Lead Software Engineer

What you'll do...

H&R Block AI Platforms Team is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join a high-powered team to build AI platforms and solutions.

You will be joining an elite team of engineers & data scientists charged with developing transformative Gen AI capabilities to power the next generation of HRB client experiences.

The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to understand both technical and business requirements, driving successful delivery and building excellent experience for H&R Block clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Use tools, languages, coding standards and best practices to develop new product features and continually enhance product functionality
• Create and execute unit tests and address identified defects
• Work closely with other team members to ensure consistent understanding of requirements and approach
• Work closely with the Product, UX Design and other related teams to ensure consistent understanding of requirements and approach
• Identify, design & build technical features to support scalability, usability, resiliency and better platform performance
• Assist and drive technical design and code reviews for new enhancements and maintenance work delivered by the development team
• Understand complex business and functional requirements and produce technical specifications and platform requirements
• Mentor and coach other team members on the latest technological advances within the current technology used and establish consistent best practices
• Strong ability to partner and effectively work across the organization with line of business and technology colleagues.

About H&R Block...

H&R Block's purpose is simple : To provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. We've been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955.

Since then, we've grown to have approximately 12,000 offices throughout the United States and around the world.

We are a people company first and a tax company second. People who join H&R Block say it feels like being part of something bigger.

A place with an amazing and storied history, but with a strong and urgent focus on the future. Maybe it's how determined, forward thinking and innovative we are, or how accessible our leadership is.

We believe it's all those things, and much more.

H&R Block is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

All qualified applicants are welcomed and encouraged to apply.

It would be even better if you also had...

• 1 year of experience building AI / ML platforms & solutions.
• Experience building AI / ML platforms & solutions.
• Experience with the LLMs and RAG-based Gen AI solutions.
• Experience with Azure AI Services.

What you'll bring to the team...

Education :

Bachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience.

Work Experience :

• 8+ years of experience building technology platforms & solutions.
• Proficiency with the following technologies :
• REST API development
• Cosmos and / or SQL server
• Azure cloud platform & services
• Azure SignalR service
• Angular UI
• Experience working with agile methodologies (SCRUM and / or Kanban).
• Experience with Azure DevOps platform including source control management systems and continuous integration / deployment environments.
• Experience developing engineering solutions to meet functional & non-functional requirements.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
30+ days ago