Lead Software Engineer - AI

Lead Software Engineer

Kiewit is looking for top talent to join our fast-paced and innovative Software Delivery Team. We are seeking a highly talented, experienced Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about creating next-generation construction products and services, leveraging modern software engineering and AI-enabled development practices. The ideal candidate combines strong architecture and leadership skills with experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Responsibilities

• Considers the customer's perspective and experiences when designing systems.
• Leads and participates in the architectural design of features early in the development cycle.
• Produces quality designs that ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, flexibility, and extensibility requirements.
• Leads the team in establishing program specifications and secure coding standards.

Solution Execution

• Work with Product Owners to translate roadmap features into manageable components/tasks.
• Champion automated testing and test-driven development.
• Write and coach the team on clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, or Codeium to accelerate software delivery.
• Establish best practices for AI-assisted software development, including prompt engineering, code review governance, security validation, and responsible AI usage.
• Drive adoption of AI-powered development workflows, automated code generation, intelligent testing, and developer productivity tooling.
• Own the full release lifecycle in Azure Dev Ops from maintaining multi-stage pipeline YAML and environment configurations to executing deployments and validating post-release health across Azure App Services, Service Bus, and API integrations using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Leadership

• Primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing delivery of committed work for the team.
• Mentor junior developers and engineers.
• Champion modern software engineering practices including AI-enabled development workflows, Dev Sec Ops , and continuous delivery.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of emerging AI engineering tools and platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's and/or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related experience.
• 3+ years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience building software using OOP practices.
• Experience with React.
• Strong understanding of .NET development.
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as Cursor, Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, Codeium, or similar platforms.
• Experience incorporating AI-powered development workflows including code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and code review.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted debugging, and developer productivity optimization.
• Experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL and Azure ecosystem services.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.