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Remote lead software engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first companies and distributed engineering teams, from SaaS platforms to fintech and cloud infrastructure firms. Employers currently hiring include E Logic, Fellowship Health Resources, and M&T Bank. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Resp & Qualifications
PURPOSE:
CareFirst is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for ERP Financial Systems to provide technical leadership for the applications, integrations, and data that enable enterprise accounting and finance. The immediate mandate is dependable ownership and modernization of the current Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) financial landscape, including close-critical processes, upstream and downstream interfaces, reporting, controls, and production support.
The Lead will also prepare the organization for a future cloud ERP decision that may include Workday, Oracle Cloud ERP, or another solution. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who understands accounting operations, can improve a complex production environment, and can shape a platform-neutral modernization strategy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Set architecture and engineering direction for Oracle EBS Financials, related extensions, integrations, data, reporting, security, environments, and observability.
- Lead solution design and engineering reviews across GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, SLA, purchasing-related accounting, banking, tax, expense, reporting, and close processes.
- Define reusable standards for APIs, middleware, batch processing, data transformation, reconciliation, monitoring, testing, deployment, and documentation.
- Guide engineers and partners through complex delivery, performance tuning, critical incidents, releases, and technical-debt reduction.
Service Ownership, Controls & Partnership
- Own technical health, reliability, supportability, risk, controls, and lifecycle planning for the financial technology portfolio.
- Lead response to close-critical and high-severity production issues, ensuring root-cause analysis and preventive improvements.
- Partner with Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Procurement, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Audit, Infrastructure, vendors, and product leadership on roadmap and delivery priorities.
- Strengthen reconciliation, traceability, segregation of duties, access controls, audit evidence, and operational readiness.
Future-State Strategy
- Create a fact-based current-state architecture and modernization backlog covering configurations, customizations, integrations, data, reports, controls, and close dependencies.
- Lead technical evaluation and fit-gap work for Workday Financial Management, Oracle Cloud ERP, or other options, including data, integration, reporting, controls, and implementation readiness.
- Develop transition principles for coexistence, data conversion, integration rationalization, testing, cutover, financial reconciliation, and service continuity.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Position does not have direct reports but is expected to assist in guiding and mentoring less experienced staff. May lead a team of matrixed resources.
Education Level: Bachelors degree in information technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field OR in lieu of a bachelors degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience in addition to the required work experience.
Experience: 10+ years of experience in financial systems, enterprise applications, software engineering, or ERP integration, including 3+ years providing technical leadership for complex solutions or teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Deep technical experience with Oracle EBS Financials and expert functional understanding of accounting processes, including GL, AP, subledger accounting, and period close.
- Proven leadership across SQL/PLSQL, interfaces, APIs, middleware, data conversion, reporting, security, testing, releases, and production operations.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with finance executives, controllers, accountants, auditors, architects, and engineers and convert complex needs into an executable roadmap.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience spanning Oracle EBS and a cloud ERP such as Workday Financial Management or Oracle Cloud ERP.
- Experience with Boomi, MuleSoft, Oracle Integration Cloud, Accounting Center, data conversion, enterprise reporting, or finance transformation programs.
- Experience in healthcare, insurance, or another regulated industry; architecture, CPA-domain, SAFe, or Agile credentials are a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability to evaluate existing systems and propose scalable, supportable solutions.
- Ability to translate between business processes, functional requirements, data, integrations, and technical design.
- Experience integrating complex enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, XML/JSON, SFTP, middleware, and batch or event-driven patterns.
- Knowledge and understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC), Agile delivery, release management, CI/CD, testing, and code-quality practices.
- Working knowledge of cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure and database technologies such as SQL and Oracle.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, documentation, stakeholder-management, and customer-service skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, meet established deadlines, and provide effective service to internal and external customers.
- Familiarity with security, segregation of duties, audit controls, and data governance in a regulated environment.
- Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.
Salary Range: $115,128 - $228,657
Salary Range Disclaimer
The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the work is being performed. This compensation range is specific and considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, and market and business consideration. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range, as compensation decisions depend on each case's facts and circumstances, including but not limited to experience, internal equity, and location. In addition to your compensation, CareFirst offers a comprehensive benefits package, various incentive programs/plans, and 401k contribution programs/plans (all benefits/incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).
Department
Corporate Financial Systems
Equal Employment Opportunity
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Federal Disc/Physical Demand
Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.
Sponsorship in US
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship
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Who's Hiring
- E Logic47
- Fellowship Health Resources13

- M&T Bank8

- Optum5

- Humana5

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software17
- Staffing & Recruiting3
- Consulting & Professional Services3
- Science & Research2
- Banking & Financial Services2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote lead software engineer jobs.
- 5 or more years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated leadership
- Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Python, Go, or C++
- Experience designing and operating distributed systems or microservices at scale
- Ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions across a team
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Lead Software Engineer Job Search
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Show async leadership in your portfolio
Remote employers expect a lead engineer to direct work without real-time oversight. Include architecture decision records, technical design docs, or written RFC samples that show you can set direction and align a distributed team through writing alone.
Highlight distributed team experience clearly
Spell out the remote context of every relevant role: the team size, the time zones covered, and the collaboration tools you used, whether Slack, Linear, GitHub Discussions, or Notion. Remote hiring managers look for this detail and won't assume it.
Prepare for the async remote interview process
Many remote-first companies use take-home system design exercises, asynchronous technical screens, or video submissions before a live call. Practice explaining architectural decisions in writing and on camera so your thinking comes through clearly without a whiteboard.
Remote Lead Software Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote lead software engineer job?
Target remote-first companies and distributed teams that hire lead engineers without a local presence requirement. Remote employers screen hard for async communication, self-direction, and the ability to mentor engineers across time zones through written channels. A portfolio of shipped systems, clear architectural decision records, and documented leadership on cross-functional projects will give you a real edge over candidates who only list titles.
Which companies hire remote lead software engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote lead software engineers include E Logic, Fellowship Health Resources, and M&T Bank, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed fintech firms, and cloud infrastructure teams are among the most consistent hirers of lead engineers at this level.
Can you get a remote lead software engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote lead roles are harder to land without experience because you're expected to guide a distributed team independently from day one. Remote-first startups and early-stage companies sometimes hire engineers into lead roles when the team is small. What opens the door is demonstrating ownership: open-source project leadership, technical writing, and examples of decisions you drove from problem to production.
Do you need a degree for remote lead software engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring at the lead level weigh your engineering output, architectural contributions, and team leadership over credentials. A strong GitHub presence, a history of technical decision-making, and the ability to communicate design tradeoffs clearly in writing often matter more than where or whether you studied.
Which industries hire the most remote lead software engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote lead software engineers are Technology & Software, Staffing & Recruiting, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed engineering teams and need lead engineers who can coordinate across locations without being on-site.
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