Lead Software Engineer

Kawneer•Alpharetta, GA

About The Position

Arconic is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join its Kawneer Business in Alpharetta, Georgia. The role leads through demonstration, contributing directly to software design and development while raising engineering standards for quality, testing, documentation, maintainability, architecture, and delivery. Through mentoring, code reviews, technical guidance, standards, and modern engineering practices, the Lead Software Engineer strengthens capability across internal teams and external delivery partners. The position leads the design and development of enterprise software solutions, integrations, and manufacturing applications; contributes hands-on to implementation, troubleshooting, and delivery; and works with business, manufacturing, infrastructure, and technology teams to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions. It also champions responsible AI-assisted and agentic development, improves observability, supportability, reuse, and technical health, and helps reduce defects, rework, and technical debt. Practical manufacturing experience is required.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or 10+ years of progressive software development experience, including technical leadership across complex enterprise solutions.
Strong hands-on experience with modern application architecture, APIs, integrations, databases, cloud technologies, testing, and secure development practices.
Demonstrated experience mentoring developers and establishing or improving engineering standards, documentation, code review, and quality practices.
Required manufacturing experience, gained through direct operations or substantial consulting, systems integration, contract, or software-provider work, with a strong understanding of production environments and industrial reliability, safety, and continuity requirements.
Experience with AI-assisted development, engineering automation, or agentic delivery practices is required.
Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and stakeholder leadership skills.
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Experience with OT, MES, industrial automation, ERP, supply chain, or other plant-connected systems.
Experience working with distributed, offshore, or external development teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of enterprise software solutions, integrations, and manufacturing applications.
Contribute directly to implementation, troubleshooting, and delivery as a senior hands-on engineer.
Establish and promote software engineering standards, development practices, documentation, and quality expectations.
Mentor developers and raise technical capability through demonstration, feedback, knowledge sharing, and code reviews.
Review architecture, technical designs, implementations, and delivery approaches for quality and consistency.
Champion modern engineering practices, including responsible AI-assisted and agentic development.
Partner with business, manufacturing, infrastructure, and technology teams to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
Improve observability, supportability, reuse, and technical health while reducing defects, rework, and technical debt.
Continue to improve adoption of security best practices.