Senior Software Engineer – Azure Cloud

Description

Founded in 2002, American Auto Shield (AAS) specializes in 3rd party home and vehicle service contract claims administration. AAS has a headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado, and we operate a satellite office in St. Peters, Missouri. For more than two decades, American Auto Shield has experienced tremendous growth, which equates to fantastic career opportunities for our employees.

The American Auto Shield Senior Data Engineer is a full-time, on-site position at our Lakewood, CO office.

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Software Engineer who designs and builds commercial-grade systems that optimize user workflows, increase operational efficiency, and deliver measurable business value.

This role is for a cloud-native engineer who thrives in collaborative environments, takes end-to-end ownership, and leverages modern Microsoft Azure and AI capabilities to build secure, scalable, enterprise platforms.

If you are energized by solving complex problems, designing elegant systems, and turning bold ideas into production-grade platforms — we want to meet you.

Lakewood, CO

The Senior Software Engineer earns competitive compensation from $,000.*

• Architect and deliver scalable, highly available Azure-native systems supporting mission-critical business workflows.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and highly testable solutions across the full stack (Azure Services, .NET, Angular with Type Script).
• Architect secure, enterprise-grade solutions using Azure Functions, Service Bus, Microsoft Entra , Azure OpenAI services.
• Prototype and product ionize AI-enabled capabilities, integrating intelligent automation and AI-assisted workflows where they drive measurable value.
• Articulate technical decision-making in highly collaborative environment: evaluate tradeoffs, mitigate risk, and drive pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, coding standards, solution architecture discussions, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and across product teams to translate business strategy into durable technical platforms.
• Deploy and maintain systems via CI/CD pipelines with rigorous automated testing, including AI-assisted validation where appropriate.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to reducing technical debt and automating routine maintenance efforts.
• Maintain full accountability for production systems. AI-assisted development is encouraged, but all generated code must meet strict engineering, security, and quality standards.

• Senior level experience and decision making typically developed over 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in C#, modern .NET, and cloud-native development patterns.
• Proven experience designing RESTful services, fault tolerant, and distributed architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services such as:
  Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus (event-driven / messaging architecture), Microsoft Entra  (authentication & identity)
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and external vendor systems.
• Experience working within teams of 6–10 engineers in multi-team environments supporting high-impact, mission-critical systems relied upon daily by up to 3,000 employees.
• Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and implementing AI capabilities within applications.

• Experience designing data-intensive systems using SQL and modern relational or No
  
  SQL databases.
• Front-end experience with modern frameworks such as Angular (React or Vue a plus) using Typescript.
• Microsoft or Azure certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.

• High ownership and architectural influence.
• Opportunity to build AI-enhanced, cloud-native systems from the ground up.
• Fast-moving environment where strong engineers ship meaningful work.
• Collaborative, “Team First” culture that values innovation and technical excellence.
• Work that directly impacts business growth and customer experience.

• Competitive compensation from $,000*
• Comprehensive benefits package
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short/Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Flex Spending Account
• 401 (k) **
• PTO
• Paid Sick/Wellbeing Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits
  • Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance
• Satisfaction of work with a highly skilled team to make a company-wide impact