Lead Software Engineer

Join our dynamic team dedicated to placing health first! Become a part of the Enterprise Observability Engineering group, where you will engage in building intelligent, scalable, and resilient observability solutions.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in driving the design, implementation, and evolution of our observability and logging platforms. You will leverage your deep expertise in logging and observability engineering while working with a passionate team that values innovation, agility, and ownership.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Empower yourself to tackle complex problems and lead strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate across disciplines, working closely with teams in SRE, Security, Networking, Platform Engineering, and Data Science.
• Utilize AI/ML and cloud-native technologies to evolve our observability strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and optimize observability environments using best software engineering practices.
• Build automation scripts and tools to enhance observability instrumentation and deployment.
• Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
• Conduct observability code reviews and implement automated validation checks.
• Create AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution.
• Lead the design of distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Align observability strategies with business goals through cross-team collaboration.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to leadership effectively.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years in software/infrastructure engineering, emphasizing observability and logging.
• Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Expertise in programming languages such as Python, .Net, Java, Go, or Node.js.
• Experience with system architecture, AI Ops, and CI/CD processes.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible, and cloud-native development platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience, along with agile delivery knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and platforms like Splunk Enterprise and Dynatrace.
• Experience with integrating observability with ITSM/ITOps tools.
• Budget management and cost optimization skills.
• Certifications related to Splunk or observability standards.

This position is remote, but occasional travel may be required for training or meetings at Humana's offices. We encourage you to apply if you believe your skills and experience align with our mission to enhance health and ensure high-quality service across the community.