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Lead Software Engineering

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Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology eXperience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the overall delivery process of a software application or service, including design, development, testing, deployment, production application support (e.g., troubleshooting) and maintenance with a focus on automation. 

Responsibilities and Day-to-Day View

•    Being able to lead the team with sound technical solutions with multitude of problems at hand. Problem solving skills and can do attitude.
•    Experience working on multi-cloud environments Azure and AWS
•    Understanding of how to deploy, test and troubleshoot services to Kubernetes, including kubectl usage
•    Understanding of modern CI/CD tooling, including Jenkins and Helm
•    Understanding of Kubernetes monitoring and alerting tools, including Prometheus and Grafana
•    Experience deploying microservices on AKS/EKS 
•    Understanding of RESTful API design principles, including how to define resources, how to use HTTP verbs and status codes
•    Understanding of microservices architecture and design patterns
•    Experience using Docker and Docker Compose for local development, testing and troubleshooting
•    Experience using performance testing tools like JMeter Node.js Developers:
•    Experience with building and delivering Node.js apps to production using JavaScript or TypeScript for backend service development (as opposed to using Node.js for frontend UI development)
•    Experience building RESTful services using the Express framework
•    Understanding of the Node.js event loop
•    Understanding of Promises and async/await for asynchronous JavaScript/TypeScript
•    Experience with building high-quality, high-coverage test suites using JavaScript testing tools including Mocha, Chai and Sinon

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field. 
•    5+ years of experience in working in Engineering or Development roles
•    5+ years of progressive experience in one or more of the following areas: application delivery; subject matter expertise in building Node.js-based high-volume/high-transaction e-commerce applications
•    5+ years of experience building REST APIs
•    4+ years of experience in performance tuning and application monitoring
•    4+ years of experience in architecture and design of systems using Micro services architecture
•    4+ years of experience in a leadership capacity - coaching and mentoring engineers, developers
•    2+ years of experience in cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef or Terraform
•    2+ years of experience in build and CICD technologies: GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus or Sonar
•    4+ years of experience in Unit and Function testing and building high-quality, high-coverage test suites using JavaScript testing tools including Mocha, Chai and Sinon among others.
•    2+ years in depth experience with UI development technologies like Nodejs,Angular,TypeScript
•    Experience building RESTful services using the Express framework
•    Understanding of the Node.js event loop
•    Understanding of Promises and async/await for asynchronous JavaScript/TypeScript
•    Good knowledge of Unix/Linux command line
•    Experience working within Agile/Scrum/Kanban development team
•    Familiarity with HTML5, JavaScript frameworks, and CSS3
•    Experience using JavaScript profiling tools including Clinic.js 
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear manner to peers, developers, and senior leaders

Our Lead Software Engineering, earn between $143,800 - $215,800. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

  • 401(k) plan

  • Tuition reimbursement program

  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Paid Caregiver Leave

  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

  • Adoption Reimbursement

  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance

  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

  • Extensive employee wellness programs

  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

A career with us, a global leader in communications and technology, comes with big rewards. As part of our team, you’ll lead transformation surrounded by trailblazing industry leaders like you. You’ll be empowered to go above and beyond – making a difference through company-sponsored initiatives or connecting and networking through one of our many employee groups. And regardless of where you’re at in your career trajectory, you’ll be rewarded by the impact that comes with making a difference in the lives of millions.

With AT&T, you’ll be a part of something greater, do incredible things and be rewarded with a chance to change the world.

AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, State, and local laws.

Ready to close the deal on a career with AT&T?

Apply today. #ConsumerTechnologyeXperience

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Plano, Texas

Salary Range:

$143,800.00 - $215,800.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Job ID R-55832-1 Date posted 02/10/2025
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  • Tuition Assistance
  • Insurance Options
  • Discounts
  • Training & Development

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