Lead Software Engineer

Software Engineering Troy, Michigan


Description

Tyler Technologies is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help build and evolve mission-critical, cloud-hosted public safety solutions used by first responders across the United States. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, helping guide teams building scalable, highly available services that support real-time communication in the field.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a key role in technical decision-making while remaining deeply involved in day-to-day development. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product partners, and architects to deliver reliable, high-quality software that makes a real impact in our communities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of modern .NET Core–based services and APIs.
  • Serve as the technical leader for a development team, guiding architecture, design decisions, and best practices.
  • Remain hands-on with coding, contributing significantly to implementation, debugging, and optimization.
  • Build and maintain cloud-native solutions in AWS, focusing on scalability, availability, and security.
  • Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, performance, and operational reliability.
  • Mentor and support engineers, fostering technical growth and consistent engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
  • Participate across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support.
  • Promote continuous improvement in tools, processes, and engineering standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 6+ years of experience designing and developing production software systems.
  • Strong expertise in C# and .NET Core.
  • Experience designing distributed, highly available, and scalable systems.
  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or similar; ability to design schemas and write performant queries.
  • Experience with NoSQL data stores (e.g., DynamoDB or similar) is a plus.
  • Experience with Agile development practices and automated testing.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to mentor engineers effectively.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams and disciplines.
  • Required: Hands-on experience building, containerizing, and deploying applications in AWS, including production use of services such as EC2, container platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker; orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) strongly preferred.