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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Product Engineering Technical... - **Company:** The Lilly Company - **Location:** South San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $138,000.0 - $246,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, EHealth, Github, Identity and Access Management, Open Source Technology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Okta, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Apache Kafka - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000ga22ik ## About the Role + Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field. + 8+ years of experience delivering software solutions across the full development lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment, and support). + 5+ years of technical leadership experience in delivery of software projects. + 3+ years of direct people-management experience leading engineers. What You Should Bring: + Demonstrated success managing and developing a small engineering team, including performance and career conversations. + Ability to manage and keep control of multiple software development and integration efforts. + Demonstrable examples of leading software design and architecture. + Demonstrated ability to propose new ideas and influence peers. + Proven initiative to learn new technologies and seek opportunities to apply them. + Practical knowledge of Agile software development concepts and implementations. + Experience with architected asynchronous systems, using tools like Kafka or similar. + Experience with AWS, Azure, and other cloud service providers. + Experience with identity management or authentication providers (preferably Okta). + Experience with GitHub. + Experience with CI/CD capabilities and industry best practices. + Experience using Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) or similar toolsets. + High level of intellectual curiosity, external perspective, and innovation interest. ## Description The SPE Technical Lead & Engineering Manager will be responsible for developing and leading technical solutions supporting one or more Digital Health platforms. You will need to engage multiple teams to define technical requirements, develop designs, and align technology that enables the platform architecture all while meeting medical device regulatory expectations. Additionally, the organization will look to you to be a leader across SPE projects influencing other tech leads in how we develop platform solutions following best practices and driving our platform innovation roadmap. What You'll Be Doing: Architecture & Technical Direction + Own and approve system architecture and design decisions across your platform area. + Lead technical design reviews and ensure consistent, scalable, and resilient implementation. + Partner with product and design teams to architect maintainable solutions and evaluate UX feasibility. + Collaborate with other technical teams on the design of dependencies and shared services. + Provide technical evaluation of proposed ideas, software changes, and future releases. + Align SPE technical solutions with Lilly-supported technologies. People Leadership & Team Management + Directly manage a team of 2-5 engineers. + Own performance management, coaching, career development + Set team priorities, manage capacity and workload, and remove obstacles to delivery. + Foster team health, engagement, and a high-performing engineering culture in a geographically separate location. + Partner with the Delivery Manager on staffing, planning, and delivery commitments. Planning, Strategy & Innovation + Drive the development and execution of the platform innovation roadmap, including working proof-of-concept models in new technology spaces. + Provide input on future features and strategy across a 6-12 month horizon. + Lead cutover planning and ensure system dependencies are well understood and delivered appropriately. + Identify and scope spike work; recommend new technologies and tools. + Support and drive transformation initiatives. + Champion the responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices - including AI-augmented development tooling - to accelerate delivery, raise code quality, and expand team capacity. Security, Quality & Standards + Enable technical delivery of SPE software components, including understanding and addressing risk, privacy, cybersecurity, and legal constraints. + Support cybersecurity architecture evaluations. + Develop and drive adoption of platform development standards and architecture patterns across the organization. + Maintain technical documentation, including system design artifacts, security plans, and SOPs. + Document open-source standards in the Quality Management System and enforce SPE engineering standards. + Apply knowledge of medical device delivery models and quality systems to ensure solutions align with regulatory expectations and timelines. Collaboration, Mentorship & Influence + Influence tech leads across SPE on how we develop platform solutions following best practices. + Mentor team members and participate actively in guilds and learning forums. + Facilitate knowledge transfer to operations and ensure their involvement in technical planning. + Build effective relationships with key technical resources and architects to influence SPE technology solutions. + Engage business stakeholders to understand requirements and align technical solutions. + Provide guidance to Lilly and non-Lilly software delivery teams in best-practice Agile delivery. ## Related Videos - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer)