Senior Lead Engineer

PWC

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Chicago, ILRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHColumbia, SCColumbus, OHDallas, TXBaltimore, MDRichmond, VARochester, NYRosemont, ILSacramento, CABoston, MASt. Louis, MOSalt Lake City, UTSan Antonio, TXSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CASilicon Valley, CASeattle, WASpartanburg, SCAlbany, NYStamford, CTTampa, FLAtlanta, GAToledo, OHAustin, TXTulsa, OKWashington, DCDenver, CODes Moines, IADetroit, MIBoca Raton, FLBuffalo, NYFlorham Park, NJFort Worth, TXGreensboro, NCHartford, CTHouston, TXGrand Rapids, MIIndianapolis, INIrvine, CAJacksonville, FLKansas City, MOLas Vegas, NVLittle Rock, ARLos Angeles, CALouisville, KYBirmingham, ALFayetteville, ARMelville, NYMiami, FLMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis, MNMontpelier, VTNashville, TNNew Orleans, LANew York, NYOklahoma City, OKOrlando, FLPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PAPortland, OR
Salary
$124,000–$280,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
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Above market

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About PWC

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) is one of the "Big Four" accounting and professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to companies, governments, and institutions worldwide. Industry: Professional Services & Accounting

PWC currently has 109 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $99,000–$232,000 across 106 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Engineer

As a Senior Lead Engineer and Senior Manager within the Advisory practice, you will lead custom application development and testing efforts to transform business needs into scalable software solutions. You will guide large projects across cloud-native and on-premise environments, shaping technical direction, coaching teams through complexity, and driving process improvements. Your daily responsibilities include translating business requirements into functional specifications, overseeing architecture and design, and managing sprint coordination and release sequencing. You will utilize Java, Python, React Native, or .NET to build maintainable solutions while applying CI/CD, automated testing, and debugging methods. The role focuses on modern cloud engineering, data analytics, and product innovation, specifically addressing the technical challenges of application lifecycle management, APIs, microservices, and AI-enabled engineering methods to support reliable software delivery.

What you'll do

  • Lead custom application development and testing workstreams across cloud-native and on-premise environments.
  • Guide architecture, design, and build activities for new solutions and modernization efforts.
  • Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications to support delivery scope.
  • Drive software development planning, sprint coordination, and release sequencing across multiple teams.
  • Review code, application frameworks, and integration patterns to ensure maintainable solutions.
  • Apply CI/CD, automated testing, and debugging methods to support reliable deployment.
  • Coach engineers on coding standards, software design, and troubleshooting approaches.
  • Advance AI-enabled engineering methods and digital tooling within delivery efforts.

What we're looking for

  • At least a Bachelor's degree.
  • At least 6 years of experience.
  • Leading custom application development and testing initiatives across cloud-native stacks (preferred).
  • Demonstrating experience with AI-native engineering across requirements, architecture, and testing (preferred).
  • Applying proficiency in Java, Python, React Native, or .NET (preferred).
  • Directing CI/CD, code review, and quality software delivery practices (preferred).
  • Translating business requirements into scalable application and integration solutions (preferred).
  • Coaching teams through ambiguity, complex decisions, and technical tradeoffs (preferred).

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