Lead Software Engineer

DMSi•Omaha, NE

54d

About The Position

We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to drive the design and development of the core platform services that our products and teams rely on. This role is hands-on, technical, and strategic-you'll architect and build systems that scale, ensure reliability, and serve as the backbone of our development organization.

Requirements

Strong expertise in backend development and distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with Progress PAS, OpenEdge, Tomcat and REST.
Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Demonstrated success in designing and scaling shared services or platform infrastructure.
Expert root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills and ability to lead technical decision-making.
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field preferred.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Architect and implement shared services, frameworks, and libraries (authentication, APIs, data pipelines, deployment systems).
Establish standards for system reliability, performance, monitoring, and security across development.
Collaborate with Systems Engineering and product teams to ensure seamless integration and high system availability.
Review designs and code, providing guidance on scalability, architecture, and technical trade-offs.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption where they add long-term value.
Evaluate existing systems to identify and quantify technical debt. Create and execute plans to eliminate.
Mentor software engineers, lead technical discussions, and help set engineering direction.
Evaluate and resolve customer inquiries/issues, performance issues, and environmental problems.

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