Lead Software Engineer

At Wendor, we’re transforming the vending industry in India with our in-house designed, tech-enabled smart vending machines — already live in 70+ cities and expanding rapidly. We’re a focused, fast-growing team where everyone takes ownership and moves with purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of the software powering Wendor’s smart vending machines. In this role, you will architect and develop robust full-stack applications, integrate low-level systems on Linux, and lead a team of engineers to build scalable, real-time software solutions.

Your work will directly impact how users interact with our machines across 70+ cities. This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to innovations that push the boundaries of smart retail automation.

Key Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain full-stack applications (using technologies Node.js, React) to support Wendor's smart vending ecosystem, ensuring seamless frontend and backend functionality.
• Work on low-level integrations with vending hardware, optimizing performance and stability on Linux-based systems.
• Build and manage scalable backend services and RESTful APIs to handle real-time data, payments, and machine operations.
• Lead and mentor a team of 3–4 software engineers, conducting code reviews, guiding technical decisions, and ensuring timely deliveries.
• Write efficient SQL queries and manage data flow between services and databases to ensure reliability and responsiveness of the platform.
• Ideate, prototype, and implement new features, tools, or automations to improve product performance and internal processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, product, design, and operations to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime for software running on live vending machines across India.
• Maintain code quality through unit tests, integration tests, and E2E testing practices, following modern software engineering standards.
• Stay updated with emerging tech trends to help Wendor innovate faster and smarter.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or similar role.
• Strong customer-centric mindset with a commitment to product excellence.
• Expertise in full-stack development (frontend + backend technologies).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Passion for innovation, scalability, and problem-solving.
• Location- Gurugram(On-site).