Request Technology, LLC
Lead Software Engineer - Azure, .Net, React
Chicago, Illinois, US
Role snapshot
Request Technology, LLC is hiring a Lead Software Engineer - Azure, .Net, React on a full-time basis. This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, Illinois, US.
- Company
- Request Technology, LLC
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Experienced professionals who can lead projects, set direction and be accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Request Technology, LLC publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
***We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full-time role***
***Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote***
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, React/Next.js, and Azure, with ownership from architecture through production support.
- Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, performance, and security, and hold the team to them through active code authorship and thorough code review.
- Make architectural decisions for new features and systems, weighing trade-offs and ensuring solutions are maintainable, observable, and built to scale.
- Lead the integration of AI and GenAI capabilities into Firm applications, including LLM-powered features, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, semantic search, and agentic workflows.
- Mentor engineers through pairing, design reviews, and ongoing feedback.
- Work with product managers, designers, and architects to turn business requirements into clear technical plans and realistic delivery milestones.
- Own the reliability of production systems: set observability standards, lead incident response, and see issues through to root cause.
- Apply security best practices across the stack, including authentication, authorization, and data protection, with particular care given the sensitivity of legal data.
- Partner with DevOps and Infrastructure on CI/CD pipelines, container platforms (Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps), and cloud deployment patterns.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
- A minimum of 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of progression into a lead, staff, or principal-level role.
- Strong full-stack development skills, including .NET (C#), React, Next.js, and REST/GraphQL API design.
- Ability to architect and deliver production-grade applications with attention to reliability, performance, and security.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services used in application development (e.g., Azure App Service, Azure Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus, Azure OpenAI Service).
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB).
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: system design, design patterns, testing strategy, and distributed systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), version control (Git), and Agile development practices.
- Experience leading engineers, including setting technical direction, running design and code reviews, and helping team members grow.