Lead Software Engineer

i3 Verticals

. Contribute to product decisions and influence technical direction across products and solutions .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSAzureCloudDockerKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPythonSDLCSOAPTerraformGo.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to product decisions and influence technical direction across products and solutions
Champion the organization’s technology architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap
Serve as technical lead for one or more products on architectural and development decisions
Establish architectural and development principles, patterns, and decision frameworks
Communicate complex architecture and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise-scale software solutions
Build integrations supporting data transformation across internal and external systems
Adopt and extend infrastructure-as-code reference implementations
Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and provide implementation guidance
Conduct technical reviews to identify optimization opportunities, technical debt, and modernization priorities
Participate in hands-on development, provide technical guidance, and remove blockers
Drive initiatives improving software maturity, operational excellence, and engineering productivity
Identify automation, standardization, and simplification opportunities
Participate in code reviews and collaborate on system designs and issue resolution
Manage deliverables through the software development life cycle and escalate impediments
Demonstrate incremental changes and evaluate delivery readiness
Collaborate with Product and Quality Engineering teams on planning, refinement, defects, and observations
Build and maintain automated unit and integration tests
Monitor and support software to meet service-level agreements
Research relevant technologies and share insights with the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent demonstrated experience
10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering or related technical leadership roles
Proven track record architecting and developing large-scale, production-grade software in enterprise environments
Demonstrated experience influencing technical direction, with or without direct authority
History of leading software delivery initiatives from concept through delivery, including product modernization and integration programs
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to navigate ambiguity and diagnose complex issues
Strategic thinking capability and ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions
Ability to mentor and teach others
Ability to drive initiatives independently while collaborating effectively
Understanding of Agile software methodologies, such as Scrum
Expert-level knowledge of software engineering and architecture patterns and Clean architecture principles
Strong knowledge of AWS and/or Azure cloud architecture patterns and services
Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools and practices, including Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM templates
Strong understanding of secure computing principles, compliance frameworks including SOC2, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA, and infrastructure components
Strong understanding of containerization, including Docker and Kubernetes, serverless architectures, and microservices patterns
Proficiency with DevOps tooling, Git, CI/CD, configuration, observability, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code languages such as Terraform and HCL
Proficiency with containerized and serverless architectures, microservices, and event-driven architecture patterns
Experience building modern, responsive web applications
Proficiency creating and consuming APIs, including REST and SOAP
Preferred: Proficient in .NET development with hands-on C# experience
Preferred: Significant professional experience in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem
Preferred: Hands-on experience with multiple programming languages, such as Python and Go
Preferred: Experience with modern front-end web frameworks, such as Blazor and Angular
Preferred: Experience with AWS
Preferred: Experience with relational and NoSQL database architecture and administration
Preferred: Experience architecting software for AI workloads and understanding Agentic AI architectures
Preferred: Knowledge of responsible AI practices, governance frameworks, and security considerations
Preferred: Knowledge of the Atlassian suite, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket

Benefits

Comp & perks

Occasional travel for conferences, strategic planning sessions, and key stakeholder meetings