Lead Software Engineer

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

The Lead Software Engineer within the Core Services department is responsible to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of critical enterprise applications. As a Senior Software Developer; you will balance hands-on development with guiding engineering best practices, supporting production systems, improving DevOps pipelines, and driving modernization initiatives.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position. 

What You Will Do:  

• Serve as the technical owner for multiple core applications, ensuring stability, performance, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues; drive root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.
• Maintain and enhance existing systems while identifying opportunities to refactor, modularize, or modernize legacy components.
• Develop and maintain documentation, architectural diagrams, and support playbooks.
• Provide direction to engineers, contractors, and cross-functional partners during design, development, and code review activities.
• Set and enforce coding standards, architectural principles, and quality practices.
• Mentor team members through knowledge-sharing, design sessions, and pair programming.
• Influence architectural decisions across Core Services, aligning with enterprise engineering standards.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines to increase reliability, automation, and deployment frequency.
• Partner closely with platform/infrastructure teams on cloud services, operational tooling, and production readiness.
• Enhance observability (dashboards, logs, metrics, alerts) and ensure services meet SLAs.
• Promote DevOps culture across the team—automation-first, shift-left on quality, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with product owners, business partners, analysts, QA, and support teams to deliver value.
• Break down complex requirements into technical tasks and lead implementation efforts.
• Serve as a technical liaison for project work, security initiatives, audits, and architecture reviews.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to cloud migration efforts, legacy modernization, and long-term architecture roadmap.
• Evaluate new frameworks, tools, and technologies that could improve reliability or velocity.
• Identify bottlenecks in systems and processes, proposing and implementing improvements.

What You Need to Succeed:

• BA/BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 
• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong skills in modern programming languages (e.g., C#, .NET, Java, Python, or similar)
• Experience with cloud technologies (preferably Azure)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps tooling
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and debugging skills
• Experience supporting production systems in a complex enterprise environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in different time zones

Why Work for Us?  

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:  

•       You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. 

•       You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us.  

•       You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!   

•       You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a rec