Top Software Engineer Jobs in Lexington, KY

Design, build, and scale low-latency distributed platform components; define technical vision and architecture; collaborate with product and ML teams; evaluate build-vs-buy decisions; prototype research breakthroughs and deliver robust, production-grade services.

Lead architecture and roadmap for a company-wide data lakehouse platform. Build platform-as-product components (SDKs, CLIs, control planes), optimize distributed compute/storage, prototype performance R&D, ensure compliance-by-design (lineage, PII masking, access control), enable real-time AI data ingestion, drive engineering standards, and mentor cross-functional teams.

Build and ship first-party risk management features end-to-end: risk registers, risk scoring, control testing, monitoring, and framework integrations. Implement backend services/APIs and React/TypeScript front-end components, collaborate with product/design/QA, and ensure data integrity and test coverage in a compliance-focused SaaS product.

Build and own end-to-end full-stack systems using AI-assisted development. Identify opportunities for automation and product impact, design and implement backend services, internal tools, and experiments, work with cloud and edge platforms, maintain reliability and observability, conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and iterate on solutions with stakeholders to measure business outcomes.

Lead design and development of multi-tenant backend services and APIs for a space communications platform on AWS. Build scalable, secure services with automation, testing, and mentorship of junior engineers; interact with customers and partners and support operations for US government satellites.

Develop, customize, and support Plaza's loan origination platform and integrations. Perform coding, debugging, unit testing, documentation, and architect high-availability services. Collaborate with team, follow DevOps practices, and support application enhancements and maintenance.

Design, build, test, and operate modern web applications and integrations. Develop performant, accessible UIs using Angular/TypeScript, collaborate across product and infra, support cloud-native services, CI/CD, observability, and responsibly use AI-assisted tools to deliver production-ready software.

Build and maintain high-traffic full-stack web experiences using React and Next.js, design and integrate APIs, ensure observability and testing, debug production issues, lead architecture and AI experimentation, and mentor engineers to deliver scalable, reliable booking and purchasing systems.

Lead day-to-day operations for multiple engineering teams, drive sprint planning and quarterly roadmaps, remove blockers, improve delivery processes, coach and develop engineers, review technical and architectural decisions, coordinate cross-team dependencies, partner with product and design, and track engineering metrics to continuously improve quality and throughput.

Engineer end-to-end frontend and backend for an LLM-powered platform serving youth aging out of foster care. Design and optimize RAG systems, prompt engineering, embeddings, and agent interactions. Build accessible, Section 508-compliant interfaces and secure, federally compliant APIs. Ensure retrieval quality, safety, automated testing, CI/CD, and mentor teammates within a cross-functional, remote U.S.-based team.