Software Developer Lead (AWS, Java/Python)

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Job Description

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Developer Lead to drive the design, development, and evolution of platform-owned microservices within a cloud-native AWS environment. This role requires a strong technical leader who can define architectural direction, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable, resilient, and secure systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a Technical Lead for microservices, GenAI applications, defining architectural standards, best practices, and engineering guidelines.
• Build AI native applications by leveraging industry standards
• Design, evolve, and enhance scalable, resilient, and secure microservices architectures on AWS.
• Own and continuously improve platform services with a focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Communicate technical trade-offs effectively to stakeholders and partner teams, enabling informed decision-making.
• Contribute to and help shape the technical roadmap for the platform engineering team.
• Develop high-quality, production-ready applications using Python, following modern engineering practices.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous, event-driven systems.
• Lead by example through hands-on coding, pull request reviews, and design discussions.
• Design and operate cloud-native services leveraging AWS technologies such as ECS/Fargate, Auto Scaling, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies to ensure safe, fast, and repeatable releases.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), observability, and operational excellence across services.
• Collaborate with security teams to integrate security controls, compliance standards, and tooling into platform services.
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience including minimum 3+ years of experience in leading projects.
• Strong experience in software development with Java and/or Python in cloud-native environments.
• Proven expertise in designing and building microservices architectures on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS/Fargate, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, S3, and Auto Scaling.
• Deep understanding of REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation), and observability tools.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts and trade-offs.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience including minimum 3+ years of experience in leading projects
  
  

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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