Lead Software Engineer - Java fullstack+System design+AWS

About Gartner IT

Join a world‑class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting‑edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values a culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome‑driven approach to success, and the belief that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. Our engineers work on meaningful, high‑scale problems and collaborate closely across business and technology teams to drive measurable impact.

About the Role

This Lead Engineer role is a hands‑on, individual contributor position within the Gartner.com product organization in Digital Product Technology (DPT). Gartner.com operates as a Scrum‑based organization; this role will focus on technical solution design and delivery execution, working closely with Product, Design, and other platform engineering teams. The engineer is expected to provide technical leadership through deep expertise, strong ownership, and high‑quality solutioning across the full stack.

This is a hands‑on role suited for a self‑motivated, go‑getter engineer who thrives on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement while delivering high‑quality, customer‑facing digital experiences.

What You Will Do

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of features and services across backend, frontend and cloud.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable full‑stack applications using Spring Boot (Java), AWS, and PostgreSQL.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, partner teams and other stakeholders

• Build functional prototypes and iterate rapidly based on continuous feedback.

• Participate in discovery, solutioning, and planning sessions, influencing technology decisions and evolution.

• Own delivery execution by removing blockers, managing dependencies, and ensuring predictable and reliable releases.

• Champion engineering best practices, including:

  • Code quality and review standards

  • Observability, monitoring, and performance tuning

  • Scalability, security, availability, and reliability

• Take responsibility for production systems, including incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 6-8 years of professional software engineering experience building production‑grade systems.

• Strong hands‑on experience with:

  • Backend: Java, Spring Boot

  • Frontend: React.js preferred; Angular acceptable with strong JavaScript fundamentals

  • Databases: PostgreSQL or strong relational database experience

  • Cloud: AWS preferred; Azure acceptable with solid cloud native experience

• Solid understanding of design principles and best practices.

• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and full‑stack interfaces.

• Strong qualitative and quantitative problem‑solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and technically lead engineers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and own delivery and outcomes.

Who You Are

• A self‑driven, go‑getter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Comfortable leading from the front while remaining deeply hands‑on with technology.

• Proactive, intellectually curious, and adaptable in a fast‑paced environment.

• Organized and effective at prioritization and time management

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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