Homeland

Lead Software Engineer
Engineering
PlanoTexas Direct Hire Jun 17, 2026
Job Summary
Homeland Talent Solutions has partnered with a leading technology organization to identify a Lead Software Engineer who will provide technical leadership across strategic software initiatives focused on cloud architecture, AI-enabled product development, and next-generation software engineering practices.
The Lead Software Engineer role combines hands-on software engineering with architecture, mentorship, and technical leadership responsibilities. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex technical problems, influencing engineering direction, and helping teams build scalable software products that drive meaningful business outcomes.

Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
  • Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale software solutions
  • Drive architecture decisions and technical strategy
  • Establish engineering standards and best practices
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to software engineers
  • Support technical planning and roadmap initiatives
Product & Platform Development
  • Build scalable cloud-native applications and services
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams
  • Support AI-enabled product initiatives and workflow automation efforts
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering approaches
  • Contribute to long-term platform modernization efforts
Strategic Impact
  • Influence engineering direction across multiple initiatives
  • Partner with leadership teams on technical decision-making
  • Help improve development processes, tooling, and automation
  • Support adoption of modern AI-assisted engineering workflows


Requirements
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proven experience leading complex software initiatives
  • Strong architecture and system design experience
  • Full-stack development expertise
  • Experience building enterprise SaaS applications
  • Cloud platform experience
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Demonstrated ownership and accountability
  • Preferred
  • Experience building AI-enabled applications, preferred
  • Experience integrating LLMs or AI services into software products, preferred
  • Experience working alongside Data Science or Machine Learning teams, preferred
  • Experience with microservices and distributed systems, preferred
  • Experience driving engineering modernization initiatives, preferred
  • Experience mentoring and developing engineers, preferred


Benefits
This hybrid role offers a competitive annual salary of $150,000 - $170,300, annual bonus opportunities, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

Summary
If you're a hands-on technical leader who enjoys coding, solving complex challenges, and building scalable solutions, we'd love to hear from you. Join a team focused on engineering excellence, AI-driven innovation, and delivering technology that drives real business impact. Apply today!



EEO Notice
Homeland LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Homeland LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Homeland LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
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