Lead Software Engineer

Chennai April 12, 2026 Full Time Greenhouse
Basic Qualification (Must have):
  • 10+ years experience building and delivering enterprise grade software applications
  • Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to write software in a full-stack Java & web technology.
  • Experience in CI/CD in Cloud environments, like AWS and continuous integration systems, like Jenkins
  • Utilize both object-oriented and functional programming approaches in different technologies to implement features effectively.
  • Respond to and resolve emergent problems; write software and build automation to prevent problem recurrence
  • Leverage relevant software development experience to radiate best practices and faster development
  • Manage availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of the product by designing reliability into software and systems
  • Be a strong contributor to team feature breakdowns/sizing and design of new feature implementations
  • Effectively communicate technical designs verbally and/or in writing for small to medium sized technical audiences.
  • You thrive on solving labyrinthine problems within large, high-performance, real-time, distributed data systems
Basic Qualifications:
  • BE/B.Tech/BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline
  • MS in Computer Science preferred
  • Demonstrable understanding of systems, algorithms, and OO design or webapi design.
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