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About the Role

The Lead Software Engineer will take technical ownership of full-stack applications built on React, .NET, Next.js, and Azure, including AI-powered features. This is a hands-on leadership role involving code authorship, setting engineering standards, architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers, while partnering with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure, with ownership from architecture through production support.
• Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security, and hold the team to them through active code authorship and thorough code review.
• Make architectural decisions for new features and systems, weighing trade-offs and ensuring solutions are maintainable, observable, and built to scale.
• Lead the integration of AI and GenAI capabilities into Firm applications, including LLM-powered features, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, semantic search, and agentic workflows.
• Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and ongoing feedback.
• Work with product managers, designers, and architects to turn business requirements into clear technical plans and realistic delivery milestones.
• Own the reliability of production systems: set observability standards, lead incident response, and see issues through to root cause.
• Apply security best practices across the stack, including authentication, authorization, and data protection, with particular care given the sensitivity of legal data.
• Partner with DevOps and Infrastructure on CI/CD pipelines, container platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps), and cloud deployment patterns.
• Stay current on relevant technologies and bring well-reasoned recommendations to the team.
• Participate in hiring, including technical interviews and onboarding new engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• A minimum of 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of progression into a lead, staff, or principal-level role.
• Strong full-stack development skills, including .NET (C#), React, Next.js, and REST/GraphQL API design.
• Ability to architect and deliver production-grade applications with attention to reliability, performance, and security.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services used in application development (e.g., Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus, Azure OpenAI Service).
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: system design, design patterns, testing strategy, and distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), version control (Git), and Agile development practices.
• Experience leading engineers, including setting technical direction, running design and code reviews, and helping team members grow.
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with technical peers and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Experience building or integrating AI and GenAI features in production, such as LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude), RAG pipelines, vector search, semantic ranking, or agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with AI orchestration and workflow automation tools (e.g., LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Claude SDK, Temporal, n8n).
• Experience with workflow automation platforms, both low-code integration tools (e.g., n8n, Power Automate) and durable execution engines (e.g., Temporal).
• Experience with .NET Aspire for building and orchestrating cloud-native .NET applications.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Apps).
• Familiarity with cloud-native and serverless architectures on Azure.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development.
• Background in professional services industries (legal, financial services, accounting, or consulting).
• Relevant Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate, AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Strong organizational skill
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Skills

• .NET (C#)
• React
• Next.js
• REST/GraphQL API design
• Microsoft Azure services
• SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• Cosmos DB
• CI/CD pipelines
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• Git
• Agile development practices
• AI and GenAI features
• LLM APIs
• Azure OpenAI
• Anthropic Claude
• RAG pipelines
• Vector search
• Semantic ranking
• Agentic workflows
• AI orchestration
• Workflow automation tools
• LangGraph
• Semantic Kernel
• Claude SDK
• Temporal
• n8n
• Low-code integration tools
• Power Automate
• Durable execution engines
• .NET Aspire
• Containerization
• Orchestration
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Azure Container Apps
• Cloud-native architectures
• Serverless architectures on Azure
• Automated testing frameworks
• Test-driven development

Location

• Illinois
• Massachusetts
• Texas
• Florida
• Washington D.C.

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Lead
• Staff
• Principal-level

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Equivalent professional experience
• Relevant Azure certifications

Salary/Compensations

• $112,000 - $200,000

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive benefits program

About the Company

• Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm.

Equal Opportunity

• Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.