Lead Software Engineer

AT&T

Lead Software Engineer at AT&T responsible for designing comprehensive technical solutions across systems and subsystems. Collaborate with multiple teams leveraging modern technologies and best practices.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $174,720 - $237,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureBigQueryCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaKafkaLinuxMongoDB.NETNode.jsPySparkPythonShell ScriptingSQLTypeScriptUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate business and product requirements into comprehensive technical solutions
Design, develop, document, and analyze overall software and system architecture
Assess various frameworks for agentic solutions and design architectures for multi-agentic, multi-modal software solutions
Architect, design, and implement various software components in the agentic solution
Determine and implement multi-cloud solutions for real-time stream processing, message publishing, and message serving
Coordinate the design, specification, and integration of end-to-end systems and subsystems
Lead the assessment and recommendation of technical solutions through rigorous proof-of-concept initiatives
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert, applying deep expertise in modern technologies
Perform advanced systems analysis and problem-solving
Develop and refine methods and techniques aligned with strategic project goals

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related occupation
utilizing object-oriented programming and API interfacing technologies: such as Python, PySpark, NodeJS/TypeScript, Java, .NET or similar
API frameworks such as REST, GraphQL, Kafka, BigQuery, Databricks, DataFactory, Serverless, Secret Manager, ETL pipelines, and Unix/Linux shell scripting
utilizing database and data warehouse technologies such as SQL, MongoDB, and Snowflake
multi-cloud expertise including Azure, GCP, and AWS
DevOps, automation practices, and project management principles

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

object-oriented programmingAPI interfacingPythonPySparkNodeJSTypeScriptJava.NETSQLMongoDBSnowflake

Soft Skills

problem-solvingleadershipcommunicationcollaborationanalysis

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information Technology