Lead Software Engineer

The Impact: In this Lead Software Engineer role, you'll drive implementation of enterprise-scale solutions that accelerate product delivery across teams while making key contribution through software development. You'll enable faster market entry without sacrificing quality through innovative technology implementations and standardized platforms. This position offers exposure to diverse business units and the opportunity to solve complex challenges using cutting-edge technologies, directly influencing how products reach customers more efficiently.

Whats in it for you:

• Working with a centralized shared services team of highly skilled, ambitious and result-oriented professionals.
• Using a wide range of cutting-edge technology to innovate while developing and employ GenAI based solutions.
• An ever-challenging environment to hone your skills.
• A great opportunity to think and execute open source and inner source projects.
• Being a part of an organization which values Culture of Urgency and Shift Left approaches.
• A plenty of skill building, knowledge sharing, and innovation opportunities.
• Building a fulfilling career with a global financial technology company.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and implement innovative, scalable, maintainable, and adaptive software solutions for complex business requirements.
• Developing solutions and tools to improve process efficiency.
• Mentor a team of engineers (as required), fostering a culture of trust, continuous growth, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements, ensuring technical solutions align with business goals.
• Manage and improve existing software solutions, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Participate actively in all Agile scrum ceremonies, contributing to the continuous improvement of team processes.
• Produce comprehensive technical design documents and conduct technical walkthroughs.

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent is preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in software development with a solid understanding of coding and debugging procedures.
• A passionate, intelligent, and articulate developer with a quality-first mindset and a strong background in developing products on a large scale.
• Strong experience in Python, building re-usable development and testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience in full-stack development (Java/JavaScript/TypeScript/React).
• Experience in modern web development technologies, including proficiency in programming languages and UI frameworks, as well as experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience in cloud technologies like AWS/Azure, containers, etc.,
• Hands-on experience in architecting and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Superior knowledge of system architecture, object-oriented design, and design patterns.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of database concepts, exposure to SQL/PL-SQL, writing SQL queries, stored procedures and RDBMS. Experience in setting up and architecting the Database layer.
• Should understand non-functional like performance, scalability etc. aspect of the application.
• Able to manage dependencies and timely manage priority.
• Excellent analytical thinking, interpersonal skills, and both oral and written communication skills, with a strong ability to influence both IT and business partners.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills.