Lead Software EngineerBuild a Bigger, Better, Bolder Future: Imagine working for a company that measures its success based off the growth of its colleagues, a company that invests in its future by investing in you. Little Caesars is a company where our colleagues make an impact.

Your Mission

The Lead Software Engineer plays a key role in designing, building, and supporting business critical software systems that power Little Caesars and affiliated companies. This role contributes across the full software development lifecycle, provides technical leadership on medium sized initiatives, and influences solution design and engineering practices beyond the immediate team. The position combines hands-on development with technical direction, mentoring, and people leadership.

What You Will Do

Technical Leadership & Delivery

Lead the design, development, and delivery of complex software components and medium sized projects, ensuring solutions meet standards for quality, performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.

Provide technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and identify opportunities for refactoring or improvement.

Software Design & Engineering

Independently design and implement software solutions in complex or ambiguous scenarios, considering systemwide impacts and long-term maintainability.

Develop reusable, well-structured code and contribute to cohesive designs spanning APIs, services, and system boundaries.

Problem Solving & Support

Diagnose and resolve cross system issues, lead technical troubleshooting during production incidents, and support root cause analysis.

Develop and maintain technical and support documentation, and contribute to monitoring and instrumentation strategies.

Agile Practices & Collaboration

Lead and participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, estimation, story refinement, and demos.

Partner with product, QA, and other engineering teams to ensure clear requirements, high-quality acceptance criteria, and effective testing strategies.

Mentorship & People Leadership

Provide guidance, coaching, and feedback to less experienced engineers. Serve as a role model for engineering best practices and professional conduct.

The role will include managing a team of junior developers, including day-to-day oversight, performance reviews, one-on-one meetings, and career development.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Evaluate new technologies, tools, and approaches; lead proof of concept efforts; and present recommendations supported by technical and business considerations.

Contribute to technology roadmaps and identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, tooling, and delivery practices.

Who You Are

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a formal education. Minimum of seven (7) years of programming experience in a professional environment. Experience designing, building, and supporting software solutions using modern development technologies, which may include:

Application development across web, service-based architectures (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, .NET, Python)

API-driven and distributed systems, including RESTful services and microservices

Data storage technologies, such as relational, NoSQL, or unstructured data stores

Cloud platforms or hosting environments, such as Azure, AWS, or equivalent

Platform specific or system-specific development, such as mobile or embedded environments

Strong knowledge of AI-assisted coding tools, and discernment to understand the context and appropriateness of using the technology assistance

Role Expectations & Competencies:

The following competencies reflect the nature of the role and the environment in which it operates, rather than prescriptive

minimum qualifications: Complex Technical Work

Experience Informed Judgment

• Leadership in a Dynamic Environment

Problem Solving & Analysis

Collaboration & Communication

Technical Breadth & Depth

Engineering Practices & Quality Focus

Continuous Learning & Curiosity

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.