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• Overview

  Anthem is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Fayetteville, NC.

• Role description

  We need a Lead Software Engineer who can take a vague technology request and return a proudly-imperfect system that does exactly, and only, what was asked. A contract Lead Software Engineer post in Fayetteville that values Time Management over 7 years, pays $123,000 - $173,000, and never boxes you in.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Time Management design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Fayetteville, NC builds them
  • Own a technology service end to end, from Rust schema to on-call rotation
  • Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
  • Own the documentation-first Persuasion subsystem that the rest of Anthem quietly depends on
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across NC engineering teams
  • Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems

  What You'll Bring

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with the Fayetteville market and local technology landscape
  • Roughly 9+ years operating in a similar Lead Software Engineer position
  • The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
  • Experience at the lead level inside a contract role

  Everything Anthem ships starts as a genuinely-flexible argument in a Fayetteville conference room about how Time Management should really work. We trust the lead folks closest to the customer to make the call without a committee.

  We provide a $123,000 - $173,000 salary, full benefits, and dedicated time each week to learn new Persuasion and Time Management tools.

  Demand on the technology team has us moving fast to fill this seat.

  Your TypeScript story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Lead Software Engineer role here.

• Required skills

  • Rust
  • TypeScript
  • MySQL
  • C#
  • Persuasion
  • Time Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Generous paid time off
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Roth 401(k) option
  • Nap Pods
  • Mental health days
  • COBRA continuation support
  • Conference attendance budget
  • Book Allowance
  • Online course subscriptions
  • Vision insurance
  • Health coaching

• Apply before 2026-09-06

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.