Labcorp is seeking a
Sr. Lead Software Engineer to join our Corporate IT application development team in Durham, NC.
Work Schedule:This is a full time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible.
Applicants who live within 35 miles of Durham, NC location will follow a hybrid schedule. This schedule includes a minimum of three in-office days per week at an assigned location, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.
Job Responsibilities:- Lead design and development of scalable enterprise applications and RESTful APIs
- Define and enforce architecture standards for microservices and cloud-native platforms
- Develop Java/Spring-based backend services and modern single-page applications
- Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders in Agile teams
- Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools
- Implement test-driven development and maintain high code quality standards
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Replit) to improve development productivity and quality
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree
- 10 or more years' of experience in software development
- 10 or more years' of experience developing enterprise applications using Java
- 3 or more years' of experience designing large-scale application architectures
- 3 or more years' of experience building RESTful APIs and microservices
- 3 or more years' of experience working with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, MVC, Security)
- 3 or more years' of experience using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven or Gradle, Git)
- 1 or more years' of experience working with cloud platforms (AWS or similar)
Preferred Qualifications:- 2 or more years' of experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes or OpenShift)
- 2 or more years' of experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
- 2 or more years' of experience of working with messaging services such as SQS, Kafka, IBM MQ, or Kinesis.
- 2 or more years' of experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- 1 or more years' of experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or DynamoDB)
- 1 or more years' of experience building front-end applications using Angular, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
- 1 or more years' of experience integrating AI tools into software development workflows
- 1 or more years' of experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
- Current or prior Labcorp experience
Additional Job Standards:- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
- Capability to mentor and guide engineering teams
Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please click here.
