Lead Software Engineer

AT&T

Lead Software Engineer at AT&T coordinating release activities and ensuring seamless deployment. Act as a bridge between stakeholders and enhance release management processes leveraging modern tools.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $178,000 - $237,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCassandraChefCloudDockerGroovyJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJUnitKafkaKubernetesLinuxMavenMicroservicesMockitoMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLOpenStackOracleRedisSeleniumSpringTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate and execute release activities, ensuring seamless integration and deployment of new features and updates
Implement best practices for release management and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
Act as liaison between different teams, organizations, and stakeholders
Coordinate release schedules and allocate resources based on third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates
Identify risks that could delay releases and manage/mitigate them
Collaborate closely with development teams responsible for automation tools
Lead and host meetings to discuss release schedules, identify roadblocks, and ensure alignment
Maintain comprehensive documentation related to build, test, and release procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering
5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related occupation utilizing Java and Node.js microservices architecture
Utilizing Azure cloud services and on-premises platforms
Performing development, testing, system architecture, or software configuration and deployment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaNode.jsmicroservices architectureCI/CDrelease managementautomation toolssystem architecturesoftware configurationdeploymenttesting

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershiprisk managementproblem-solvingresource allocationdocumentationmeeting facilitationstakeholder managementteam coordination