closely with senior leaders to shape solutions.
 * Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and cloud-native patterns.
 * Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience.

Cloud Engineering & Operational Support

 * Build and enhance distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native solutions in AWS.
 * Apply cloud best practices-security, cost awareness, performance, and operational efficiency-under guidance of senior engineers.
 * Contribute to observability through metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts.
 * Assist in performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and troubleshooting production issues to ensure system stability.


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