Lead Software Engineer

Job description

This position is intended for engineering leaders with strong software development and architecture experience. Candidates whose primary background is program or project management, without significant hands-on engineering experience, are not the target profile. The candidate should demonstrate the following capabilities: Leadership & Engineering Expectations • Strong Engineering Mindset - Hands-on software engineering experience with the ability to lead by example and make sound technical decisions. • Solution Architecture & Design - Ability to design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing engineering solutions, supported by a strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and distributed systems. • Technical Strategy & Execution - Ability to define the engineering roadmap, translate strategy into execution, and consistently deliver business outcomes. • People Leadership - Proven experience in hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, succession planning, and building high-performing engineering teams. • Stakeholder Management - Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, build strong partnerships, and effectively manage executive expectations. • Engineering Excellence - Strong focus on code quality, CI/CD, testing strategy, DevSecOps, operational excellence, technical debt reduction, and continuous improvement. • Operational & Production Excellence - Experience driving reliability, observability, performance optimization, incident management, root cause analysis, and production stability. • Engineering Productivity & AI - Experience leveraging AI-assisted development, automation, and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency. Technical Expectations The candidate should have strong experience in: • Spring Boot and Node.js ; RESTful APIs and GraphQL; Microservices and distributed systems architecture • API strategy, governance, lifecycle management, and security; Modern design patterns and engineering best practices • Cloud-native application development (AWS, Azure, or GCP) • Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized platforms • CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices • Observability and monitoring platforms Additionally, the candidate should demonstrate the ability to: • Build enterprise engineering platforms, reusable frameworks, and foundational capabilities. • Establish engineering standards and governance. • Enable federated engineering teams through reusable solutions while driving enterprise-wide adoption and consistency. Location: Hyderabad