Position: Lead Software Engineer
Salary: $130,000 – 170,000
Benefits: $0 Premium Healthcare options, Retirement Plan w/ 4.5% match, 3.5 Weeks PTO, etc.
Location: East Lansing, MI area (Onsite role)
Why You Should Apply:
- Outstanding culture with a family-oriented feel, where technology is highly valued.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package with $0 cost healthcare options.
- Work in a modern environment with the latest tools, collaborative team & leaders, and a strong focus on professional growth.
Job Overview: Seeking an experienced Lead Software Developer to guide a team of engineers while remaining deeply hands-on with development. The ideal candidate is a strong programmer fluent in languages such as Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript, with proven expertise in designing and deploying Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions at scale. Beyond technical skill, this role demands a confident communicator and team leader — someone who can conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, translate business needs into technical plans, and present clearly to stakeholders at all levels. Equally important is a forward-looking mindset around artificial intelligence and emerging technology and brings a solid foundation in software architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), CI/CD practices, and full-stack development, paired with the strategic thinking
Responsibilities of the Lead Software Engineer:
- Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers through coaching, code reviews, and technical guidance.
- Remain hands-on with full-stack development using modern programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar.
- Design, develop, and deploy RPA solutions at scale, ensuring maintainability, reliability, and security.
- Translate business requirements into technical designs, architectural plans, and actionable development tasks.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to define roadmaps, influence product direction, and drive alignment across the organization.
- Champion best practices in software architecture, secure coding, CI/CD, cloud-native development, and overall engineering excellence.
- Stay current on advancements in AI/ML, large language models, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies, identifying practical opportunities to apply them.
- Lead the evaluation and adoption of new tools, frameworks, and platforms that improve team productivity and product capabilities.
- Present technical concepts, project updates, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts around performance, scalability, and code quality.
Preferred Experience of the Lead Software Engineer:
- 7+ years of professional software development experience.
- 2+ years in a lead, senior, or technical leadership role.
- Strong mastery of one or more modern programming languages (Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.).
- Demonstrated experience architecting and deploying RPA solutions in production environments.
- Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, distributed systems, and API development.
- Experience with modern DevOps and CI/CD practices (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to mentor developers and present confidently to leadership.
- Proven ability to translate business needs into technical plans and execution strategies.
Bonus Experience of the Lead Software Engineer:
- Experience working in regulated industries (finance, banking, healthcare, insurance, etc.).
- RPA certifications (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Power Automate, or others).
- Exposure to AI frameworks, APIs, or LLM-based development (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, AWS Bedrock).
- Background in full-stack development with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
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