Software Engineer III- AI & Engineering/Software as a Service

Deloitte France; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 122,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and ship scalable full-stack software and agentic AI solutions. You will lead distributed teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, and DevOps to deliver high-impact platforms on AWS/Azure/GCP.

This role emphasizes strong coding standards and delivering production-grade systems. The successful candidate will have 5+ years in hands-on development, microservices, cloud exposure, and experience with AI-enabled

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on development consulting or industry experience across borders.
• 5+ years of full-stack software development with backend and modern frontend.
• 4+ years building microservices and scalable APIs in a distributed enterprise.
• Relational and/or NoSQL databases experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Proven delivery leadership across time zones and SDLC methodologies.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% and eligible for sponsorship may be available.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement scalable full-stack systems and services.
• Build RESTful and asynchronous APIs on cloud-native infrastructure with CI/CD and IaC.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex features from requirements to deployment.
• Deliver production-grade agentic AI and multi-agent applications using frameworks like LangChain or Semantic Kernel.
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, DevOps, and QA to ensure high-quality software.
• Identify technical debt and drive refactoring and improvements.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical planning.
• Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues in production.
• Contribute to hiring processes including technical interviews.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Detail orientation

Relationship building

Project leadership

Task prioritization

Interpersonal skills

Deadline driven

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQS

Docker

Kubernetes

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

Semantic Kernel

Job description

Position Summary

Software Engineer III- AI & Engineering/Software as a Service

Join our AI & Engineering team transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to business. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Engineering as a Service provides complete design, implementation, and technology operations, leveraging our core engineering expertise. We transform engineering teams, modernize technology, and deliver complex programs with a product engineering approach. Our flexible delivery models-traditional teams, pools, or pods-are tailored to each client's needs, offering engineering-led advisory, implementation, and operational capabilities to accelerate innovation.

Recruiting for this role ends on 10/31/26

Work You'll Do

You are a hands-on technical leader who designs, builds and ships scalable software systems while mentoring junior engineers and driving technical best practices across the organization. You will architect full-stack and agentic AI solutions, guide distributed engineering teams, and engage with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

• Ability to lead projects or workstreams

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable full-stack software systems and services.

• Design and operationalize RESTful and asynchronous APIs on cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including containerized workloads, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex features from requirements gathering through deployment and monitoring.

• Architect and deliver production-grade agentic AI and multi-agent applications using popular frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or Semantic Kernel; design patterns including orchestrator-agent hierarchies, RAG pipelines, tool-calling agents, and context/memory management.

• Conduct thorough code reviews, enforce coding standards, and champion engineering best practices.

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, DevOps, and QA to deliver high-quality software.

• Identify technical debt and proactively drive refactoring and improvement initiatives.

• Participate in system design discussions, architecture reviews, and technical planning sessions.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance, scalability, and reliability issues in production systems.

• Contribute to hiring processes including technical interviews and assessments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience in a hands-on development role, working across borders and as an integral team member.

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience with proficiency in at least one back-end language (Python, Java, .NET/C#, Go, or Node.js) and a modern front-end framework.

• 4+ years building microservices and scalable APIs in a distributed, enterprise environment.

• Solid knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong ability to debug and optimize complex systems

• Proven track record managing or technically leading delivery teams, including communication cadences and quality assurance across time zones.

• Experience delivering software across multiple SDLC methodologies (Agile, SAFe, Kanban, waterfall-agile hybrid).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline - or equivalent professional experience.

• Ability to travel up to 50% based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

In addition, successful Software Engineer IIIs will have the following preferred background:

• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).

• Contributions to open-source projects or a demonstrated personal portfolio.

• Experience with machine learning pipelines or data engineering workflows.

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering solutions that incorporate Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or agentic AI architectures in a professional setting.

• Knowledge of security best practices, including OWASP guidelines and secure coding standards.

• Prior experience in a tech lead or staff engineer capacity.

• Industry-recognized technology certifications.

Wages + Salary

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $122,000 to $240,500

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.