Software Engineer
insight globalOak Park, IL
$130k–$180k
APPLY (opens in a new tab)Title: Lead Software Engineer/Solution Architect
Location: Chicago, IL – Hybrid, 3 days/week in office near Union Station
Pay Rate: $130k–$180kDuration: Direct hire
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.8–10 years of software development or enterprise architecture experience, including recent hands-on coding.
- Advanced JavaScript and modern web application development experience.
- Experience architecting and integrating customer-facing technology solutions.
- Strong experience designing and developing APIs and system integrations.
- Experience creating technical designs, architecture diagrams, roadmaps, and proofs of concept.
- Experience guiding software engineers or technical leads in implementing architectural direction.
- Ability to translate business and product requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience with Next.js.
- Experience with Kafka.
- Experience with headless or composable content management systems.
Job Description:
We are seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer/Solution Architect to shape the architecture and technical roadmap for a modern, customer-facing digital platform. This is a player-coach individual contributor role combining solution architecture and technical strategy with hands-on coding, proofs of concept, and integration work. The role will partner closely with product leadership, software engineers, internal technology teams, and global digital partners while helping guide a development organization of approximately 8–10 engineers. Shape solution architecture and technical roadmaps for a customer-facing digital ecosystem. Translate product roadmaps and business objectives into scalable solutions and quarterly technical plans. Design APIs, system integrations, and event-driven solutions supporting digital commerce and customer self-service. Remain hands-on by writing code, reviewing technical solutions, developing proofs of concept, and supporting implementation. Create architecture diagrams, system workflows, integration models, and other technical documentation. Guide modernization across e-commerce, online ordering, order tracking, product discovery, digital quotes, and customer self-service capabilities. Partner with engineers and technical leads to turn architectural decisions into production-ready solutions and provide technical mentorship. Support the transition from legacy platforms to a unified, composable global web platform.
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