Location: Fort Worth,Texas
Expected Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
Salary: $160,000 - $175,000
Lead .NET Software Engineer - Fort Worth, TX (Hybrid) - $160,000-$175,000Use your .NET 8, C#.Net, React, Node.js, and SQL experience to lead five in-house software engineers while staying hands-on with application development. You'll help build and improve the software that determines how critical industrial components are configured and cut on the factory floor. Think rules engines, data modeling, product configurations, and applications that translate complex manufacturing requirements into actionable instructions for production. You'll also play a role in the company's Epicor upgrade and implementation, giving you exposure to a major business systems initiative as your responsibilities evolve.
But here's what makes this opportunity different: you're not stepping into a role where you'll simply assign tickets and sit in meetings all day. You'll have the freedom to chase down problems, improve development processes, eliminate bottlenecks, and help your team get projects across the finish line. You'll work closely with other departments to streamline communication, make sure developers have the information they need, and help move work from the backlog into production. If you're the kind of engineer who sees a problem and immediately starts thinking about how to fix it, enjoys mentoring others, and wants your ideas to turn into real improvements, you'll have plenty of room to make your mark. And if management is where you eventually want to take your career, there's potential to grow into a Software Manager role as the company continues to expand.
The easiest part of this job: You'll have the freedom to innovate, a team you can help shape, and leadership that wants you to bring ideas to the table. You'll get to solve real business problems, work on software that directly impacts manufacturing operations, and help build the development processes needed to support a rapidly growing company.
The hardest part of this job: If you're happy writing code without thinking about the bigger picture, prefer staying within a narrowly defined role, or need someone to spell out every next step, this probably isn't the right fit. The team needs a hands-on technical lead who can connect the dots, chase down details, work through competing priorities, and proactively find ways to make software development better. You'll need to balance coding with leadership, remove roadblocks for your team, and take ownership of getting projects across the finish line.
What's in it for you? - Competitive Salary ($160,000-$175,000)
- Opportunity to lead a team of five in-house Software Engineers
- Hands-on development combined with technical leadership
- Freedom to innovate and improve systems and development processes
- Involvement in the company's Epicor upgrade and implementation
- Opportunity to build software supporting manufacturing and data center infrastructure
- A stable, nearly century-old company with a strong track record and long employee tenure
- A growing business with ambitious expansion plans and increasing technology investment
- Potential career progression into Software Management
What you'll be doing: - Lead five in-house Software Engineers while remaining hands-on with application development
- Develop and maintain applications using .NET 8, C#.Net, React, Node.js, and SQL
- Improve the software and rules engines that drive manufacturing configurations and factory cutting processes
- Help translate product specifications and configurations into instructions the factory floor can execute
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across the software development lifecycle
- Review project backlogs, help prioritize work, and drive outstanding requests toward completion
- Check in with team members to ensure they have the information, support, and resources needed to succeed
- Work with other departments to clarify requirements, streamline communication, and reduce delays caused by conflicting information
- Take ownership of problems, investigate root causes, and follow through on solutions
- Identify opportunities to improve applications, systems, data models, and development processes
- Contribute to the company's Epicor upgrade and implementation as the technology environment evolves
- Help build the development team's long-term roadmap and establish processes that support continued business growth
What you need: - Strong hands-on experience with .NET 5 or higher, ideally .NET 8
- Strong C#.NET development experience
- Experience with React
- Experience with Node.js
- Strong SQL experience
- Previous experience leading, mentoring, or guiding other software developers
- The ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership and project execution
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently investigate issues and develop solutions
- A process-improvement mindset with a desire to eliminate bottlenecks and make development more efficient
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across departments to clarify requirements and resolve roadblocks
- A proactive, self-motivated approach to work, with the ability to take an idea and run with it
Bonus points if you have: - Experience with Epicor or other ERP systems
- Experience with SSRS
- Manufacturing industry experience
- Experience with rules engines, data modeling, product configuration, or production systems
This is your chance to do more than lead a development team. You'll help shape how software gets built, improve the systems behind a growing manufacturing operation, and contribute to technology supporting the booming data center industry. If you're a hands-on engineer who wants the freedom to innovate, the opportunity to lead, and a potential path into Software Management, this could be the next step you've been looking for. Apply today!
