Lead Software Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and build scalable, cloud native microservices on Microsoft Azure. This role will power Acuity’s enterprise and customer-facing platforms, enabling capabilities such as subscriptions, self-service account management, and personalized digital experiences.

You will act as both a hands‑on technical leader and architect, working closely with product, platform, and enterprise teams to deliver secure, resilient services that integrate across Salesforce, Oracle, and modern web and mobile applications.

• Design, build, and operate cloud native microservices on Azure using modern .NET.
• Own service architecture with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Build and expose APIs and event-driven services that integrate with enterprise and customer systems.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and engineering standards to support high‑quality, frequent delivery.
• Enable consistent, high‑performance omnichannel experiences across internal platforms and customer applications.
• Build secure service layers for authentication, authorization, and customer data management.
• Support subscription management, self‑service capabilities, and personalized experiences.

• Apply cloud security best practices including OAuth, role‑based access, and secrets management.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure operational excellence.
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and global scale.

• Serve as a technical leader and mentor for engineers across teams.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, DevOps, QA, and product teams to ensure cohesive solutions.
• Promote “shift‑left” practices for quality, security, and scalability.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep backend expertise.
• 5+ years designing and operating microservices on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience with .NET, C#, cloud‑native architectures, and API design.
• Proven success building distributed, event‑driven systems at scale.
• Hands‑on experience with containers and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Strong understanding of cloud security and operational best practices.
• Comfortable working in agile, cross‑functional teams.
• Nice to have: Experience integrating with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and Oracle

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Azure certifications strongly preferred.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Self‑starter with a strong execution mindset. xcfaprz
• Passion for modern cloud technologies, mentorship, and engineering excellence.