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Jackson & Correia LLC lists this Lead Software Engineer opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
A client of Jackson & Correia, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is seeking multiple Lead Software Engineers to join a new AI Engineering group driving cloud-first, full-stack development using Python, Next.js, .NET, React, and Azure**.
The role focuses on productionizing AI solutions, transforming innovative AI models into reliable, scalable applications. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for technical development, code reviews, mentoring, and contributing directly to the codebase.
100% remote for candidates who reside within a 90-minute commute of the following offices: Dallas, Houston, Miami, New York, Palo Alto, Century City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., or Boston.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure, with ownership from architecture through production support.
Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security, and hold the team to them through active code authorship and thorough code review.
Make architectural decisions for new features and systems, weighing trade-offs and ensuring solutions are maintainable, observable, and built to scale.
Lead the integration of AI and GenAI capabilities into Firm applications, including LLM-powered features, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, semantic search, and agentic workflows.
Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and ongoing feedback.
Work with product managers, designers, and architects to turn business requirements into clear technical plans and realistic delivery milestones.
Own the reliability of production systems: set observability standards, lead incident response, and see issues through to root cause.
Education and/or Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
A minimum of 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of progression into a lead, staff, or principal-level role.
Strong full-stack development skills, including .NET (C#), React, Next.js, and REST/GraphQL API design.
Ability to architect and deliver production-grade applications with attention to reliability, performance, and security.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services used in application development (e.g., Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus, Azure OpenAI Service).
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB).
Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: system design, design patterns, testing strategy, and distributed systems.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), version control (Git), and Agile development practices.
Experience leading engineers, including setting technical direction, running design and code reviews, and helping team members grow.
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
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