Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.
The Role
As a Lead Engineer on our AI Tiger Team, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software applications using C# and React. You will set technical direction for the team, guide the adoption of AI-assisted development tools, and ensure the team ships reliable, well-tested software. You will be the senior technical voice — making architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and defining what responsible, high-velocity AI-assisted development looks like in practice. This position requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles, strong .NET expertise, and hands-on experience with AI coding tools.
What You'll Do
- Build reliable systems that integrate large language models into our products
- Leverage AI tools like Copilot and automation platforms to enhance product capabilities and engineering efficiency
- Define standards for AI-assisted development across the team — what is acceptable, how to validate AI-generated code, and how to ship safely
- Lead architectural analysis and reverse-engineering of legacy .NET applications to guide modernization
- Lead code reviews and validate AI-generated code quality, security, and reliability
- Own CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategy across the team
- Develop and maintain web applications using .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core/Framework)
- Develop and optimize database solutions using MS-SQL Server, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases
- Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces with React.JS
- Proficiency in using Unit testing frameworks to write robust test suites
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- Mentor and develop P3 engineers on .NET and AI development practices
- Collaborate with cross functional teams and other stakeholders
- Implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in full-stack development
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with hands-on technical lead experience
- Agentic AI Development: Active engagement with AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and a clear vision for team-scale responsible AI use
- LLM Skills: Hands-on experience building AI agents with Large Language Models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), as well as tuning models
- LLM Model: Apt with GPTs, Llama, or any other LLM using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph. Knowledge of vector databases, memory systems, and human-in-the-loop workflows
- AI Tools: Hands-on with AI-driven development tools, intelligent code assistance, and workflow automation
- Experience in working with product-based companies, contributing to the development, enhancement, and scaling of high-quality products
- Strong proficiency in C#, ASP.NET Core/.NET 8+, Web API, Entity Framework Core
- Expertise in React.js, TypeScript, Redux, Next.js (a plus)
- Experience with SQL Server, MS-SQL Server or NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis)
- Knowledge of RESTful API development and integration
- Search and analytics engine like Elastic Search
- Experience with unit testing (xUnit, Jest, Moq) and integration testing
- DevOps & CI/CD - Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps
- Security-aware: understands risks of AI-generated code and how to address them
- Ensure high performance, scalability, and security of applications
- Conduct code reviews, write unit tests, and follow TDD and Agile development practices
- Highly organized — sets up reliable, well-documented systems for the long term
- Mentor junior developers and collaborate with UX/UI designers and product teams
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
- LLM Skills: Experience with using LLMs using embeddings, RAG, VectorDB and prompt engineering building production grade applications
Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus
- Experience with GraphQL, WebSocket, or SignalIR
- Knowledge of Microservices architecture
- Familiarity with Blazor or Angular
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep)
- Development of complex application and system architectures
- Queues like RabbitMQ, SQS
- Hands on with Cloud (AWS / Azure) OR On Prem Data centers
It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company's needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business need
