Senior Software Architect & Development Lead

Tyson Foods; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 129,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas seeks a Lead Development Engineer to guide complex software projects and mentor teams. The role emphasizes architecture, design, coding, testing, and collaboration with product managers and engineers to deliver robust software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience, strong technical leadership, and a track record of applying best practices in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE/IS or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant and practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs software architecture and delivers high-complexity development tasks within a team.
• Leads and influences in collaborative meetings with peers and stakeholders; documents code and enforces best practices.
• Works with cross-functional teams to define requirements and ensure timely delivery of software products.
• Mentors team members and guides project priorities and processes.
• Performs code reviews, testing, and maintenance to improve existing systems.

Skills

Programming skills

Full stack

Data Engineering

IaC patterns

DevOps CI/CD

Monitoring

Technical Writing

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/CE/IS or related

Tools

C/C++ in Unix

Scripting (ksh/bash)

AIX/Unix

SVN/CVS

Modbus

Make

Machine/PLC Integration

Motif/Qt

Job description

Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas seeks a Lead Development Engineer to guide complex software projects and mentor teams. The role emphasizes architecture, design, coding, testing, and collaboration with product managers and engineers to deliver robust software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience, strong technical leadership, and a track record of applying best practices in a fast-paced environment.