Lead Software Engineer

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT

The Lead Software Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions across one or more concurrent projects. He/She is expected to serve as one of the team’s subject matter experts, handling projects and issue resolutions with broader scope and greater complexity.

The Lead Software Engineer is expected to contribute to and influence high- and low-level architecture design, provide required documentation and recommend process improvements.

What The Role Offers

• Prepare, review and/or approve project software requirements, specifications, and other artifacts (Software Design Document, Entity Relationship Diagram, etc.)
• Lead estimation, design, solution, and integration of the project
• Own production support and resolve complex cross-component and cross-technology issues.
• Recommend and implement software upgrades, tools, techniques, and other process improvements
• Analyze monitoring and diagnostic data to identify defects, performance bottlenecks, and system improvement opportunities.
• Mentor developers in designing and developing high-quality software solutions.
• Provide clear technical status, risk visibility, and architectural insights to stakeholders.
• Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Operations.
• Lead or contribute to technical evaluation, onboarding, and capability development of team members.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the team.

What You Need To Succeed

• Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s/College Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience with highly developed professional/technical skills.
• Expert in implementing detailed designs into robust, well-tested application functionalities using Java/JEE.
• Advanced experience in enterprise and distributed system design, including Object-Oriented Design and Domain-Driven Design.
• Strong experience designing and implementing distributed, microservices-based enterprise systems, including REST API development.
• Proficient knowledge and experience in the following:
• OS Platform (e.g., Windows, Unix, Linux)
• Framework (e.g., Spring 5+, Spring Boot, Hibernate 5+, Angular, Sencha ExtJS. etc.)
• Languages: Java 8+, JavaScript, SQL, PL/SQL
• Distributed messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ).
• Application Servers (e.g., Apache HTTP Server, and Tomcat, etc.)
• SOAP-based web services
• Java Core Design Patterns
• Data Analytics/Reporting frameworks (e.g., iHUB, Jasper Reports, etc.)
• Other Development Technologies (e.g., HTML, XML, CSS, Junit, JSON, Shell scripting)
• Development Tools (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, and GIT)
• Experience with performance testing, code debugging, monitoring, and JVM tuning
• Distributed and multi-threaded systems on a relational database.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to cloud platforms
• Experience designing and supporting high-availability, transaction-intensive systems, preferably within financial services environments.
• Experience with the following technologies is a plus: Hazelcast, Kafka, Docker, BIRT Reporting
• Willing to provide on-call production support as needed (after shift and/or weekends)
• Makes sound technical decisions that balance delivery timelines, system quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• High ownership mindset, detail-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative.
  

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected]. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.