Lead Engineer, Software Engineering (.NET)

Compensation

Compensation for this role is $140,000.00 -160,000.00. Actual compensation may vary due to factors such as experience and skill set.

About the role

As a Lead Engineer, Software Engineering (.NET) at RXO you’ll combine deep hands-on development expertise with strong technical leadership. In this role, you’ll be responsible for building high-quality, full stack applications while guiding technical design decisions, setting development standards, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of full stack applications using .NET 8, C#, and ASP.NET Core
• Provide technical leadership across backend services, APIs and frontend applications (React/Angular)
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions
• Drive architectural decisions including service design, communication patterns and data modeling
• Cookpilot sprint execution and technical direction with offshore development teams
• Partner closely with product, QA and architecture teams while leading development efforts across distributed and offshore teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and quality

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
• 6 years of experience in software development with strong focus on .NET 8, C#, and ASP.NET Core
• Experience building and scaling full stack applications (backend + frontend)
• Strong understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases
• Proven ability to lead technical design and mentor engineers
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and coordinating with offshore teams

Qualifications

• Experience with React or Angular
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with logging and observability tools (ELK or similar)
• Experience leveraging AI tools in a development environment

Skills

Champion responsible use of AI-assisted development while maintaining engineering standards

Benefits

Competitive pay
Paid time off includes: up to 8 holidays, up to 2 floating Diversity Days, Hourly: Earn up to 13 days PTO/ Salary: Earn up to 15 days PTO, up to 40 hours bereavement leave, up to 16 hours volunteer time, jury duty, at least 2 weeks family bonding leave, up to 40 hours prenatal care leave
401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% company match
Insurance: health, prescription, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life, short and long-term disability, accidental death and personal loss, business travel, legal services, ID theft, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Spending Account
Health Reimbursement Arrangement

Pay

$140,000.00 -160,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule, requiring onsite attendance Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays, from our Charlotte, Chicago, or Marietta office locations.