Senior Software Engineering Lead

Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineering Lead to spearhead the evolution of our engineering team from a traditional cloud-native shop to a fully AI-driven development powerhouse. This is an onsite work opportunity based at our Eden Prairie, MN location.

This is a hands-on technical role. You will spend your time building production-grade solutions in Azure/Node.js stack and managing deployments via AKS, while simultaneously architecting the AI agents, RAG systems, and automated workflows that will redefine our SDLC.

• Hands-on Cloud Engineering:
  Lead development of scalable applications in Node.js, Express/NestJS, React, and Cosmos DB. Own containerization (Docker) and orchestration (AKS).
• AI SDLC Transformation:
  Drive spec-driven Agile delivery with AI-assisted workflows. Architect MCP integrations with Azure OpenAI; build internal agents and RAG pipelines (Lang Chain) to automate boilerplate, documentation, PR reviews, and Git Hub Copilot assistance.
• AI Bot Delivery:
  Deploy AI chatbots via Copilot Studio and custom LLM frameworks; expose and secure them through Azure API Management (APIM).
• Identity & Access Management:
  Architect auth flows (Auth0, Okta) for internal and external users, ensuring secure access to AI-driven features and tools.
• AI-Driven Testing:
  Implement self-healing E2E test suites in Playwright with AI-powered auto-updating of test scripts in CI/CD.
• Observability & Automation:
  Build observability workflows (Dynatrace + Azure OpenAI) for automated alerting, anomaly detection, and AI-driven root-cause analysis that generates remediation PRs in Git Hub.
• Code Quality & Security:
  Champion code coverage, vulnerability, and risk metrics. Enforce Human-in-the-Loop governance, PII masking for LLM prompts, and secure AI agent operation via Azure Managed Identities.
• CI/CD Pipeline Excellence:
  Own CI/CD across all repos — author reusable pipeline templates and enforce quality gates to uphold engineering standards.
• Azure Cost Governance:
  Monitor and optimize cloud spend (OpenAI tokens, AKS). Implement tagging, APIM rate-limiting, and auto-scaling to keep the AI transformation cost-effective.
• Mentorship:
  Coach junior and mid-level developers in a culture of continuous learning.
• Team Leadership:
  Manage a team of full-stack engineers — daily operations, performance reviews, career development — across software engineering and QA functions.

You experiment with a wide range of existing technologies while applying new and emerging options that can improve organizational outcomes. You formulate a clear strategy and map bold steps that will accelerate the organization towards its goals. You persist in the face of challenges and setbacks. You leverage each team member s unique background to achieve team goals.

• MS or BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Core Stack Expertise: 10+ years of professional hands-on experience with 4+ years in technical leadership.
• Expert level proficiency in Node.js (Type Script), NestJS, and React. Experience in Azure Cosmos DB schema design.
• Containerization & Orchestration:
  Deep hands-on experience with Docker and managing production workloads in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• API & Integration:
  Expertise in designing RESTful APIs, with Proficiency in Azure API Management (APIM) for lifecycle management, security, and exposing AI services to external consumers.
• AI Engineering:
  Experience building multi-Agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and vector-based retrieval.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

• Agile Leadership:
  Experience leading development teams in high velocity Agile environments.
• Modern Dev Ops & Testing:
  Mastery of Git Hub Actions/Azure Dev Ops and Playwright for automated, AI-augmented testing.
• Conversational AI:
  Proven track record of delivering production-ready chatbots (Copilot Studio or custom LLM apps).
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable translating technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders

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