Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Atlanta, GA
Lead Software Engineer jobs in Atlanta, Georgia are concentrated in Midtown, Buckhead, and the Perimeter Center corridor, with strong demand in fintech, enterprise software, and cloud infrastructure. Employers hiring right now include Capgemini, Powerplan, and FIS. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
POSITION SUMMARY
CVS Health Digital is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers’ lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, we are hiring for an experienced Senior STIBO Software Developer to support enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives in a fast-paced retail and healthcare environment. This Senior Developer focuses on building scalable data solutions to manage product, vendor, and customer master data across omnichannel systems while ensuring data quality, governance, and consistency.
Expectations for the Role:
- Invest 15% of your time mentoring less experienced engineers
- Invest 15% of your efforts working alongside Product as well as stakeholders on other teams
- Invest 70% of your time using your technical SME and coding skills in strategic planning, scoping, delivery, and working alongside the Senior Engineering Manager
- Develop and support STIBO STEP solutions, workflows, and integrations
- Ensure data quality, governance, and platform performance
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform and data issues
- Drive delivery through accurate estimates, ownership, and communication
- Support production operations, SaaS upgrades, and continuous improvements
- Design, develop, configure and customize the Stibo STEP platform, including workflows, WebUI interfaces, attributes and validation rules
- Support quarterly SaaS upgrades and release impact reviews
- Implement data governance, stewardship, and data quality frameworks
- Optimize platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and provide production support
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of MDM/PIM development experience
- 5+ years of hands-on Stibo STEP development and administration experience
- 3+ years of experience with CI/CD tools including Azure DevOps, Jenkins and Git
- 3+ years of experience with Azure (preferred) or GCP cloud platforms
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with REST/SOAP APIs, XML, JSON, Kafka and Informatica
- Retail or healthcare industry experience
- Knowledge of product lifecycle and catalog management
- Experience supporting omnichannel retail environments
- Knowledge of supplier/vendor onboarding and healthcare regulatory data handling
- Experience using AI for data maintenance in STEP
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript, Web UI development, SQL and data modeling
- Ability to drive master data governance and product/vendor lifecycle management
- Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Atlanta: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a lead software engineer job in Atlanta?
Atlanta's strongest hiring comes from fintech firms anchored in Buckhead and Midtown, large enterprise tech operations near Perimeter Center, and a growing cybersecurity cluster tied to the metro's federal contractor presence. Candidates who can demonstrate hands-on team leadership alongside deep backend or cloud engineering skills stand out here. Targeting companies with Atlanta engineering hubs and emphasizing distributed systems or platform experience gives a real edge in this market.
Which companies hire lead software engineers in Atlanta?
Atlanta lead software engineer roles are posted by Capgemini, Powerplan, and FIS and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Atlanta's employer mix skews toward large financial services firms, healthcare IT companies, and enterprise SaaS businesses with established engineering organizations in the metro.
Are there remote lead software engineer jobs in Atlanta?
Yes, lead software engineer roles are generally well-suited to remote and hybrid arrangements given the desk-based, collaborative nature of the work. About 67% of lead software engineer openings tied to Atlanta are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting broad adoption across the metro's tech sector. Architecture, code review, and cross-team coordination work tends to be the most location-flexible portion of the role.
How can I get a lead software engineer job in Atlanta with little or no experience?
The most realistic path in Atlanta is moving up from a senior individual contributor role at one of the metro's many mid-size fintech or SaaS companies, where team lead opportunities open more quickly than at large enterprises. Atlanta-based tech accelerators and startup studios in Midtown and the Atlanta Tech Village community often promote from within. Building visible open-source contributions and taking on informal mentorship at your current employer signals readiness before the title follows.
Which industries hire the most lead software engineers in Atlanta?
Atlanta lead software engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Atlanta's position as a national hub for payment processing, healthcare IT, and Fortune 500 corporate headquarters drives consistent demand for experienced engineering leadership across those sectors.
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