Senior Software Engineer — Systems Architect & Mentor

KeHE Distributors; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Vision

FSA/HSA

STD/LTD

ESOP

401(k)

PTO

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive end-to-end technical solutions within a collaborative, employee-owned environment. The role requires strong design sense, system thinking, and the ability to mentor others while delivering high-quality software.

You will design, implement, and operate complex features, collaborate with product, design, QA, and other engineers, and continuously improve observability, performance, and security across distributed systems using a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Expertise in modern development stacks (C#, Python, Angular, SQL).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality software and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex software features and systems.
• Own end-to-end solutions from design to deployment and support.
• Lead design discussions and guide engineering decisions.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and engineering teams to translate requirements.
• Use logs and metrics to inform decisions and improve performance and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Continuously improve development patterns, tools, and workflows.

Skills

C#/Python/Angular/SQL

System design

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

APIs and distributed systems

Education

BSc in CS or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Version control (Git)

Job description

KeHE Distributors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive end-to-end technical solutions within a collaborative, employee-owned environment. The role requires strong design sense, system thinking, and the ability to mentor others while delivering high-quality software.

You will design, implement, and operate complex features, collaborate with product, design, QA, and other engineers, and continuously improve observability, performance, and security across distributed systems using a