Hybrid Lead, Fleet Software & Controls

Intelligent Generation LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

Intelligent Generation LLC in Oak Brook/Chicago is seeking a software engineering leader to own and scale the POWR:Suite fleet software and controls-adjacent application layer. This hybrid role is hands-on initially, with growth into leading engineers, shaping architecture, and orchestrating AI agents to support delivery, testing, and operational workflows.

You will lead fleet operations software, operator applications, and the service layer that moves telemetry, commands, and events.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering, systems engineering, full‑stack engineering, back‑engineering, or controls‑adjacent software.
• Experience leading technical work across teams or mentoring engineers.
• Strong Python experience in production systems.
• Experience building APIs, services, event‑driven systems, and operational applications.
• Experience with real‑time, high‑reliability, hardware‑adjacent, industrial, or operational software.
• Ability to build practical internal tools for operators, field teams, or technical users.
• Strong debugging instincts across software, data, infrastructure, and system behavior.
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools as part of engineering work.
• Ability to build, maintain, evaluate, govern, or orchestrate agents that support engineering and operational workflows.
• Strong curiosity about physical systems and how software affects real‑world and economic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead fleet operations software, operator applications, and the service layer that moves telemetry, commands, statuses, and events.
• Architect for reliability, observability, ordering, failure recovery, and real‑world operating conditions.
• Build and lead a software engineering function; codify workflows, tests, and operational logic.
• Partner across controls, operations, and platform teams to improve delivery speed and quality.

Skills

Leadership experience

Python production systems

APIs & services

Real-time/industrial software

AI tooling in engineering

Agent orchestration

Debugging across systems

Internal tools for operators

Curiosity about physical systems

Job description

Intelligent Generation LLC in Oak Brook/Chicago is seeking a software engineering leader to own and scale the POWR:Suite fleet software and controls-adjacent application layer. This hybrid role is hands-on initially, with growth into leading engineers, shaping architecture, and orchestrating AI agents to support delivery, testing, and operational workflows.

You will lead fleet operations software, operator applications, and the service layer that moves telemetry, commands, and events.