Technical Lead, Software Integrations

Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Incentive Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition program

Volunteer Time off

Employee Discounts

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC in Houston, TX seeks a Technical Lead to head the Software Integrations team, owning architecture, mentoring engineers, and guiding greenfield integration platforms.

You will collaborate with managers and cross-functional groups to drive scalable, reliable cloud-native services on AWS using .NET/F#, Kafka, and modern engineering practices. The role emphasizes architecture ownership and hands-on delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production software systems.
• Deep expertise with .NET, including F# and functional programming concepts.
• Strong experience building event-driven systems using Kafka and messaging tech.
• Cloud-native AWS applications with CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.
• Strong architecture, API design, domain modeling, and integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and decisions.
• Comfortable guiding greenfield initiatives from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery, design, and decision-making for major initiatives.
• Define and evolve engineering standards and architectural patterns.
• Improve scalability, reliability, maintainability, and observability of platforms.
• Serve as primary technical advisor to the Engineering Manager and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers in design, cloud architecture, and best practices.
• Lead technical interview rounds and provide hiring recommendations.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software engineering

AWS

Kafka

NET/F#

API design

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Observability

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

IAH1 USA Houston TX
1500 Rankin Road
Houston, TX 77073, USA

IAH1 USA Houston TX
1500 Rankin Road
Houston, TX 77073, USA

At Crane Worldwide Logistics, we're building resilient software systems that connect critical business platforms across transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, finance, and customer-facing applications. We are seeking a Technical Lead to serve as the lead engineer for a Software Integrations team, collaborating closely with Engineering Managers and other technical leaders to shape engineering standards and technical direction. This role combines architecture ownership, technical leadership, engineering mentorship, and hands‑on software development. You will lead solution design, guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and help deliver greenfield integration platforms and services that support critical business operations. This role reports to the Engineering Manager and does not include direct people[1]management responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

Technical Leadership

• Lead technical discovery, solution design, and decision‑making for major initiatives.
• Collaborate across Software Integrations teams to establish and evolve shared engineering standards and architectural patterns.
• Drive continuous improvement of team‑owned systems, engineering practices, and platform capabilities, promoting scalability, reliability, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to the Engineering Manager and team stakeholders.

Software Engineering & Delivery

• Design, develop, and support cloud‑native, event‑driven integration systems in AWS using .NET/F# and Kafka.
• Build and maintain APIs and backend services supporting business‑critical operational systems.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, Platform, and Data Engineering teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Mentor engineers in software design, coding practices, cloud architecture, and operational excellence.
• Guide technical decisions during implementation and help engineers solve complex technical challenges.
• Lead technical interview rounds and provide hiring recommendations for engineering candidates.
• Partner with the Engineering Manager to onboard and develop new engineers.

Physical Requirements

• Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment.
• Talking, hearing, and using hands to operate computer equipment. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• May require travel to client and site locations to support implementation activities, including on‑site presence during go‑live periods.
• Job will require presence at the assigned work location.

Education and Experience

Required

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience designing and delivering production software systems.
• Deep expertise within the .NET ecosystem, including significant experience with F# and functional programming principles.
• Strong experience designing and operating event‑driven systems using Kafka and related messaging technologies.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consistency, resiliency, fault tolerance, concurrency, and system scalability.
• Experience building cloud‑native applications and services on AWS using modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, domain modeling, and integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering decision‑making processes.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments, shaping technical approaches for greenfield initiatives, and driving solutions from concept through delivery.

Preferred

• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code technologies such as Terraform.
• Experience designing integrations between enterprise business systems (ERP, TMS, WMS, financial, or operational platforms).
• Experience working in logistics, transportation, supply chain, or related business domains.
• Open‑source contributions, technical publications, conference presentations, or other examples of engineering thought leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE?

At Crane, we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.

We offer:

• Quarterly Incentive Plan
• 136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year, that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
• Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
• Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
• Employee Discounts
• Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges, in addition to a discount on contribution rates

Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.

This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E‑Verify Check.

Company benefits are contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements and plan conditions.

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Education

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High School or better.

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