Lead Software Engineer

Arizona State University

. Design, develop, and support secure, scalable digital services for transfer learners .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeScottsdale • Arizona • United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing secure, scalable digital services, with a strong focus on RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud applications. Proven ability to lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with data governance and security standards.

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RESTful API DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureCloud Application Development on AWSFrontend Development with Vue 3CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLNestJSVue Composition APITerraformDockerTest-Driven DevelopmentAI-Assisted Development

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringEffective CommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWS S3AWS SQSGitHub ActionsJiraVitest

Industry Keywords

FERPA ComplianceData GovernanceAgile MethodologiesWCAG 2.1 AA StandardsEvent-Driven Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerJavaScriptJestMicroservicesNode.jsPostgresTerraformTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and support secure, scalable digital services for transfer learners
Provide technical leadership across backend services, integration layers, asynchronous processing systems, and learner- and administrator-facing web applications
Architect end-to-end transfer workflows involving document ingestion and storage, AI-assisted extraction, queued processing, equivalency evaluation, articulation-system integration, human review, reporting, and document generation
Own and evolve HTTP and event-driven contracts between services and client applications, including API versioning, payload design, compatibility, and coordinated delivery
Design durable integrations with University platforms and third-party services, accounting for availability, data consistency, retries, idempotency, auditability, and operational failure modes
Collaborate with product managers, designers, architects, institutional stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate learner needs and organizational goals into technical solutions
Lead technical planning and architectural discussions covering scope, integrations, risks, dependencies, and implementation approaches
Establish and promote practices for architecture, code quality, test-driven development, documentation, observability, security, accessibility, and production support
Ensure appropriate handling of student academic records and sensitive information under ASU data-governance requirements, security policies, and FERPA obligations
Maintain technical documentation, including domain glossaries, architecture decision records, API contracts, operational runbooks, and repository guidance
Mentor engineers and provide technical direction in a collaborative, inclusive, agile environment
Maintain technical currency, pursue professional development, and contribute to the broader ASU information technology and engineering community
Define responsible approaches for building and operating AI-powered and multimodal applications
Evaluate emerging technologies for organizational alignment, security, and technical standards
Assume or coordinate additional duties or projects as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; or equivalent combination of experience and/or training
Ability to reliably commute to Scottsdale, Arizona
Eligibility to work in the United States; ASU will not sponsor this position
Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices, and web applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTTP, and JSON
Experience with a modern Node.js backend framework; NestJS preferred
Strong front-end development experience with Vue 3 or comparable modern single-page application framework
Experience with Vue Composition API, Vue Router, Pinia, and Vite preferred
Strong knowledge of relational databases, transactional processing, schema design, ORM patterns, and managed migrations; PostgreSQL and TypeORM preferred
Strong experience building secure, resilient cloud applications on AWS, including S3, SQS, Textract, ECR, ECS, CloudFront, and IAM
Experience designing asynchronous and event-driven systems, message queues, worker consumers, long-running jobs, retries, idempotency, error handling, and operational failure recovery
Knowledge of application security, federated identity, authentication, and authorization using IAM, JWT, OAuth, API keys, and cloud access policies
Experience designing durable integration and anti-corruption layers
Expertise in CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, container registries, OIDC-based cloud authentication, automated testing, and gated environment releases
Strong testing discipline grounded in test-driven development, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with Jest, Supertest, and Vitest
Practical experience using AI-assisted development and agentic engineering practices
Experience applying WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards
Experience working in agile or Scrum environments using Jira or comparable tools
Ability to provide technical leadership, exercise sound judgment, mentor engineers, solve complex problems, and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical partners
Cover letter must answer questions about leading secure cloud-native workflow platforms and production systems involving complex workflows, integrations, asynchronous processing, or sensitive data
Successful completion of criminal background and fingerprint checks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare
Financial Security
Retirement
Family Resources
Tuition Reduction for eligible ASU employees, their dependents and spouse
Discounts
Flexible work options, including alternate work schedules and hybrid remote work schedules, subject to approval
Professional development opportunities
Relocation assistance resources
Pre-employment screening and fingerprint check as applicable