This senior technical role within the Modern Apps practice focuses on hands-on delivery, tactical execution, and technical leadership across custom application development and modernization engagements. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in modern application engineering, strong coding ability, architectural judgment, and a passion for helping teams deliver high-quality software faster through effective use of AI-assisted development tools.
Senior Technical Consultants typically lead smaller, single-team projects or serve as expert contributors within larger programs. They are expected to operate as highly independent technical leaders, mentor junior engineers, and solve complex implementation challenges across web applications, mobile applications, APIs, functions, and related platform services.
In Modern Apps, this role is especially well suited to engineers who are excited about AI-native software delivery. Candidates should be highly proficient with tools such as Claude Code and have experience using AI to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and other parts of the software development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Lead hands-on development across greenfield and brownfield application initiatives
Write, review, debug, and improve production-quality code across modern application stacks
Solve difficult technical problems with efficient, well-architected solutions
Guide junior consultants through code reviews, technical coaching, onboarding, and knowledge-sharing
Leverage a variety of AI Assisted development tools and be able to build and judiciously use AI agents
Extend AI into broader SDLC activities such as story creation, requirements refinement, and engineering documentation
Produce architectural documents and high-level technical designs when needed
Apply strong design patterns and identify anti-patterns in applications, APIs, and cloud-native systems
Support delivery teams with quality, security, testing, DevSecOps, and operational readiness practices
Contribute to technical deliverables, implementation plans, and reusable engineering assets
Occasionally support pre-sales, scoping, and solutioning efforts as part of smaller pursuits or growth toward Principal responsibilities
Qualifications
Deep expertise in at least two of the following languages: Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python
- Strong hands-on experience in React.js and Next.js development for building modern, scalable frontend applications.
Strong ability to design, write, debug, and review complex application code
Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle and Agile delivery practices
Strong experience with test-driven development, testing strategies, and writing bulletproof code
Strong working knowledge of architecture, design patterns, and anti-patterns
Experience building modern applications, APIs, and cloud-native services
Practical experience with security, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and production-readiness practices
Strong proficiency with AI development tools, especially Claude Code; experience with Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Continue.dev, and similar tools is highly valued
Ability to structure context, set expectations, validate outputs, and use AI effectively across coding and adjacent SDLC activities
Strong mentoring skills and the ability to help junior engineers improve through direct technical guidance
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Ability to work independently and solve complex technical problems with minimal direction
Preferred
Strong consulting background in application development, architecture, or modernization
Experience with automated software analysis tools
Experience leading whiteboarding sessions and technical design discussions
Community involvement through writing, speaking, or technical leadership in internal or external forums
Experience supporting technical scoping, RFPs, or pre-sales activities
Skills Required
- Deep expertise in at least two of the following languages: Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python
- Strong ability to design, write, debug, and review complex application code
- Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle and Agile delivery practices
- Strong experience with test-driven development, testing strategies, and writing bulletproof code
- Strong working knowledge of architecture, design patterns, and anti-patterns
- Experience building modern applications, APIs, and cloud-native services
- Practical experience with security, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and production-readiness practices
- Strong proficiency with AI development tools, especially Claude Code
- Ability to structure context, set expectations, validate outputs, and use AI effectively across coding and SDLC activities
- Strong mentoring skills and ability to help junior engineers improve through technical guidance
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly
- Ability to work independently and solve complex technical problems with minimal direction
- Experience with Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Continue.dev and similar AI-assisted tooling
- Strong consulting background in application development, architecture, or modernization
- Experience with automated software analysis tools
- Experience leading whiteboarding sessions and technical design discussions
- Community involvement through writing, speaking, or technical leadership in forums
- Experience supporting technical scoping, RFPs, or pre-sales activities
AHEAD Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AHEAD and has not been reviewed or approved by AHEAD.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar on the first $5,000 each year, with matching made each pay period and immediate 100% vesting. This structure signals above-standard employer support for retirement savings.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical options include low employee premiums for PPO and HDHP plans, and the HDHP adds employer HSA funding plus a dollar-for-dollar HSA match up to stated amounts. Dental and vision plans list very low per-paycheck costs, helping keep overall healthcare spend manageable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — No-cost telemedicine (including virtual mental health when enrolled), free Calm access for the employee and dependents, and an EAP with counseling are included. Company-paid life and disability plus voluntary protections (legal/ID, pet insurance) and other extras round out a comprehensive set of supports.
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