Lead Software Engineer Job Irving area,Texas USA,Software Development

Description:
Hybrid At least 2 days per week in office in Irving, TX

Our client seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, delivery, and technical strategy for cloud-native data platforms that power data-driven, omnichannel experiences. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, define engineering standards, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, reliable, and secure platform growth across AWS and modern data ecosystems.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Deliver large-scale cloud-native data platforms on AWS using REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures for highly scalable and resilient systems.
Work hands-on across the stack with Java, Python, Spark, Type Script, JavaScript, Angular, AWS services, event-driven architectures, and SQL/No

SQL databases.
Lead product-wide technical initiatives for performance, scalability, reliability, security, governance, and cost efficiency.
Partner with global engineering, product management, architecture, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions to strategic objectives.
Own the end-to-end SDLC including requirements, design, development, deployment, observability, and documentation.
Mentor and guide junior engineers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Experience Requirements:

8-10 years of software engineering experience with scalable UX-driven applications and distributed systems.
Proven experience with REST APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, and distributed systems design.
Background in Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Delta Lake, and modern big data ecosystem designs.
Strong hands-on expertise in Python, Java, and Angular with object-oriented and functional programming.
Expertise in PySpark and Apache Spark for high-performance distributed data processing.
Depth in microservices development with Kubernetes containerization for eventing and serving.
Extensive AWS experience including S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and Event Bridge.
Experience with messaging and event-driven technologies such as Kafka, SNS, and SQS, plus relational and No

SQL databases including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Redis.
Hands-on IaC with Terraform and Ansible.
Strong CI/CD and Dev Ops practices using Jenkins, Git Hub/Git Lab, Bitbucket, GoCD, and automated pipelines.
Robust testing strategies including unit, integration, and regression testing with adherence to best practices.
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills for diagnosing and solving complex technical problems.
Exposure to Generative AI, including LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic systems.
Nice to have:
PySpark with Databricks, experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform, and building privacy-safe data platforms in CDP or Mar Tech environments.

Education Requirements:

B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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