Job Description
Lead Engineer, Innovation - Chicago
Company Description
RedMane Technology LLC is an application software consulting and systems integration company based in Chicago. We deliver software solutions for our clients throughout the United States and Canada by means of building new applications, implementing cloud and packaged systems, and/or modernizing legacy systems.
RedMane has earned an exemplary service reputation that prioritizes a highly collaborative culture. Our primary objective is to ensure the solutions we design and implement meet or exceed the needs of our clients for their mission critical systems.
The diverse and passionate teams within RedMane address complex, real world challenges. Technology is just our tool.
The Role
RedMane has a full-time opportunity for a Lead Engineer, as we continue to grow our Innovation team. This person will have the unique opportunity to work within our Research and Development area, building the initial framework and tools for our core ML modeling and NLP efforts. A background in startup environments is ideal, even though RedMane is not a startup, the Innovation team operates like one. Great communication skills are essential to this role as our team believes in over-communication to enhance the efficiency of our engineering efforts and we like showing off our advancements to stakeholders.
Responsibilities

• Mentoring other engineers and leading teams.
• Spearheading the delivery of large features from ideation to completion.
• Navigation and resolution of conflicts within development efforts, communicating the reasoning and decisions made as needed.
• Closely support the engineering manager to strategize project timelines, allocate resources effectively, and ensure the alignment of team goals with organizational objectives.

Skills & Role Requirements

• Deep understanding of technical architectures and the ability to make strategic decisions that impact the scalability and maintainability of the product.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement, both in personal and team capacities, to stay ahead of industry trends and technologies.
• C#, .NET EntityFramework, PostgreSQL, Redis, SolidJS, Typescript, REST, and automated testing expertise is sought. Experience with all of these technologies is not required, however, the ability to learn them is.
• Research solutions to engineering problems, collaboratively design and develop solutions with other software engineers.
• Understand the unique needs and opportunities of our R&D efforts and design and implement machine learning algorithms to improve, adapt, and apply generative AI models.
• Strong familiarity with web frameworks for building APIs.
• Demonstrable ability to build tools and find creative solutions.
• Conceptual understanding of statistical and ML models and algorithms.
• Familiar with the code review process and the willingness to invest themselves in the mentoring and development of other engineers.

Qualifications
All professionals at RedMane are expected to possess these qualities:

• A strong ethical foundation, capable of thriving in an environment and culture where honesty, integrity, and accountability are core values.
• A collaborative spirit, a team orientation, and a willingness and desire to contribute to the success of others.

We Offer You
RedMane has an environment that offers challenging and interesting work. A place where you can have fun and express your talent and creativity. You will be working side by side with like-minded peers in a non-bureaucratic environment where sharing knowledge is the norm. Everyone at RedMane shares a passion for making a real difference for individuals, communities, and the world.
Additionally, we believe you should have fun and enjoy growing your career; we provide the supportive and empowering environment to make it happen. RedMane is very proud to offer employees professional and personal perks that include:

• A flexible work environment that includes hybridized locations and schedules with frequently catered lunches in the office.
• Market based compensation with a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), short and long-term disability insurance, etc.
• A culture that promotes and fosters career growth through professional training and mentoring.
• An employee wellness program that includes free access to professional fitness coaches, structured dietary/nutrition plans, weekly Pilates classes in the office, and events that range from 5k's to triathlons.
• Opportunities to give back to the community through our RedMane Community Impact Team which organizes events like Feed My Starving Children, Toy Drives, and other charitable activities.