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Senior Lead Engineer, PowerFAIDS

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1900H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$185K - $200K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishASP.NETjQuerySQL.NET

Job Description

Senior Lead Engineer, PowerFAIDS

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• Build ASP.NET MVC 5 views end-to-end (ViewModel, Service, Adapter, Controller, and Razor views with DevExpress MVC controls) following the established PowerFAIDS Web architecture that reuses the shared business and data-access layers • Maintain the highest engineering standards by partnering with Product Owners, UX designers, and architecture stakeholders to translate complex financial aid requirements into clean, well-scoped implementations • Decompose complex product capabilities into specific, verifiable functional changes that two delivery teams (Nova and Orion) can execute with confidence • Leverage AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot today, Claude Code as it becomes available) to accelerate the team toward delivering ~100 web views by end of 2027, while maintaining Agile and CI/CD best practices • Participate in and help lead Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily Stand-ups, Demos) across the Nova and Orion delivery teams • Lead peer code reviews and raise the overall engineering quality bar across both delivery teams • Assist in the resolution of production issues across PowerFAIDS Web and the shared business / data-access layers • Adhere to development standards and security policies, partnering with our ISO partner on PowerFAIDS Web security requirements • Adopt continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices for rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code • Continuously grow as a poly-skilled engineer comfortable across the full ASP.NET MVC stack, including DevExpress UI controls, jQuery, and the shared .NET business layer • Develop and maintain deep understanding of the financial aid domain and PowerFAIDS’ specific business processes (Need Analysis, Dynamic Redetermination, Audit Trail, etc.) • Work closely with Product Owners, UX designers, and senior architects to evaluate feature requests, provide level-of-effort estimates, and contribute to roadmap and sprint planning • Conduct and lead design reviews; partner with internal senior architects for architectural validation on the program’s harder problems (e.g., reporting modernization, file-system interactions, multi-threading in a web context)

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of production-level software development experience with deep expertise in C# / ASP.NET MVC and the .NET Framework (4.x);
  • Proven ability to partner with non-technical stakeholders including Product Owners, UX designers, business and analysts to translate complex domain requirements into well-scoped, dev-ready stories
  • Strong problem-solving skills with hands-on experience navigating layered architectures (MVC, services, adapters, typed DataSets) and modernizing legacy codebases incrementally
  • Experience with DevExpress MVC Extensions, Autofac DI, jQuery, SQL Server, and xUnit/Moq is a strong plus
  • Proven ability to substantially lift the skills and expertise of those around you through mentoring, code reviews, and design coaching;
  • Familiarity and enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and how to integrate them productively into team workflows
  • Ability to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office.
  • Authorization to work in the United States.

Benefits

  • Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
  • A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
  • A team that invests in your development and success

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