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JOB TITLE: Lead System Engineering

JOB LOCATION: 3400 W. Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75075

DUTIES: Translate the core architecture for business requirements into the final technical solution through functional, performance, and reliability analysis using engineering models and techniques, primarily through software development throughout the vertical stack. Provide technical enablement for application components and subsystems for applications. Drive important design decisions for development team. Contribute to development of both Frontend (UI) and Backend (BFF) layers. Build Frontend with React JS and Backend BFF (Backend for Frontend) layer with either REST, Graph QL, Node JS, or MuleSoft. Create and support the development of responsive/adaptive web applications. Work closely with the UX/UI Designers to create high quality, innovative and intuitive user experiences in products. Employ engineering techniques to build a high-performance pages, user and browser friendly UI and web solutions. Utilize Git Hub Co-pilot across SDLC for pair programming, unit test cases, automation test cases and to write user stories in agile process to increase developer productivity. Partner with enterprise, application architecture teams and contribute to the detail design and architecture to enable secure, scalable, and maintainable software. Focus on implementing scalability, security and availability of all applications and processes. Design, code, test, debug, and document new and existing components to ensure that software meets business, quality, and operational needs. Build high quality code following unit testing and test-driven and security driven development. Implement all critical NFRs defined at the solution level. Improve website performance with help of application monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Quantum Metrics, or Elastic Search. Work with team to troubleshoot code level problems quickly and efficiently.

REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related occupation building applications and APIs in Cloud and hybrid cloud environments at large scale in Java and React JS; building applications using Generative AI, LLMs and Copilots; developing applications utilizing relational databases or NoSQL databases as part of the overall application architecture; implementing caching techniques for a web application; utilizing front-end frameworks like Angular or React; utilizing object-oriented design principles and design patterns.

Our Lead System Engineering s earn between $167,000 - $237,400 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

· Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

· 401(k) plan

· Tuition reimbursement program

· Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

· Paid Parental Leave

· Paid Caregiver Leave

· Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

· Adoption Reimbursement

· Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

· Life and Accidental Death Insurance

· Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

· Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

· Extensive employee wellness programs

· Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Plano, Texas

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.



Job ID R-101887 Date posted 04/02/2026
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