Lead Engineer

Here s the core of what we value, and the technologies we use:

• Our culture has three main pillars: care, grow, and win together, supported by our values of inclusivity, connection, and drive.
• Meeting the reliability, performance, and security commitments made to our customers is the most important part of our job.
• Our engineering teams are empowered to choose the right technology to solve the problem. Some common technologies currently in use include: Golang, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Ceph, Kafka, GitHub, Artifactory, the elastic stack, InfluxDB, Grafana, React, the Google Cloud Platform and Azure.
• All changes go through a pull-request process, so you ll always have a way to thumbs up or down things you catch.

Nearly everything should have test cases and go through a continuous integration/continuous deployment process.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to lead a team in the design, development, and delivery of robust, scalable, and high-performance web applications. In this role, you ll leverage your expertise in backend technologies, front-end technologies, and software architecture to deliver end-to-end solutions. As a lead, youll mentor junior developers, ensure adherence to best practices, and drive technical innovation within the team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Technical Leadership : Lead the end-to-end design and development of full-stack applications, ensuring high-quality code and adherence to best practices.
• Mentorship & Team Collaboration : Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• Full-Stack Development : Develop, test, and maintain both server-side (Java, Spring Boot) and client-side (JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue) codebases.
• Architecture & Design : Contribute to system architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance optimization of applications.
• Code Reviews & Best Practices : Conduct code reviews, identify areas for improvement, and ensure that the team adheres to industry-standard coding practices and methodologies.
• Agile Methodology : Work within an Agile framework, contributing to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.
• Continuous Improvement : Evaluate and implement new technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve development processes, code quality, and application performance.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging : Resolve complex technical issues and provide solutions in a timely manner, ensuring minimal downtime or disruption to end-users.

Qualifications

Education :

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master s degree preferred.

Skills

• Back-End : Strong experience with Java (8+)/Go/Kotlin and RESTful API development.
• Front-End : Proficiency in modern front-end technologies such as JavaScript / React .
• M icroservice s : Experience with microservices architecture and associated patterns (e.g., API Gateway, Circuit Breakers).
• Databases : Solid understanding of SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL)/NoSQL (MongoDB, etc.) databases.
• Security : Understanding of security best practices (e.g., OAuth2 , JWT , data encryption).
• Version Control : Expertise in using Git , including branching and merging strategies.
• Containerization & DevOps : Experience with Docker , Kubernetes , and CI/CD pipelines.
• Testing : Familiarity with TDD approach and unit testing frameworks
• Agile Methodology : Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Problem Solving : Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex technical problems under tight deadlines.
• Communication : Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaboration : Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Ownership : A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the success of your team and projects.

Nice to Have :

• Experience with Amazon S3 : Familiarity with using the S3 client in Java or other languages to interact with AWS S3 storage, including uploading, downloading, and managing objects within S3 buckets.
• Experience with Envoy Proxy /HA Proxy for load balancing, API gateway functionality, and handling microservices traffic in distributed systems.
• Cloud : Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP .
• Contributions to open-source projects or participation in tech communities (e.g., GitHub, Stack Overflow, etc.).
• In-depth
• Experience with UI/UX design principles or working with design systems .