Lead Architect & Senior Full-Stack Engineer AI-Driven Azure

Daimler Truck North America; Fort Mill (SC); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

401k with company match up to 6%

3-7% company contributions depending o

Paid vacation (4 weeks)

13+ calendar holidays

8 weeks paid parental leave

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plans and wellness programs

Onsite fitness

Tuition assistance

Volunteer paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America is seeking a Lead Architect / Senior Full Stack Developer to own CHEC platform architecture (React/TypeScript frontend, .NET backend) and govern QA strategy. You will lead AI-assisted development, security, and Azure services while mentoring engineers across the team.

The role is Hybrid in Fort Mill, SC, with a focus on safety-critical configuration tooling, auditability, and continuous delivery in a mission-critical domain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 810+ years software engineering experience
• Proven technical leadership / architect experience
• Strong full-stack expertise (React/TypeScript frontend, .NET/C# backend) and hands-on QA automation leadership
• Experience with system design and architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven, domain-driven design)
• Database and data layer expertise (SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Entity Framework)
• Security architecture knowledge (OWASP, authentication/authorization patterns)
• API design standards (REST, versioning, contract-first design)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated experience defining and leading AI-augmented development practices across a team
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor) and prompt engineering for code generation, testing, and documentation
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, particularly in safety-relevant and high-auditability contexts

Responsibilities

• Own and govern CHEC's end-to-end technical architecture (React frontend, .NET APIs, backend services, data layers)
• Serve as technical authority across full-stack development and cloud infrastructure
• Define and enforce engineering standards, patterns, and best practices, including guidelines for responsible AI-assisted development
• Lead the Automation QA effort, including test strategy and tooling selection, definition of automated test coverage (UI, API, integration), and quality gates in CI/CD pipelines
• Architect and review Azure-hosted services with focus on security, observability, and scalability
• Partner with UX, Product Owners, and Application Engineering on roadmap execution
• Mentor senior and junior developers; provide technical reviews, coaching, and guidance on effective use of AI coding assistants
• Ensure traceability, auditability, and strong validation for configuration changes (safety-relevant domain)
• Define and lead the team's AI-augmented development strategy, including tooling selection (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and workflow integration
• Establish prompt engineering standards and best practices for AI-assisted code generation, testing, and architecture documentation
• Evaluate AI-generated code for quality, security, and compliance with safety-relevant domain requirements
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI tools and techniques for applicability to the CHEC platform

Skills

Full-stack React/TypeScript

C#/.NET

QA automation leadership

System design patterns

Azure cloud services

AI-assisted development

AI tooling & prompt engineering

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

GitHub

Job description

Daimler Truck North America is seeking a Lead Architect / Senior Full Stack Developer to own CHEC platform architecture (React/TypeScript frontend, .NET backend) and govern QA strategy. You will lead AI-assisted development, security, and Azure services while mentoring engineers across the team.

The role is Hybrid in Fort Mill, SC, with a focus on safety-critical configuration tooling, auditability, and continuous delivery in a mission-critical domain.