Lead Software Engineer - AI Companion

Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to provide technical direction on translating business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs. This includes facilitating the implementation and maintenance of complex business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications. This role serves as a technical expert for project teams throughout the implementation and maintenance of business and enterprise software solutions. In addition, this role personally develops and delivers complex code modules, stable application systems, and integrated enterprise software solutions within various computing environments.
Core Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable web applications and APIs to support AI-powered systems.
• Lead the implementation of micro frontends and reusable UI libraries to enable fast, flexible development.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data science to deliver intelligent, action-driven user experiences.
• Drive architecture and code quality standards across frontend and backend codebases.
• Contribute to AI orchestration layers through data pipeline integration, search infrastructure, and service APIs.

Required Qualifications• 7 years of experience in software development or related field• 6 years of experience in any of the following: software engineering competencies frontend technologies (UI/UX), middleware (microservices and APIs), database technologies, DevOps• 6 years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development lifecycles through iterative agile development• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems (CIS), or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree)
Preferred Skills/Education• Master's degree in computer science, CIS, or related field
7 years of experience in:

• Building dynamic web applications using routing, state management, and asynchronous data fetching with AngularJS/ReactJS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

6 years of experience in:

• Developing reusable UI component libraries/frameworks using JavaScript and React.

4 years of experience in:

• Designing and building REST APIs using Node.js.
• Building micro frontend architectures with React and Styled Components.
• Creating high-performance server-side rendered applications using React and modern frontend stacks.

3 years of experience in:

• Building APIs using modern frameworks, and designing applications for automated provisioning through APIs.

2 years of experience in:

• Containerizing applications using Docker.
• Managing and creating custom plugins in Backstage developer portal.
• Developing Node.js applications for web analytics collection using Kafka and Postgres.
• Integrating OIDC providers (e.g., Forgerock/Siteminder) with PKCE or Implicit flows in frontend applications.

About Lowe's
Lowe's is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more
information, visit Lowes.com .
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.