Lead - Software Engineering

Job Title : Lead - Software Engineering

The Purpose of This Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced

Lead Software Engineer

to join our Fidelity Health Benefits Platform (FHB) team within Workplace Investing (WI) . As a member of the FHB Product Development team, you will design, develop, and own scalable and resilient enterprise-grade solutions that powers FHB's platform capabilities. Using modern technology stacks and cloud-native architectures, you will build and continuously enhance systems aligning with enterprise software development practices. This role empowers you to contribute across the full development lifecycle while collaborating with multi-functional teams.

The Value You Deliver

As a Lead Software Engineer in Product Development, you’ll build cloud-native solutions that drive the evolution of our FHB platform. In a culture that values agility, and continuous delivery, you’ll play a key role in building scalable, resilient, and secure applications that meet the demands of a growing client base. You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your expertise across the full development lifecycle—from developing microservices and integrating APIs to deploying on modern cloud infrastructure—while collaborating with multi-functional teams to deliver impactful features and enhancements.

The Skills That Are Key To This Role

Technical

• Advanced Java & Microservices: Designs and develops scalable microservices using Spring Boot
• Database Design: Strong SQL skills with experience in schema design and performance tuning
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• CI/CD & Monitoring: Improves pipelines, uses monitoring tools
• System Design: Contributes to component and system-level design
• Security Practices: Implements secure development practices and mentors others
• Full-Stack Development: Preferred experience with frontend frameworks (e.g., Angular, Typescript)
• Event-Driven Architecture: Familiar with ActiveMQ and messaging patterns
• Dev Assist Tools: Familiar with GitHub Copilot, Gemini for code reviews and refactoring
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentors junior engineers, collaborates across teams
  

The Skills that are Good to Have for this role

• Exposure to the US healthcare Payor domain is preferred
  

How Your Work Impacts The Organization

As a Lead Software Engineer at Fidelity Health Technology, you will play a key role in delivering high-impact solutions that power the FHB platform. Your work directly influences the scalability, performance, and reliability of our products, enabling seamless and secure experiences for our users. By leading feature development, mentoring team members, and contributing to architectural decisions, you help accelerate product development and ensure technical excellence.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree - Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems with 4-8 years experience
• Proficiency in Java, REST API, Spring Framework , SQL
• Experience with enterprise grade distributed application and support
  

Location : Bangalore

Shift timings

: 11:00am - 8:00pm

Certifications

Category:Information Technology