Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead

Dallas County

Dallas (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

29 hours ago
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Job summary

Dallas County is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems. You will lead Agile teams, mentor engineers, and modernize legacy platforms to support county-wide operations and public services.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, architecture input, and collaboration with product, UX, and operations to deliver user-centric solutions. Expect focus on security, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of professional software development experience.
  • Cloud certifications preferred (Azure/AWS/GCP).
  • Strong leadership, mentorship, and communication skills.
  • Experience with full-stack development and modern frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, implements, and maintains complex software features and integrations.
  • Leads sprint-level delivery planning and retrospectives.
  • Ensures secure, maintainable, and scalable code; mentors team members.
  • Supports CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews.
  • Participates in architectural planning and cross-team coordination.
  • Focuses on performance, reliability, and system monitoring.
  • Contributes to product roadmaps and technical feasibility discussions.
  • Ensures adherence to security, accessibility, and compliance guidelines.

Skills

Full-stack development
Mentorship
Agile methodologies
SDLC
RESTful API design
Testing and CI/CD
Performance tuning
Security awareness
System architecture
DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / related field

Tools

React
.NET
Node.js
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
SQL
NoSQL
AWS
Azure

Job description

Dallas County is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems. You will lead Agile teams, mentor engineers, and modernize legacy platforms to support county-wide operations and public services.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, architecture input, and collaboration with product, UX, and operations to deliver user-centric solutions. Expect focus on security, reliability, and continuous improvement.

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