Lead Engineer/Architect Application Development
Location: Birmingham, AL (Hybrid: 3 Days In-Office)
Compensation: $140,000- 150,000+ Comprehensive Benefits
Ready to advance your career from Lead to Manager or Manager to Director? - Help us lead our transformation and build your own - Are you a Software Engineer or Architect looking to take on more leadership as a hands on Manager or a Development Manager who wants to move up to Director and can modernize an entire organization's digital footprint, if so let’s talk.
This is someone who can walk into a legacy environment and architect a path toward modern scalability (Cloud/APIs) without losing the business's trust.
We are looking for a visionary Engineer or Architect to become a leader to own the strategy, architecture, and delivery of our web applications and backend systems. You won’t just be managing people; you will be the chief architect of our modernization journey, turning legacy technical debt into a high-speed, cloud-native engine.
The Mission
- Architect the Future: Move us from legacy environments to modern, scalable frameworks (Embrace Microservices and current environment of (Perl/PHP).NET/Cloud).
- Build a Legacy: Mentor a diverse dev team and foster a culture of "continuous improvement" rather than "just getting it done."
- Stay Sharp: While this is a strategic role, you aren’t afraid to jump into a code review or act as the final escalation point for complex system issues.
Background Required
- Around 10 years of a strong Development background and foundation in both open source and .NET , still hands on.
- At least 7+ years of increasing responsibility as an Engineer or Architect with at least of few years of lead or leadership roles
- Proven track record of refactoring legacy platforms and migrating to Azure or Microservices.
- Fluent in PHP/Laravel or Python, but you have the .NET/SQL Server chops to lead our next evolution.
- The Mentor: You thrive on leveling up your team and driving adoption of modern DevOps/CI-CD practices.
The Tech Stack
- Current: PHP (Laravel), Python, Perl, MySQL.
- Growth Path: .NET, SQL Server, RESTful APIs.
- Environment: Cloud-first (AWS/Azure), React/Vue/Angular.
