Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services
- Pay
- $179,000 – $252,000 per year
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Executive
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- observability
Also useful
- Postgres
- DynamoDB
- Nomad
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- Parental leave
- Pto
About The Role
As a Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services, you will create scalable, reliable backend systems that support HP IQ's mission to transform the way people work. We value how we work as much as what we deliver. Our journey of continuous learning and evolution requires a flexible and resilient services platform that fosters innovation, experimentation, and adaptation. To enable this, we focus on designs and tools rooted in strong engineering principles like abstraction, composition, virtualization, automation, and iterative development cycles.
What You Might Do
- Lead technical strategy and execution across development and infrastructure, designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud-native systems while establishing architecture standards and engineering best practices.
- Own end-to-end delivery of platform and cloud services, including infrastructure buildout, application architecture, APIs, deployment pipelines, observability, reliability, and performance, while mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional alignment.
- Work with modern containerization and cloud technologies, including Kubernetes.
- Collaborate across engineering, design, product, and marketing teams to help shape our product vision and deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Lead the execution of projects across full-stack engineering teams (device, web, backend, infrastructure) with clear communication and coordination.
Essential Qualifications
- 10+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience architecting and implementing distributed and scalable systems.
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot-based application development.
- Knowledge of private cloud offerings, focusing on infrastructure layers such as VMs, VPCs, storage, and IAM.
- Experience deploying services on containerized systems, such as Kubernetes, Docker, Nomad.
- In-depth knowledge of observability and related tools.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous environments and distill requirements into actionable solutions.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across diverse teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in building applications using frameworks like Spring Boot or similar technologies.
- Experience designing robust and scalable database schemas using databases such as Postgres or DynamoDB.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies and multi-region development.
- Experience designing interfaces for diverse consumers, including factory lines, mobile devices, and web applications.
- Familiarity with software security and systems that manage sensitive user data.
Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)
The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.
Benefits
At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
Who We Are
HP IQ is HP's new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP's global scale, we're building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.
We're assembling a diverse, world-class team-engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds-focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP's portfolio. Together, we're developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.
We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful-always with a human-centric mindset.
By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we're expanding what's possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.
Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.
Why HP IQ?
HP IQ is HP's new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity-reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.
- Innovative Work
Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
- Autonomy and Agility
Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP's scale.
- Meaningful Impact
Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
- Flexible Work Environment
Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
- Forward-Thinking Culture
We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next-together.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
If you'd like more information about HP's EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law - Supplement
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