Lead Software Engineer

Rite-Hite Digital Solutions Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Strong retirement savings program with 401(k)

Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days

Job summary

Rite-Hite Digital Solutions Inc. is looking for a Technical Leader to drive software modernization and system design. You will lead efforts in engineering practices, aiming to improve reliability and maintainability across our systems.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, a solid foundation in legacy system modernization, cloud-native architecture, and strong collaboration skills. We offer competitive benefits including health coverage, retirement savings, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience delivering production systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with legacy systems.
• Strong system design skills including APIs and resiliency patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction through hands-on design and implementation.
• Design scalable and maintainable systems and APIs.
• Partner with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD reliability.

Skills

Software engineering experience

System design skills

Strong debugging/problem-solving skills

Collaboration and communication

Education

7+ years of software engineering experience

Familiarity with CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At Rite‑Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead.

Technical Leadership and Modernization

Lead technical direction for a critical application area through hands‑on design and implementation. Assess legacy systems, identify technical debt and risk, and define pragmatic modernization plans (stabilize, refactor, re‑platform, or rebuild based on value). Drive incremental improvements to legacy systems while introducing scalable, cloud‑native approaches and consistent patterns. Establish and reinforce architectural patterns, coding standards, and design principles that improve maintainability and consistency.

System Design and Engineering Practices

Design scalable, maintainable systems and APIs; define clear boundaries and integration patterns. Raise engineering discipline: code review quality, testing strategy, dependency management, and upgrade practices. Ensure systems are built for operability (resiliency, error handling, observability, configuration, secrets management).

Delivery, Reliability, and Operations

Partner with DevOps/platform teams to improve CI/CD reliability, release processes, and environment consistency. Lead troubleshooting of complex production issues; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions. Define and monitor service health signals (logs/metrics/alerts) and improve runtime reliability.

AI‑Enabled Engineering

Promote effective use of AI‑assisted tools across design, coding, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation. Define guardrails for responsible AI use (security, confidentiality, human review, code quality). Validate AI‑assisted outputs for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability before adoption.

Collaboration, Influence & Mentorship

Partner with product management to align technical decisions with business priorities and delivery constraints. Communicate tradeoffs and risks clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Mentor engineers on system design, production‑ready engineering, and strong team communication. Influence across teams without formal authority; facilitate alignment when priorities or opinions differ.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct reports. Serves as the technical leader for a software engineering team and drives technical direction, engineering practices, and high‑quality delivery.

Qualifications – Education and Experience

• 7+ years of software engineering experience delivering production systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with legacy systems (stabilization, refactoring, modernization, migration).
• Strong system design skills (APIs, modular design/service boundaries, resiliency patterns).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Strong debugging/problem‑solving skills in complex systems.
• Experience using AI‑assisted engineering tools responsibly (validation and security awareness).
• Strong collaboration, facilitation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud‑native architectures (GCP preferred) and distributed systems.
• Experience with event‑driven systems/messaging.
• Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience defining engineering standards and mentoring engineers.

What We Offer

Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work.

• Health & Well‑being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance.
• A robust well‑being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you’re supported – at work and beyond.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rite‑Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.