Software Engineering Lead – APIs

🕒 January 23

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Safe-Guard Products International

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1992

🛍️ eCommerce

💸 Finance

💰 Private Equity Round on 2007-07

Automotive • eCommerce • Finance

Safe-Guard Products International is an industry leader in offering comprehensive protection plans for the automotive sector, including products tailored for auto, marine, powersports, and RV solutions. They leverage advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning to enhance customer experience and build brand loyalty, providing tools for F&I professionals to accelerate business growth. With a vast network of trusted dealerships and OEM brands, Safe-Guard is committed to delivering unparalleled customer support and innovative protection solutions, including future-ready electric vehicle protection.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with product managers and solution architects to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs • Guide architectural decisions, establish coding standards, and champion software engineering best practices • Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud-native patterns on AWS • Build solutions leveraging AWS services (ECS Fargate, S3, SQS, API Gateway, Lambda) with SQL and NoSQL databases • Implement CI/CD pipelines, API governance strategies, and observability practices (distributed tracing, structured logging, SLO/SLA monitoring) • Mentor team members through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing • Foster a culture of test-driven development, observability, and operational excellence • Remain agile and adaptable, capable of context-switching between projects as business needs evolve

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience • 1-2 years in a technical leadership or senior engineering role • Java and Spring Boot framework • RESTful API design and microservices architecture • API design patterns (GraphQL, gRPC, or OpenAPI/Swagger) • AWS cloud services and cloud-native development • Relational and NoSQL databases • Distributed systems concepts (resilience, fault tolerance, eventual consistency) • Integration with generative AI and LLM technologies (OpenAI, Bedrock, LangChain, SageMaker) • Performance optimization and scalability patterns • Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences • Proven mentoring and team collaboration abilities • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies • Quarkus framework experience • Frontend development skills (Angular or React) • Python for scripting or services development • Event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge) • Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Splunk)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • Flexible Spending Account • Health Savings Account • 401(k) Plan with Company Match • Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • Company-paid Life Insurance • Paid Holidays and Vacation • Employee Referral Program • Employee Assistance Program • Wellness Programs • Paid Community Service Opportunities • Tuition Reimbursement • Ongoing Training & Personal Development • And More!