Lead System Engineering

AT&T

Lead System Engineer at AT&T translating architecture into final technical solutions. Collaborating with teams for high-quality application design and implementation.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $175,000 - $237,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureBootstrapCassandraDockerGrafanaJ2EEJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLPrometheusReactRedisReduxSplunkSpringSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for translating core architecture for business requirements into final technical solution through functional, performance, and reliability analysis using engineering models and techniques
Define designs; provide technical enablement for application components and subsystems
Drive important design decisions for development team
Elaborate design and interfaces for specific components
Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems
Work with portfolio stakeholders, Solution and Enterprise Architects to develop, analyze, split, and realize implementation of enablers
Create and support the development of responsive/adaptive web applications
Focus on scalability, security, and availability of all applications and processes
Build high-quality code following unit testing and test-driven and security-driven development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation
Utilizing React.js, Node.js, Next JS, Micro Front-End architecture, Typescript, Graph QL, Redux Bootstrap.js, HTML5, XML, and CSS3
Utilizing Java, J2EE, JavaScript, REST services, NoSql technologies (Cassandra/Mongo DB), Spring boot, and Kafka/MQ
Utilizing Redis, Splunk, Azure / AWS, Prometheus/Grafana, Git, Jira, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, 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

React.jsNode.jsNext JSMicro Front-End architectureTypescriptGraph QLReduxBootstrap.jsHTML5CSS3

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingdesign decision makingtechnical enablement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering