Lead Software Engineer
HearstNew York, New York, United States • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Posted March 3, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Hearst is a leading global, diversified information, services, and media company dedicated to innovating, informing audiences and leading with purpose, integrity and a culture of care.
Job Description
HTS is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Liferay DXP, Elastic Search, and AI tools who can lead and contribute hands-on. The ideal candidate combines technical depth with leadership skills to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.
Requirements
- Lead a team of developers
- Collaborate with vendors and internal teams
- Develop and maintain Liferay DXP 7.4 modules
- Implement front-end client extensions
- Build headless services using REST / GraphQL APIs
- Work with content management features
- Participate in upgrades / migrations to 7.4
- Optimize performance and scalability
- Design and implement enterprise applications
- Contribute hands-on in Java, Python, and serverless AWS frameworks
- Drive CI/CD automation
- Develop and optimize databases
- Build web services and APIs
- Champion DevOps best practices
