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Lead Software Engineer
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Posted on: Nov 07, 2026
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Mundelein, Illinois
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Onsite
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Full-time
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Job Title :
Lead Software Engineer
Job Type :
Full-Time
Job Location :
Mundelein Illinois United States
Remote :
No
Job Description :
Job Description
FINAINCIAL BUY SIDE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
\nLead Experience REQUIRED
\n4 days a week in office
\nThe Engineering Lead is a hands-on technical leader who both leads and codes. Working closely with product managers, business users, and a team of engineers, the Engineering Lead is responsible for the software that supports digital marketing, Private Investment, and communications functions
\nThis is a player-coach role. The Engineering Lead leads and develops a team of three engineers while spending most of their own time contributing technically – architecting, building, and supporting the applications and services.
\nRESPONSIBILITIES
\nResponsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
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- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of three engineers– setting technical direction, delegating at the right level of detail, providing regular and constructive feedback, and creating growth opportunities that advance their technical skills \n
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture surfacing and escalating issues in a productive way \n
- Architect, develop, deploy, and support .NET Core servicesand Angular web applications — both standalone products and extensions of vendor platforms — applying a domain-driven design strategy and philosophy \n
- Spend most of your time contributing technically while leading the team, holdinga high engineering bar grounded in strong computer science fundamentals \n
- Conduct code reviewsand follow established DevOps practices, clean-code conventions, and automated testing that raise quality and reduce defects \n
- Embrace AI tools – includingClaude Code – to strengthen code development, reduce defects, and increase delivery speed, and set the standard for how the team applies AI-assisted engineering responsibly and effectively \n
QUALIFICATIONS
\nA successful candidate must have:
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- 8 or more years of experience building software in an object-oriented language (C# preferred) \n
- 2 or more years of experience leadingand mentoring engineers, with a genuine desire to develop others \n
- Experience in web application frameworks such as Angular or React and a familiarity with \n
TypeScript
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- Experience developing and supporting front office or business-facing systems in a professional environment \n
- A domain-driven design strategy and philosophy \n
- Experience with modernweb technologies (JavaScript, Angular, React, NodeJS,Typescript, etc.) \n
- A focus on clean code and automatedtests, grounded in strong CS fundamentals \n
- Fluency with AI-assisted development, including experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code to accelerate deliveryand improve quality,and sound judgmentabout where and how to apply them \n
- Passion for technology and software design, with pride of ownership and drive to keep a high bar \n
- Comfort working independently through complexity in a fast-paced environment \n
- Strong sense of ownership, communication skills, a great attitude, and the ability to build strong working relationships \n
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Position Details
Posted:
Nov 07, 2026
Reference Number:
983884888511a0df
Employment:
Full-time
City:
Mundelein
Job Origin:
ziprecruiter
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