Lead Software Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and build scalable, cloud native microservices on Microsoft Azure. This role will power Acuity’s enterprise and customer-facing platforms, enabling capabilities such as subscriptions, self-service account management, and personalized digital experiences.

You will act as both a hands-on technical leader and architect, working closely with product, platform, and enterprise teams to deliver secure, resilient services that integrate across Salesforce, Oracle, and modern web and mobile applications.

What You’ll Do

Architecture & Development

• Design, build, and operate cloud native microservices on Azure using modern .NET.
• Own service architecture with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Build and expose APIs and event-driven services that integrate with enterprise and customer systems.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and engineering standards to support high-quality, frequent delivery.

Enterprise & Omnichannel Platform Enablement

• Enable consistent, high-performance omnichannel experiences across internal platforms and customer applications.
• Build secure service layers for authentication, authorization, and customer data management.
• Support subscription management, self-service capabilities, and personalized experiences.

Reliability, Security & Performance

• Apply cloud security best practices including OAuth, role-based access, and secrets management.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure operational excellence.
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and global scale.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical leader and mentor for engineers across teams.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, DevOps, QA, and product teams to ensure cohesive solutions.
• Promote “shift-left” practices for quality, security, and scalability.

What You Bring

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep backend expertise.
• 5+ years designing and operating microservices on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience with .NET, C#, cloud-native architectures, and API design.
• Proven success building distributed, event-driven systems at scale.
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Strong understanding of cloud security and operational best practices.
• Comfortable working in agile, cross-functional teams.
• Nice to have: Experience integrating with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and Oracle

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Azure certifications strongly preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Self-starter with a strong execution mindset.
• Passion for modern cloud technologies, mentorship, and engineering excellence.