Lead Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Design, configure, maintain, and promote applications for both internal and external users.

• Ensure the reliability of applications while adhering to architectural standards.

• Provide support to product teams and manage technical dependencies across different teams.

• Mentor, inspire, and encourage continuous learning among developers.

• Develop and sustain scalable full-stack applications.

• Monitor, test, and enhance software performance.

• Collaborate with software engineers, the Software Development Manager, analysts, and stakeholders.

• Deliver functionality through continuous delivery and test-driven development methodologies.

• Create high-quality code by engaging in code reviews and mentoring.

• Lead and govern the use of GitHub Copilot across the team, including establishing prompting standards, conducting AI-generated code reviews, tracking productivity metrics, and providing developer coaching.

• Create and implement a roadmap for Generative AI enablement that includes workshops, lunch-and-learns, hands-on labs, and reference implementations.

• Advise engineers on AI-assisted coding practices, code review processes, test generation, debugging, documentation, and ethical AI usage.

• Identify barriers to adoption, assess AI maturity, gather feedback, and refine enablement programs.

• Architect and deploy Generative AI features utilizing Azure OpenAI Service, OpenAI APIs, and open-source LLMs.

• Design and manage RAG pipelines using vector databases and enterprise data sources.

• Lead prompt engineering efforts employing system prompts, few-shot examples, and chain-of-thought techniques.

• Establish responsible AI practices, including bias assessment, content filtering, PII redaction, audit logging, and compliance with data governance standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5 to 10 years of experience in full-stack software engineering.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Proficient in stored procedures, scripts, Cosmos DB, SQL, and Oracle databases.

• Experience with Web Services, React JS, MS VB, and C# .NET frameworks.

• Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages.

• Proficient in Git, code management practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps.

• Knowledgeable in RESTful services or web APIs.

• Familiar with WCAG 2.1 and ARIA accessibility standards.

• Understanding of Azure services including Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage Account, Azure Key Vault, Azure Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Azure App Service, Azure VMs, and Azure Table Storage.

• Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.

• Proven leadership in Gen-AI change initiatives is required.

• Experience in AI coaching and mentoring is required.

• Proficient in using GitHub Copilot at a production level in VS Code or JetBrains IDEs.

• Experience in prompt engineering and evaluation.

• An understanding of responsible AI practices and governance.

• A Master’s degree is preferred.

• Azure certifications are preferred.

• Azure AI certifications or equivalent proven proficiency are preferred.

• Coursework, certifications, or demonstrable project experience in machine learning, natural language processing, or applied AI/ML is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement available.

• Standard business hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. ET.

• No travel is expected for this position.

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Employment is at-will.