Senior Software Engineer

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 180000 - 200000

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

The Senior Software Engineer is a hands-on technical contributor responsible for building and maintaining automation solutions on our cloud-native platform. This role requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with cloud architecture knowledgeyoull be writing C# backend APIs TypeScript custom nodes Infrastructure-as-Code and designing event-driven workflow architectures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Implement CQRS handlers using MediatR pattern
Build Core Web API endpoints with Controllers pattern
Implement Entity Framework Core data access layer
Build custom n8n nodes for enterprise integrations
Design and implement n8n workflows for business process automation including email processing document routing data synchronization and API integrations
Translate business requirements into technical workflow specifications with data flow diagrams and sequence diagrams
Implement complex data transformations using JavaScript/Python code nodes
Design event-driven architectures using Service Bus triggers and webhook patterns
Optimize workflow performance through batch sizing parallel processing and work distribution
Apply data/control plane separation: store large data in Data Tables/SQL/Blob Storage pass references in messages
Implement error handling strategies including retry logic dead-letter queue handling and compensating transactions
Write workflow documentation including data schemas error scenarios and operational runbooks
Troubleshoot production issues including workflow failures API integration errors and Azure service connectivity
Conduct code reviews for peer pull requests focusing on code quality security and architectural patterns
Contribute to platform improvements including CI/CD pipeline enhancements observability and developer tooling
Document technical designs API contracts and integration patterns

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors including but not limited to the relevant market skills experience and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Salary Range

$180000 - $200000 if located in Illinois

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation please email (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or related technical field; or equivalent professional experience with demonstrable software development skills
A minimum of 4 years of professional software development experiencebuilding web applications APIs or distributed systems
A minimum of 2 years of experiencewith cloud platforms (Azure preferred AWS/GCP acceptable with Azure learning commitment)
Experience with at least one of: Core or Spring Boot Django or equivalent backend framework
Understanding of object-oriented programming principles (SOLID DRY KISS) Async/await patterns Task-based asynchronous programming Dependency injection inversion of control LINQ queries and lambda expressions
Basic understanding of Entity Framework Core or similar ORM
Proficiency with TypeScript including types interfaces generics and decorators
development: Async programming with Promises and async/await REST API consumption using fetch/axios/http clients
Unit testing with xUnit Jest or equivalent testing frameworks
Hands-on experience with at least 3 of the following: Azure Container Appsor Azure App Service Azure Storage Azure SQL DatabaseorAzure PostgreSQL Azure Key Vault Azure Service Bus Application Insights
Docker fundamentals (Dockerfile image building container running)
CI/CD pipeline concepts (build test deploy stages)
Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions experience (modifying YAML pipelines)
Distributed Systems Understanding: Asynchronous messaging patterns API integration Error handling Idempotency Data consistency Observability
Experience with n8n Zapier Make Power Automate Apache Airflow Temporal or Prefect

Preferred:

Experience with Microsoft Graph API Aspire MediatR FluentValidationand Polly
Azure certifications: AZ-204 (Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure) AZ-104 (Azure Administrator)
Azure networking: Understanding of VNETs private endpoints Network Security Groups and DNS resolution
Professional services industryexperience (legal financial services accounting consulting)
Data integration: ETL patterns data mapping schema transformation data quality validation
Security and compliance: Understanding of data privacy PII handling audit logging and SOC 2 requirements

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

Strong organizational skills
Strong attention to detail
Good judgment
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
Able to work under pressure
Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-OE1

Required Experience:

Senior IC

SummaryThe Senior Software Engineer is a hands-on technical contributor responsible for building and maintaining automation solutions on our cloud-native platform. This role requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with cloud architecture knowledgeyoull be writing C# backend APIs T...

Summary

Duties and Responsibilities

Implement CQRS handlers using MediatR pattern
Build Core Web API endpoints with Controllers pattern
Implement Entity Framework Core data access layer
Build custom n8n nodes for enterprise integrations
Design and implement n8n workflows for business process automation including email processing document routing data synchronization and API integrations
Translate business requirements into technical workflow specifications with data flow diagrams and sequence diagrams
Implement complex data transformations using JavaScript/Python code nodes
Design event-driven architectures using Service Bus triggers and webhook patterns
Optimize workflow performance through batch sizing parallel processing and work distribution
Apply data/control plane separation: store large data in Data Tables/SQL/Blob Storage pass references in messages
Implement error handling strategies including retry logic dead-letter queue handling and compensating transactions
Write workflow documentation including data schemas error scenarios and operational runbooks
Troubleshoot production issues including workflow failures API integration errors and Azure service connectivity
Conduct code reviews for peer pull requests focusing on code quality security and architectural patterns
Contribute to platform improvements including CI/CD pipeline enhancements observability and developer tooling
Document technical designs API contracts and integration patterns

$180000 - $200000 if located in Illinois

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or related technical field; or equivalent professional experience with demonstrable software development skills
A minimum of 4 years of professional software development experiencebuilding web applications APIs or distributed systems
A minimum of 2 years of experiencewith cloud platforms (Azure preferred AWS/GCP acceptable with Azure learning commitment)
Experience with at least one of: Core or Spring Boot Django or equivalent backend framework
Understanding of object-oriented programming principles (SOLID DRY KISS) Async/await patterns Task-based asynchronous programming Dependency injection inversion of control LINQ queries and lambda expressions
Basic understanding of Entity Framework Core or similar ORM
Proficiency with TypeScript including types interfaces generics and decorators
development: Async programming with Promises and async/await REST API consumption using fetch/axios/http clients
Unit testing with xUnit Jest or equivalent testing frameworks
Hands-on experience with at least 3 of the following: Azure Container Appsor Azure App Service Azure Storage Azure SQL DatabaseorAzure PostgreSQL Azure Key Vault Azure Service Bus Application Insights
Docker fundamentals (Dockerfile image building container running)
CI/CD pipeline concepts (build test deploy stages)
Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions experience (modifying YAML pipelines)
Distributed Systems Understanding: Asynchronous messaging patterns API integration Error handling Idempotency Data consistency Observability
Experience with n8n Zapier Make Power Automate Apache Airflow Temporal or Prefect

Preferred:

Experience with Microsoft Graph API Aspire MediatR FluentValidationand Polly
Azure certifications: AZ-204 (Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure) AZ-104 (Azure Administrator)
Azure networking: Understanding of VNETs private endpoints Network Security Groups and DNS resolution
Professional services industryexperience (legal financial services accounting consulting)
Data integration: ETL patterns data mapping schema transformation data quality validation
Security and compliance: Understanding of data privacy PII handling audit logging and SOC 2 requirements

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

Strong organizational skills
Strong attention to detail
Good judgment
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
Able to work under pressure
Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-OE1

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills

Spring
.NET
C/C++
Go
React
OOP
C#
AWS
Data Structures
Software Development
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Distributed Systems

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Senior Software Engineer

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