Lead Software Engineer

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC in Chicago is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure, with ownership from architecture through production support. The role is hybrid with 3 days onsite and 2 remote, and offers a competitive salary plus bonus.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience, deep Azure knowledge, strong system design skills, and experience building scalable distributed systems with CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with .NET (C#) and React/Next.js on production systems.
• Built production Azure-based applications from ground up.
• Designed scalable systems and cloud architectures.
• Experience with REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Knowledge of microservices and distributed architectures.
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalents.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure.
• Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security.
• Make architectural decisions for new features and systems.
• Lead the integration of AI capabilities into applications, including LLM-powered features and RAG pipelines.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and feedback.
• Collaborate with product, design, and architecture to translate requirements into technical plans.
• Own production reliability, observability, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
• Apply security best practices across the stack, including auth and data protection.
• Partner with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment patterns.

Skills

C#

React/Next.js

Azure Cloud

System design

REST/GraphQL

Microservices

SQL databases

CI/CD

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of professional software engineering experience
• .NET (C#)
• React (or Next.js)
• Microsoft Azure
  • Azure App Service
  • Azure Container Apps/AKS
  • Azure SQL
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure OpenAI Service
• Must have built production applications in Azure from the ground up.
• System design and cloud architecture.
• REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Microservices and distributed applications.
• SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, or similar.
• CI/CD (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).

Preferred

• Workflow automation platforms (n8n, Temporal).
• AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code preferred, Codex also relevant).
• Enterprise software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure, with ownership from architecture through production support.
• Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security, and hold the team to them through active code authorship and thorough code review.
• Make architectural decisions for new features and systems, weighing trade-offs and ensuring solutions are maintainable, observable, and built to scale.
• Lead the integration of AI and GenAI capabilities into Firm applications, including LLM-powered features, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, semantic search, and agentic workflows.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and ongoing feedback.
• Work with product managers, designers, and architects to turn business requirements into clear technical plans and realistic delivery milestones.
• Own the reliability of production systems: set observability standards, lead incident response, and see issues through to root cause.
• Apply security best practices across the stack, including authentication, authorisation, and data protection, with particular care given the sensitivity of legal data.
• Partner with DevOps and Infrastructure on CI/CD pipelines, container platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps), and cloud deployment patterns.