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TAG - The Aspen Group · 3 hours ago

Lead Software Engineer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$167K/yr - $197K/yr

10+ years exp

The Aspen Group (TAG) is a leading retail healthcare business support organization in the U.S., focused on enhancing healthcare experiences. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their IT team, responsible for developing mission-critical services, mentoring engineers, and integrating AI models into production software.

CosmeticsDentalHealth CareWellness

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Kaitlyn Avers

Responsibilities

Lead API and data-streaming service development used across TAG brands

Build and optimize systems for reusability, scalability, and maintainability; drive design patterns, code quality, and testing

Mentor engineers; influence architecture & best practices (technical leadership without direct people management)

Partner with product & data science; participate in code reviews; stay current with emerging tech (including AI in software)

Qualification

PythonRESTSQLCloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)AI/ML integrationKubernetesGraphQLSPA framework (React/TypeScript)Distributed systemsSecurity best practicesHIPAA awarenessTechnical leadership

Required

10 years building large-scale software; ~5 years leading engineers/technical direction

Strong in Python, Go, or C#; expert in REST; solid with GraphQL integrations

Proficient with SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL), cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), CI/CD, and Kubernetes

Experience integrating AI/ML models into software; security best practices/HIPAA awareness

Front-End-leaning role: deep experience with a modern SPA framework (e.g., React/TypeScript) and design-system driven UI

Back-End-leaning role: depth in distributed systems, data streaming, and service performance/observability. (Microservices & rules engines a plus.)

Preferred

Healthcare tech exposure and HIPAA experience (bonus, not required)

Benefits

Paid time off

Health

Dental

Vision

401(k) savings plan with match

Company

TAG - The Aspen Group

When we launched Aspen Dental, we set out to break down the barriers that made it hard for patients to keep up with their dental health — affordability, transparency, and access.

Founded in 1998

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.teamtag.com

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