Job#: 3037189

Job Description:

Location: REMOTE

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead to join our team. In this player-coach role, you will guide a Scrum team while remaining hands-on with coding and development. The position requires a balance of approximately 60% leadership, design, and team guidance with 40% hands-on coding. Your focus will be on backend systems, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure, with some exposure to conversational AI products.

• Provide technical leadership to a Scrum team, guiding best practices, optimizing development, and resolving technical challenges.
• Own critical components of the software stack, ensuring the long-term quality of architecture, design, and code.
• Perform hands-on design and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Partner with product owners to align technical solutions with business objectives and deliver new features end-to-end.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for enhancement and refining development workflows.
• Mentor team members and contribute to the technical growth of the development team.
• Ensure operational excellence by assisting with the deployment and maintenance of large-scale software in a production environment.
• Promote a culture of quality, including unit testing and clear problem-solving documentation.

• 5+ years of experience designing and building software engineering solutions, with a focus on backend development in cloud environments.
• Proficiency in one or more software languages, such as Python, Java, or C#.
• Demonstrated experience with APIs, microservices, and modern software architecture patterns.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership capacity, including mentoring, design ownership, or influencing technical decisions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts effectively.

• Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and their practical applications.
• Experience developing or supporting voice and text chatbots.
• An advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related field.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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