Software Development Lead (Tech Lead)

Software Development (Tech Lead)

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Company Overview:

Omnicom Global Solutions (OGS)

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Flywheel

Through our expertise, scale, global reach, and highly sophisticated AI and data-powered solutions, we provide differentiated value for both the worlds largest consumer product companies and fast-growing brands.

ecommerce

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Make high-impact architectural decisions and lead the design of large-scale systems.
• Guide the team in leveraging AWS/cloud infrastructure and scalable platform components.
• Lead implementation of performance, scalability, and security non-functional requirements (NFRs).
• Design and implement engineering metrics that demonstrate improvement in team velocity and delivery.
• Oversee AI/ML system integrations and support production deployment of machine learning models.

• Engineering Execution

• Own release quality and delivery timelines; unblock teams and anticipate risks.
• Balance technical debt with roadmap delivery and foster a culture of ownership and excellence.
• Support the CI/CD framework and define operational readiness including alerts, monitoring, and rollback plans.
• Collaborate with Data Science/ML teams to deploy, monitor, and scale intelligent features (e.g., personalization, predictions, anomaly detection).

• People Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team through feedback, coaching, and hands-on guidance.
• Drive onboarding and succession planning in alignment with long-term team strategy.
• Evaluate performance and create career growth plans for direct reports.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Represent engineering in product reviews and planning forums with PMs, QA, and Design.
• Communicate technical vision, delivery risks, and trade-offs with business and technical stakeholders.
• Work with Product and Business Leaders to align team output with organizational goals.

• Project Management & Delivery

• Lead planning, estimation, and execution of complex product features or platform initiatives.
• Manage competing priorities, refine team capacity, and ensure timely and reliable feature rollout.
• Provide visibility into team performance through clear reporting and delivery metrics.

• Culture & Continuous Improvement

• Lead by example in fostering inclusion, feedback, and a growth-oriented team culture.
• Promote a DevOps mindset: reliability, ownership, automation, and self-service.
• Identify AI/ML opportunities within the platform and work with products to operationalize them.

This may be the right role for you if you have.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Strong backend expertise in Java or Python; hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Django, or Flask.
• Deep understanding of cloud architectures (AWS, GCP) and system design for scale.
• Strong knowledge of frontend frameworks (React/AngularJS) and building web-based SaaS products.
• Proven ability to guide large systems design, service decomposition, and integration strategies.
• Experience in applying ML/AI algorithms in production settings (recommendation engines, ranking models, NLP).
• Familiarity with ML lifecycle tooling such as MLflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker is a plus.
• Proficiency in CI/CD practices, infrastructure-as-code, Git workflows, and monitoring tools.
• Comfortable with Agile development practices and project management tools like JIRA.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; capable of navigating ambiguity.
• Proven leadership in mentoring and team culture development.

Desired Skills

• Experience in ecommerce, digital advertising, or performance marketing domains
• Exposure to data engineering pipelines or real-time data processing (Kafka, Spark, Airflow).
• Agile or Scrum certification.
• Demonstrated success in delivering high-scale, distributed software platforms.

What Will Set You Apart:

• You’re a system thinker who can break down complex challenges and design for resilience.
• You proactively support cross-team success and remove friction for others.
• You build high-performing teams through mentoring, clear expectations, and shared ownership.
• You champion technical quality and foster a team that thrives on accountability and continuous learning.