Lead Software Engineer

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee‑owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues.

We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to champion the delivery of innovative, high‑quality software solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, .NET, Power Platform, Power BI). As part of the Information Systems team, you will collaborate with internal departments—such as Finance, HR, I.S., and our Consulting Practice—to design and deliver applications that improve efficiency, insights, and decision‑making across the organization. This role combines hands‑on technical guidance with strong leadership to build scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions while empowering both developers and citizen developers.

• Leading and mentoring a team of software developers, ensuring clean, testable, and scalable code
• Overseeing solution design, architecture, and development across Azure, .NET, JavaScript, Power Platform, and Power BI
• Delivering applications and automations that support Finance, HR, I.S., and Consulting teams in meeting business goals
• Driving continuous improvement in development practices, governance, and use of AI‑assisted tools
• Collaborating with stakeholders to define scope, timelines, and resource allocation
• Conducting code reviews, guiding troubleshooting, and ensuring performance and compliance standards
• Supporting citizen developer initiatives with training, tools, and governance
• Demonstrating strong knowledge of data modeling, relational databases, and SQL, with hands‑on experience in SQL Server and Dataverse
• Prior development experience with AEC
  360 and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365 considered a strong plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years in software development, 3+ years in leadership/management
• Strong technical expertise with Azure, .NET, JavaScript, Power Platform, Power BI, and SQL Server
• Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git)
• Proven ability to lead teams, mentor developers, and build a collaborative culture
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Familiarity with AI development tools, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes a plus), and cloud‑native practices

$145,000 – $205,000 a year

This position’s anticipated pay range is provided above; final exempt salary or non‑exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.

Eligible positions may receive an annual cash bonus based on the role’s organizational level, and is represented as a percentage range of eligible earnings.

• 401(k) Pre‑tax or Roth Contributions:
  The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

• Observed holidays:
  Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation:
  Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time:
  Paid sick time for non‑work‑related illness or injury.
• Parental leave:
  Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding

• Disability:
  Paid short‑ and long‑term disability
• Health:
  Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life:
  Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing:
  Da…