Consultant Software Engineer Technical Lead

Overview

Lead a Life Correspondence engineering team as a Technical Lead, providing technical direction, architecture oversight and mentoring for correspondence products built on Java and Quadient.

What you'll do

• Provide technical direction and leadership for product development and oversee architecture and design decisions to support scalability, performance and long-term product health.
• Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to protect data and technology solutions from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Mentor and train team members on design techniques, tools, coding standards and engineering best practices.
• Provide strategic advice on using technology to achieve business and product goals and align product development with customer needs and desired outcomes.
• Translate product and business priorities into technical strategy, solution direction and execution guardrails for the team.
• Maintain end-to-end technical ownership for assigned products or applications, driving accountability for architecture, engineering execution, operational health and long-term sustainability.
• Apply a product mindset by aligning technical strategy, sequencing and tradeoff decisions to long-term product roadmaps, customer needs and business outcomes.
• Build institutional knowledge, promote documentation and develop technical backup depth to reduce key-person dependency.
• Drive visibility and action around code quality, testing, technical debt, vulnerabilities, currency and release readiness.
• Drive cross-collaboration and execution across multiple teams, including coordination with architects, Tech Consultants, Distinguished Engineers, product owners and the broader developer community.
• Partner with product, delivery and agile leaders to plan timelines, manage resource needs, track quarterly commitments and mitigate risks throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead the team in implementing new features and enhancements and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products.
• Establish and reinforce software engineering practices, including code reviews, automated testing, consistent sprint execution and prompt resolution of technical issues and defects.
• Champion DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques and ensure continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
• Establish and reinforce engineering guardrails so design decisions, code changes, test approaches and production readiness align with security, quality, resiliency and supportability expectations.
• Evaluate and guide the practical use of emerging technologies, automation patterns and modern engineering approaches to improve delivery outcomes without weakening accountability or engineering discipline.
• Help create clear technical ownership for applications, strengthen knowledge continuity and support management of technical debt, vulnerabilities, currency and release readiness, including empowered go/no-go input when appropriate.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

What you'll need

• Experience with Java.
• Experience with Quadient.
• Eight or more years of experience in programming and systems design.
• Firsthand technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Deep expertise in one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
• Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment.
• Persuasive communication and collaboration skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to work in agile and global environments.
• Time management and prioritization.

Nice to have

• Understanding of correspondence architecture, rules, and document generation tools such as ODM and Quadient/Inspire.
• Familiarity with OIPA and the related Life platform.
• Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or a related field.
• Three years of experience in project management.
• Insurance or financial services industry knowledge.

Details

• Location: Telangana - Hyderabad, Building No. 14, Mindspace Madhapur, HITEC City.
• Reports to Technology Leader.
• Working hours aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.
• Hybrid work model with periodic in-office collaboration as required.