Lead Software Engineer

Position: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Job : 1269
# of Openings: 1

Lead Software Engineer | Must sit in MI, IN, IL, KY, OH, or WI | Full-Time

The Lead Software Engineer provides senior-level technical leadership across a large-scale order management ecosystem. This role acts as a technical anchor within a highly distributed, multi-team environment, driving architecture, engineering excellence, integration strategy, CI/CD modernization, and operational resilience across dozens of repositories and supporting services. You’ll partner closely with Product, Platform, Dev Ops, SRE, Architecture, and external teams to ensure that the OMS platform is scalable, reliable, resilient, and aligned with business needs across fulfillment, pre-order, post-order, and marketplace workflows.

Vervint is a purpose-driven, global consultancy that empowers people and organizations to thrive in the experience-driven world. We provide cross‑functional expertise and guidance that goes beyond great tech – believing technology, thoughtful strategy, and human creativity lead to real progress and transformation. With a human-focused approach, we create impactful solutions that are more than simply migrating, integrating, or building tech. With offices in Michigan and Minnesota and employees across the globe, we put people at the heart of everything we do.

Our values set us apart for our employees, clients, and the communities in which we live and work. At Vervint, our purpose is progress, and we strive to improve lives by keeping humanity at the core of every solution.

• OMS Architecture & Technical Leadership
  • Lead and evolve the end-to-end OMS technical architecture.
  • Define and enforce service boundaries, API contracts, event schemas, and system dependencies.
  • Drive architectural decision‑making through design reviews and ADRs.
  • Champion multi‑cloud resiliency and active/active patterns.
• Distributed Systems & Event‑Driven Design
  • Architect event‑driven workflows using Kafka or equivalent platforms.
  • Establish best practices for retries, idempotency, sequencing, and recovery.
  • Drive message and event standards across microservices.
• Cloud, Infrastructure & Reliability
  • Lead cloud modernization using container orchestration and managed services.
  • Define strategies for failover, scaling, traffic routing, and resiliency.
  • Enable observability with tracing, logging, metrics, and synthetic testing.
• CI/CD & Engineering Excellence
  • Lead improvements to CI/CD pipelines and build governance.
  • Establish standards for versioning, artifacts, and releases.
  • Champion zero‑downtime deployments.
• Integration & Platform Leadership
  • Serve as technical lead for OMS integrations with enterprise platforms and vendors.
  • Guide feature‑flag strategies and controlled rollouts.
  • Ensure API consistency and compatibility.
• Data & Platform Engineering
  • Provide architectural direction for relational and No
    
    SQL databases.
  • Lead modernization of catalog, inventory, pricing, and partner data flows.
• Testing, Quality & Performance
  • Define test strategies across performance, integration, and E2E workflows.
  • Improve automation, environment isolation, and test reliability.
  • Enforce strong contract discipline.
• Leadership & Mentorship
  • Mentor engineers and support onboarding.
  • Coordinate across Product, Platform, Dev Ops, and Architecture.
  • Drive technical change management.

• Experience as a Lead or Senior Software Engineer in a distributed environment.
• Strong Java / Spring Boot experience; .NET familiarity a plus.
• Deep REST API and event‑driven architecture experience.
• Cloud‑native and CI/CD expertise.
• Strong understanding of data consistency and system integration.

• Experience with large CI/CD or repo migrations.
• Exposure to SRE or reliability practices.
• Domain experience in e‑commerce or fulfillment systems.

We belong. At Vervint, we embrace all facets of identity that make you - you. From race, gender identity, and veteran status to disabilities and more, your lived experiences enrich everyone around you. We know that creating an environment of safety and respect for individuals and their identities leads to the best work. That is why we celebrate diversity, foster equity, and champion inclusion within our company, the work we do, and our communities.

As we work together, we commit to continuous growth, learning from our mistakes, and expanding our caring culture to bring our values to life.

Vervint is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status regarding public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

No discrimination or retaliation will occur on the basis of disability.