Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Product Development team, part of AT&T Technology Services, is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions that power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won't just imagine the future-you'll create it.

The Product Development team is dedicated to reimagining how software products are built at AT&T-enabling us to move fast, adopt new technologies, and deliver solutions that directly impact the company and the industry. As part of our team, you'll take on ambitious work, learn new technologies, and deliver solutions that scale to AT&T's infrastructure.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll be responsible in delivering large-scope software applications or services, including design, development, testing, deployment, production application support (e.g., troubleshooting), and maintenance, with a focus on automation.

Overview:

This career step requires tech-lead level experience. Responsible for the delivery of a software application or service, including design support, development, testing, deployment, production application support (e.g., troubleshooting) and maintenance with a focus on automation.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Prototype AI-enhanced features rapidly, iterating in weeks not months, while ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals.

• Collaborate with your team to design and build practical and extensible software solutions for future investment and growth.

• Leverage a range of tools and programming languages (Java, Typescript, Python) to deliver key software and service initiatives.

• Engage in the traditional aspects of software development and planning like developing user stories, estimating effort, writing specifications, validating technical systems, considering security implications, and developing buy-in for significant technical efforts while developing software with well thought out testing plans and an understanding of business requirements.

• Actively support configuration management of code and software

• Provide (technical) leadership to build, motivate, guide, scale, and mentor team members including performance management coaching

• Actively participate in coding exercises and peer code reviews as part of the development life cycles and change management

• Software lifecycle, security patching and production support with a focus on monitoring AI integrations for quality and correctness.

Qualifications:

• Extensive full stack engineering experience, with an emphasis on back-end development, ideally a minimum of 5+ years.

• 1-2 years of experience applying AI or ML to software systems (e.g., integrating AI services, automating workflows, developing code insights).

• Experience with public cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform), modern deployment approaches, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with setting up Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines using tools like GitHub Enterprise, Spinnaker, and Azure DevOps.

• Growth mindset; thrives in ambiguous situations and adapts to new technologies and approaches.

• Articulate, persuasive, diligent, and innovative-able to present complex solutions to peers and managers to gain buy-in.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Be at the forefront of applied AI innovation-translate cutting-edge AI capabilities into tangible products that empower millions.

• Collaborate with diverse, passionate teams that embrace creative problem-solving.

• Shape the future of connectivity with intelligent solutions that leverage AI's potential in a thoughtful and responsible manner.

• Grow your expertise as you lead AI integrations to deliver global real-world impact.

Our Lead Software Engineer, earns between $143,800-$215,800 USD Annual, not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• 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.

#LI-Onsite - Full-time office role-

Weekly Hours:
40

Time Type:
Regular

Location:
Dallas, Texas

Salary Range:
$143,800.00 - $215,800.00

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.