Lead Software Engineer

Experian • Franklin, TN

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Tools Engineering team is modernizing legacy .NET applications into React, TypeScript, and modern .NET services. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide this transformation while contributing directly to architecture, development, and technical decisions. This is an AI-forward role, and you will help the team adopt responsible AI-assisted engineering practices and maintain the applications after modernization.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with C# and the Microsoft .NET ecosystem.
• 2+ years of experience using AI-assisted software engineering tools, including Cursor and Claude, across software development workflows such as code generation, refactoring, testing, and code review.
• Experience developing and modernizing applications using legacy ASP.NET and modern .NET or ASP.NET Core.
• Hands-on experience developing React applications, including frontend architecture and API integration.
• Experience designing REST APIs, service-based applications, and incremental enterprise application modernization.
• Experience providing hands-on technical leadership through software design, coding, code reviews, and mentoring.
• Experience with automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, source control, and application security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modernization of legacy ASP.NET applications using React, TypeScript, and modern .NET APIs.
• Develop applications using established React components, Material UI (MUI), and shared design standards.
• Use AI tools, including Cursor and Claude, to improve development, testing, and code modernization.
• Establish standards for secure, reliable AI-assisted development and code review.
• Guide architecture, development, troubleshooting, and mentoring while contributing production code.
• Define frontend and backend standards for APIs, security, performance, and automated testing.
• Partner with product, architecture, security, and engineering teams to deliver modernization initiatives.
• Oversee the reliability, maintenance, and continued development of applications and supporting services.

Benefits

• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K.
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office.
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed