Lead Software Engineer – Azure, CI/CD, AI-Driven Dev

Valorem Reply; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valorem Reply is seeking a Lead Software Developer to design and deliver modern software systems, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership.

You will guide a team of 5–15 engineers, shape architecture, and deliver production software using C#, React, SQL, and TypeScript on Azure, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD and AI-assisted development tools.

This role invites collaboration with architects, product managers, and stakeholders, with up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years in a technical lead or senior engineering role.
• Strong experience developing applications using C#, SQL, and familiarity with other non-relational databases.
• Experience developing modern web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Experience building distributed systems in cloud environments such as Azure.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Travel requirement: up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of modern software systems.
• Mentor and guide a team of 5-15 software developers.
• Develop and deliver production software using C#, React, SQL, and TypeScript.
• Design and implement applications deployed on Azure.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Use and promote AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering standards.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders.

Skills

C#

SQL

React

TypeScript

Azure

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

AI tools

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

Valorem Reply is seeking a Lead Software Developer to design and deliver modern software systems, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership.

You will guide a team of 5–15 engineers, shape architecture, and deliver production software using C#, React, SQL, and TypeScript on Azure, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD and AI-assisted development tools.

This role invites collaboration with architects, product managers, and stakeholders, with up to 20% travel.