We are looking for a Software Engineer Team Lead to join a Texas-based organization in the credit services industry and play a key role in building and evolving business-critical applications. This contract-to-permanent opportunity is ideal for a senior technical leader who enjoys staying close to the code while guiding engineering direction, partnering with internal stakeholders, and supporting distributed teams. The position is primarily hands-on, with a strong emphasis on application architecture, modernization, and delivery across a Microsoft and Azure-focused environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead technical design and contribute directly to development efforts, dedicating the majority of time to coding, solution architecture, and problem-solving.<br>• Build, enhance, and support web applications using C#, .NET, Angular, SQL Server, and Azure services such as App Services, Functions, monitoring, and messaging components.<br>• Drive modernization initiatives for existing systems while ensuring ongoing reliability, performance, and maintainability of current applications.<br>• Partner with engineering team members across regions to coordinate development efforts, share technical guidance, and maintain delivery quality.<br>• Work closely with business and technology stakeholders across the department to translate needs into scalable software solutions.<br>• Establish and improve CI/CD practices to strengthen release processes, development efficiency, and code quality.<br>• Incorporate AI-assisted development tools and emerging agent-based workflows into engineering practices to improve speed and output quality.<br>• Provide technical leadership through mentorship, design oversight, and hands-on support without focusing primarily on people management or task administration.