Manager, Software Engineering

Request Technology, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering in the Chicago area to lead and mentor a team building cloud-native platforms. The role focuses on designing distributed systems using Azure services, containers, and microservices patterns, while delivering robust .NET backends and APIs.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software engineering on Azure, 3+ years in people management, and strong C#/.NET plus TypeScript/JavaScript skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required.
• 6+ years in software engineering, building cloud-native apps on Azure.
• 3+ years of people management leading engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering distributed systems with microservices.
• Hands-on Azure services and container orchestration experience.
• Strong C#/.NET and TypeScript/JavaScript skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud-native architecture with Azure components.
• Lead .NET backend development and API design, CQRS with MediatR.
• Mentor engineers, guide cloud engineering practices and patterns.
• Own multi-stage Azure DevOps pipelines and deployments.
• Improve performance, cost, and operations of the platform.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-native design

Mentoring

Distributed systems

C# .NET

TypeScript/JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

AKS

Azure Service Bus

Azure SQL Database

Azure PostgreSQL

Docker

ASP.NET Core

MedaitR/CQRS

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering

Salary: Open + Bonus

Preferred Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Secondary Location: Boston, MA / New York, NY / DC area / Miami, FL / Dallas, TX / Houston, TX

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree


• 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building cloud-native applications on Azure


• 3+ years of experience with Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or equivalent container orchestration platforms


• 2+ years of people management experience leading software engineering teams


• Proven track record delivering distributed systems in production using microservices architecture and event-driven patterns


• Hands-on experience with Azure Service Bus, Azure database services including Azure SQL Database with Elastic Pools, Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server, managed identity authentication, connection pooling, and private endpoint configuration


• Deep understanding of microservices communication patterns including synchronous HTTP, asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, and service discovery


• Proficiency in C# and .NET (minimum .NET 6, preferably .NET 8+) including NET Core Web API with Controllers, Async/await patterns and Task-based asynchronous programming, LINQ and lambda expressions, Dependency injection and Options pattern and Entity Framework Core


• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript including js development, Async patterns (Promises, async/await), npm/pnpm package management, Module systems (CommonJS, ES modules) and scripting proficiency in Bash or PowerShell for deployment automation and troubleshooting


• Container image build and deployment workflows including Dockerfile optimization, multi-stage builds, and Azure Container Registry integration


• Proven ability to mentor software engineers on cloud-native development patterns, distributed systems concepts, and Azure architecture

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the distributed system architecture for the cloud-native automation platform, including Azure Container Apps, Service Bus, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Blob Storage


• Design event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus for high-volume asynchronous processing


• Optimize platform performance, cost, and operational complexity through architectural improvements


• Lead .NET backend development including ASP.NET Core APIs, CQRS pattern with MediatR, Entity Framework Core, and FluentValidation


• Conduct code reviews ensuring adherence to SOLID principles, async programming best practices, and distributed systems patterns


• Own and evolve multi-stage Azure DevOps YAML pipelines including multi-phase infrastructure deployment, container image builds, and environment-specific deployments


• Manage and mentor software engineers, focusing on cloud engineering skill development