Lead Software Engineer

iQor; Perímetro Urbano Medellín; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 260,000,000; Full time

Job summary

iQor is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to steer architecture and technology strategy across engineering teams. You will shape enterprise applications, guide multi-team initiatives, and promote robust deployment pipelines and secure, scalable platforms.

You will mentor senior engineers, define standards, and partner with Product, Security, and Infrastructure to translate business needs into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IS or related field.
• 8–10+ years in IT/software engineering roles with leadership.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise systems architecture and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural direction and design scalable enterprise apps.
• Lead multi-team initiatives and govern engineering standards across teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence across teams.
• Guide cloud and deployment strategies using AWS/Azure DevOps.
• Design practices for high availability, DR, observability, and incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise architecture

Strategy

Mentoring

Cross-team leadership

Communication

Full-stack (React.js)

C#/.NET experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

React.js

.NET/C#

Azure DevOps

AWS

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

Are you a senior technology leader passionate about enterprise architecture, cloud solutions, and building scalable software platforms?

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical direction across engineering teams, drive architecture and technology strategy, and lead complex initiatives that impact multiple services, domains, and products.

What You’ll Do:

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Partner with architects and leadership to define architectural direction and design scalable, modern enterprise applications.
• Contribute to the organization’s technology roadmap by identifying emerging business and technical needs and recommending new technologies or architecture improvements.

Technical Leadership

• Lead cross-team technical initiatives, including multi-team projects and platform-level enhancements spanning multiple services, domains, or products.
• Define and govern engineering standards across teams, including coding, testing, deployment, and documentation practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders, promoting knowledge sharing, technical depth, accountability, and career growth.
• Guide cloud and deployment strategies, including infrastructure architecture, security, and automation using AWS and Azure DevOps.
• Design and enforce standards for high availability, disaster recovery, observability, and incident response readiness.
• Drive robust deployment pipelines, release strategies, and developer workflows.

Stakeholder Alignment & Strategic Communication

• Partner with Product, Security, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to translate strategic business needs into scalable architectural solutions.
• Communicate architectural trade-offs, technical risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Help shape engineering priorities and facilitate alignment across technical and business stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For:

• 8–10+ years of experience in relevant IT/software engineering roles.
• Strong experience providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams or complex enterprise environments.

Enterprise-Level Technical Expertise

• Deep knowledge of enterprise systems architecture, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architecture patterns.
• Advanced full-stack development expertise, including React.js, .NET/C#, and application development across web and Windows platforms.
• Strong database expertise in data modeling, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning using SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS Cloud Architecture, including ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM policies, and cloud cost optimization.
• Proven experience designing robust CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, release processes, and developer workflows using Azure DevOps or equivalent tools.

Engineering Governance, Security & Compliance

• Ability to define and enforce enterprise-wide coding, testing, and operational standards.
• Experience designing systems with security, data privacy, compliance, and auditability in mind.
• Proven ability to lead architecture reviews, establish technical direction, influence across teams, and resolve competing priorities.
• Experience mentoring and coaching senior engineers and technical leads.
• Strong strategic communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to executive audiences and facilitate cross-functional alignment.

Nice to Have:

• AI-Assisted Development: Professional experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor, or familiarity with spec-driven development practices.
• Domain Experience: Background in BPO, contact center technology, HR/workforce systems, or other high-volume operational platforms.
• Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, or equivalent cloud certifications.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a computer-related discipline required.

If you’re ready to influence enterprise technology strategy, lead complex engineering initiatives, and help shape the future of scalable software platforms, we’d love to hear from you!