Lead Software Engineer - Development

Job ID: R-107722Company: LillyLocation: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of AmericaJob Type: Full TimeCategory: Information TechnologyPosted Date: 2026-09-14At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. Technology continues to transform every aspect of society, including healthcare. Lilly envisions digital capabilities as an extension of our medicines, not just a marketing tactic. We, as consumers, have come to expect digital experiences to augment and support our experiences with medicines – especially to help reduce the burden of coping and managing through chronic disease for us, our loved ones and health care providers. Hence, Lilly’s Software Product Engineering team is committed to exploring how the next generation therapeutic ecosystems, connected solutions, and data analytics can transform the customer (patients, health care providers and payers) experience, demonstrate value, and most importantly – improve patient outcomes.The SPE Development Lead will be responsible for developing and leading technical solutions supporting one or more Digital Health platforms. You will need to engage multiple teams to define technical requirements, develop designs, and align technology that enables the platform architecture all while meeting medical device regulatory expectations. Additionally, the organization will look to you to be a leader across SPE projects influencing other tech leads in how we develop platform solutions following best practices and driving our platform innovation roadmap. What You'll Be Doing:Develop and drive adoption of platform development standards and architecture patterns across your team(s)Enable technical delivery of SPE software components including understanding and addressing risk, privacy, cybersecurity and legal constraints on project deliveryDrive design of new feature requests that are highly scalable and resilient.Align SPE technical solutions with Lilly supported technologiesProvide technical evaluation of proposed project ideas, software changes and future product releases.Drive the development and execution of our platform innovation roadmap, including creating working proof of concept models in new technology spaces directly connected to future Software Product Engineering capabilitiesMentor more junior members of the development teamBuild effective relationships with key technical resources and architects to influence technology solutions specifically related to Software Product Engineering systems.Provide guidance to Lilly and non-Lilly software delivery teams in best practice Agile delivery of software components of Lilly’s platformObtain and use knowledge of medical device delivery models and quality system to ensure solutions align with regulatory expectations and meet regulatory timelinesObtain and bring to bear knowledge of Lilly business processes and technology to ensure solution deliveries are consistent with the strategy and roadmapYour Basic Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field7+ years of experience delivering software solutions that span the development lifecycle, e.g., design, development, testing, deployment, and support5+ years of technical leadership experience in delivery of software projectsAdditional Preferences:Ability to manage and keep control of multiple software development and integration efforts.Demonstrable examples of leading software design and architectureDemonstrated ability to propose new ideas and influence peersProven initiative to learn new technologies and seek opportunities utilize what you’ve learnedPractical knowledge of Agile software development concepts and associated implementations.Experience with architected asynchronous systems, utilizing tools like Kafka or similar.Experience with AWS, Azure, and other cloud service providersExperience with identity management or authentication providers (preferably Okta)Experience with GitHubExperience with CI/CD capabilities and industry best practicesExperience utilizing Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) or similar toolsetsHigh level of intellectual curiosity, external perspective, and innovation interestAdditional information:Role is located in Indianapolis, IN with a hybrid work model - relocation required Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form () for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (View email address on click.appcast.io), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is$126,000 - $224,400Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.#WeAreLillySkillssoftware architecturetechnical leadershipplatform developmentagile software developmentmedical device regulatory compliancecloud computingawsazureci/cdstakeholder managementkafkaatlassian jiraatlassian confluenceidentity managementoktagithubrisk managementprivacy compliancecybersecuritymentoring