Lead Software Engineer - AI
Job#: 3042230
Job Description:
Kiewit is looking for top talent to join our fast-paced and innovative Software Delivery Team. We are seeking a highly talented, experienced Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about creating next-generation construction products and services, leveraging modern software engineering and AI-enabled development practices. The ideal candidate combines strong architecture and leadership skills with experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
· Considers the customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems.
· Leads and participates in the architectural design of features early in the development cycle.
· Produces quality designs that ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, flexibility, and extensibility requirements.
· Leads the team in establishing program specifications and secure coding standards.
· Work with Product Owners to translate roadmap features into manageable components/tasks.
· Champion automated testing and test-driven development.
· Write and coach the team on clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
· Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, or Codeium to accelerate software delivery.
· Establish best practices for AI-assisted software development, including prompt engineering, code review governance, security validation, and responsible AI usage.
· Drive adoption of AI-powered development workflows, automated code generation, intelligent testing, and developer productivity tooling.
· Own the full release lifecycle in Azure DevOps from maintaining multi-stage pipeline YAML and environment configurations to executing deployments and validating post-release health across Azure App Services, Service Bus, and API integrations using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
· Primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.
· Responsible for managing delivery of committed work for the team.
· Mentor junior developers and engineers.
· Champion modern software engineering practices including AI-enabled development workflows, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery.
· Lead evaluation and adoption of emerging AI engineering tools and platforms.
· Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related experience.
· 3+ years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience.
· 7+ years of experience building software using OOP practices.
· Experience with React.
· Strong understanding of .NET development.
· Experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, Codeium, or similar platforms.
· Experience incorporating AI-powered development workflows including code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and code review.
· Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted debugging, and developer productivity optimization.
· Experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL and Azure ecosystem services.
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.
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