Lead Software Engineer - .Net, Azure, React

Dice; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dice in Chicago seeks a senior full-stack engineer to lead design and delivery of multi-tier applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure. You will own architecture through production support and drive reliability.

You will mentor engineers, set coding standards, and partner with product and design to translate requirements into scalable plans, while advancing security and observability across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 8 years of professional software engineering, with progression to lead/principal.
• Strong full-stack skills: .NET/C#, React, Next.js, REST/GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of full-stack apps using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure.
• Set engineering standards for quality, testing, performance, and security.
• Make architectural decisions for new features and systems.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and feedback.
• Collaborate with product, design, and architecture to translate requirements.
• Own production reliability: observability, incident response, root cause.

Skills

Full-stack development

NET (C#)

React

Next.js

Azure

Architecture

Security

Code review

AI / GenAI integration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure App Service

Azure OpenAI Service

Cosmos DB

Job description

We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full-time role

Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

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, authorization, 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• A minimum of 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of progression into a lead, staff, or principal-level role.
• Strong full-stack development skills, including .NET (C#), React, Next.js, and REST/GraphQL API design.
• Ability to architect and deliver production-grade applications with attention to reliability, performance, and security.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services used in application development (e.g., Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus, Azure OpenAI Service).
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: system design, design patterns, testing strategy, and distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), version control (Git), and Agile development practices.
• Experience leading engineers, including setting technical direction, running design and code reviews, and helping team members grow.