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Franklin Fitch lists this Lead Software Engineer opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
A well-established law firm is expanding its software engineering team and is looking for a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to help build and modernize enterprise applications.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on software development, architecture, mentoring, and technical planning. You’ll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, and business stakeholders on initiatives involving cloud applications, AI, workflow automation, and enterprise software modernization.
Responsibilities
Build and architect production-grade full stack applications
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and engineering guidance
Conduct code and design reviews and establish development standards
Lead technical planning, solution design, and proof-of-concepts
Design APIs, microservices, and distributed applications
Build and modernize applications within Microsoft Azure
Partner with product and business teams to develop scalable solutions
Current Projects
Enterprise workflow automation across billing, invoicing, HR, M&A, and pitch/pricing processes
AI-powered litigation applications
Modernization of internally developed applications into enterprise-grade software
Continued development of cloud-based enterprise applications
Required Experience
8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2-3+ years in a technical leadership capacity
Current or recent Lead Software Engineer experience preferred; strong Senior Engineers with leadership responsibilities considered
Strong hands-on full stack development experience
C# / .NET and React or Next.js
Production experience building applications in Microsoft Azure from the ground up
Experience with Azure services such as App Service, Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Service Bus, and/or Azure OpenAI
Strong system design and cloud architecture experience
REST and/or GraphQL APIs, microservices, and distributed applications
CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms
Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and contributing to architecture and technical planning
Nice to Have
Workflow automation platforms such as n8n or Temporal
AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Codex
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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