(1119604) Lead Software Engineer - Emerging Technologies

Diversified Services Network

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 145,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Emerging Technologies to drive hands-on architecture and rapid prototyping across Chicago, Peoria, Irving, or Broomfield offices in a hybrid model.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product, data science, security, and infra teams, evaluate AI/ML, RAG and cloud-native patterns, and turn exploratory concepts into production-ready capabilities within a Fortune 100 environment.

Qualifications

Hands-on development of complex applications, distributed systems, APIs, platforms, or cloud-native services.
Proven leadership of technical work across the full SDLC.
Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (Python/Java/JavaScript/TypeScript/C#/Go).
Ability to convert business requirements into secure, scalable software designs using CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Experience designing and maintaining software integrations across platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, design, development, testing of modern software solutions, prototypes, pilots, and reusable platforms.
Evaluate, prototype, and apply emerging technologies such as generative AI, RAG, cloud-native services, APIs, automation.
Translate business goals into scalable designs, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans.
Mentor engineers, provide technical direction, and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Computer Engineering/Information Technology

10+ years of equivalent experience without a degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Lead Software Engineer – Emerging Technologies to join our team in your choice of our Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL; Irving, TX; or Broomfield, CO office locations. We offer a hybrid work model, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!

Position Overview

The Lead Software Engineer in the Emerging Technology group is a hands-on technical leader who designs, builds, pilots, and scales next-generation software solutions that apply emerging technologies to high-value business problems. This role combines deep software engineering expertise with practical innovation, turning exploratory concepts into secure, reliable, maintainable, production-ready capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, development, and testing of modern software solutions, prototypes, pilots, and reusable platform capabilities.
Evaluate, prototype, and apply emerging technologies such as generative AI, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), cloud-native services, APIs, automation, and data-driven application patterns.
Translate business opportunities, product goals, and technical requirements into scalable software designs, solution patterns, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans.
Mentor engineers, provide technical direction, facilitate design reviews, and promote a culture of experimentation, engineering excellence, and responsible technology adoption.
Partner with product managers, architects, data scientists, cybersecurity, infrastructure, UX, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with organizational goals and risk expectations.
Define and implement technical evaluation methods, including proof-of-concept success criteria, model and system performance measures, quality gates, automated testing, monitoring, and production readiness reviews.
Identify technical risks, dependencies, integration needs, security considerations, and operational constraints early in the solution lifecycle and recommend practical mitigation strategies.

Required Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field AND 8+ years of software engineering experience, OR
10+ years of equivalent experience without a degree.

Required Qualifications

Hands-on development of complex applications, distributed systems, APIs, platforms, or cloud-native services.
Proven leadership of technical work across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) using a structured methodology — requirements analysis, architecture, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or Go.
Ability to convert business and market requirements into secure, scalable, observable, and maintainable software designs using modern architecture patterns, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining software integrations and interfaces across platforms and third-party packages.
Ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies that ensure product quality and adherence to requirements.
Working knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization, infrastructure automation, and production support practices.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills in ambiguous or rapidly evolving technical environments.
Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to engineering, product, architecture, security, and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building or integrating AI/ML, large language model (LLM), agentic, RAG, vector database, or prompt-based solutions.
Experience taking emerging technology concepts from proof of concept through pilot, production hardening, governance review, adoption, and operational support.
Familiarity with responsible AI practices, model evaluation, guardrails, data privacy, compliance, and enterprise risk management.
Experience with serverless architectures, Kubernetes, microservices, event-driven architecture, API management, observability platforms, and infrastructure-as-code.
Track record of identifying high-impact use cases and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority and establish reusable engineering standards, patterns, frameworks, or accelerators.
Advanced degree; cloud, AI/ML, or software architecture certification; or contributions to technical communities, open-source projects, patents, publications, or innovation initiatives.