Hybrid Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven Enterprise Scale

Hillview Consulting Solutions; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillview Consulting Solutions is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable enterprise applications, driving AI adoption across engineering teams. This hands-on leadership role requires strong experience in full-stack, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and AI-powered software development.

You will mentor engineers, shape technology strategy, and collaborate with Product and Business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions with high

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Backend development with C#, Node.js, Java, or similar OO languages.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs, and scalable architecture.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI using LLMs, AI orchestration, or autonomous AI workflows.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, IaC, and modern software delivery.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of enterprise-scale full-stack applications.
• Design scalable backend services, APIs, and modern web applications.
• Build and integrate AI-powered solutions and LLM-based workflows.
• Drive engineering best practices for architecture, code quality, testing, security, and deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to translate objectives into solutions.
• Improve application performance, reliability, scalability, and resilience.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership across projects.
• Evaluate and adopt modern development frameworks, cloud tech, and AI tools.
• Champion innovation by applying emerging technologies to business value.

Skills

Backend development (C#, Node.js, Java

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Generative AI (LLMs/AI workflows)

SQL/NoSQL databases

CI/CD & IaC

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

12+ years software engineering experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Hillview Consulting Solutions is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable enterprise applications, driving AI adoption across engineering teams. This hands-on leadership role requires strong experience in full-stack, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and AI-powered software development.

You will mentor engineers, shape technology strategy, and collaborate with Product and Business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions with high