Job Description
PEGA Developer
Location: Irving, TX/Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)
Duration: 18 months, potential to extend or convert
Overview:
We are seeking a hands-on Pega Lead Developer with strong expertise in Pega Case Management and system integrations. This role combines technical leadership with active development responsibilities.
The ideal candidate will design and build high-quality Pega solutions while helping team members, enforcing best practices, and partnering closely with architects, product owners, and integration teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega applications, with a strong emphasis on case management and workflow orchestration
- Actively contribute to development (rules, flows, integrations, UI, decisioning) as a hands-on lead, not just oversight
- Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable Pega designs
- Ensure solutions align with Pega Guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines
- Case Management Expertise
- Design and implement end-to-end case lifecycles, including stages, steps, SLAs, approvals, and escalations
- Leverage case types, subcases, spin-offs, and wait shapes effectively
- Optimize user experience for case workers using Pega UX (sections, views, dashboards)
- System Integration
- Design and implement integrations using:
- REST and SOAP services
- Connectors and Services
- Pega Integration Patterns (Sync/Async, Queue Processors, etc.)
- Collaborate with downstream and upstream system teams to define interface contracts
- Troubleshoot and resolve integration and performance issues
- Mentorship & Team Enablement
- Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, hands-on guidance
- Set coding standards and reusable assets to improve team efficiency
- Quality, Performance & Operations
- Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and defect resolution
- Support deployment activities and production troubleshooting when needed
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Pega platform experience, with significant hands-on development
- Strong expertise in Pega Case Management
- Proven experience with Pega system integrations (REST/SOAP, services, connectors)
- Solid understanding of:
- Pega rules engine
- Flow rules, decision tables, data pages
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Experience leading or mentoring development teams
- Pega certifications such as CSSA and/or CLSA
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Pega Infinity (latest versions preferred)
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for Pega
- Knowledge of cloud
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- What We re Looking For
- A hands-on leader who codes daily and leads by example
- Strong communicator who can work across technical and non-technical teams
- Problem-solver with a passion for building high-quality, scalable solutions