Lead Software Engineer

What We Are Looking For :

A hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 70% Backend and 30 - 40% Frontend expertise.

Key Responsibilities :

- Architect and implement high-performance backend services using Node.js and Python to ensure system reliability and scalability.

- Design and maintain complex Event-Driven Architectures to facilitate seamless communication between distributed system components.

- Lead the development of intuitive and responsive user interfaces using React.js and Redux, ensuring a high-quality user experience across all platforms.

- Manage and optimize asynchronous data processing workflows by implementing robust messaging queues such as Kafka and RabbitMQ.

- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills Required :

Backend - 70% :

- Node.js / Python

- Microservices Architecture

- Event-Driven Architecture

- Kafka / RabbitMQ / Message Queues

- PostgreSQL

- REST / GraphQL APIs

- Strong coding & system design

Frontend - 30 - 40% :

- React.js

- Redux / Redux Toolkit

- JavaScript / TypeScript

- HTML5 / CSS3

DevOps & Cloud :

- Docker & Kubernetes

- CI/CD

- Azure / GCP

- Production troubleshooting

Leadership :

- Lead and mentor 4 - 8 engineers

- Architecture & code reviews

- End-to-end delivery ownership

- Work with Product, BA, QA, DevOps & global stakeholders

- Strong design patterns, testing and coding standards

Good to have :

- Retail/E-commerce, AI/LLM, RAG, AI Agents, Observability and GCC experience.