Lead Software Engineer, Cloud-Native AI Platform

PowerSchool Group LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

401(k) plan

Discretionary Time Off

Parental Leave

Wellness Program

Job summary

PowerSchool Group LLC in the United States is seeking a Lead Engineer to modernize a legacy reporting framework into a cloud-native, multi-tenant platform. You will own the architecture, design, and hands-on development, guiding the engineering team through an AI-augmented migration.

You'll use Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services like Lambda and API Gateway, mentor engineers, set coding standards, and collaborate with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture to align technical and business

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with AWS/Azure serverless architectures.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
• Prior experience with AI for code generation, metadata extraction, or workflow automation
• Strong SQL background
• Demonstrated experience building or integrating AI-driven systems (LLMs, embeddings, AI agents, transformation pipelines).
• Solid experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, or modernizing legacy platforms.
• Proven leadership in technical strategy and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design for a new multi-tenant reporting platform built on AWS serverless technologies.
• Provide hands-on development using Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway and others.
• Develop AI-driven pipelines that extract, translate, and validate business logic and report parameter screens from the legacy platform.
• Define coding standards, best practices, and development patterns across the engineering team.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers; conduct design and code reviews.
• Partner with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture teams to align technical and business requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging AI technologies and frameworks to optimize automation capabilities.
• Ensure platform scalability, security, tenant isolation, and operational excellence.

Skills

AWS/Azure

Python

TypeScript

SQL

AI generation

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Data pipelines

Lambda

Tools

API Gateway

Step Functions

Job description

PowerSchool Group LLC in the United States is seeking a Lead Engineer to modernize a legacy reporting framework into a cloud-native, multi-tenant platform. You will own the architecture, design, and hands-on development, guiding the engineering team through an AI-augmented migration.

You'll use Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services like Lambda and API Gateway, mentor engineers, set coding standards, and collaborate with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture to align technical and business