Software Engineering Lead

Overview

The Software Engineering Lead is a hands-on engineering leader and people manager responsible for a cross-functional team delivering defined products and services.

What you'll do

• Set technical direction and ensure technical and operational excellence.
• Own delivery outcomes using metrics such as cycle time, lead time, escaped defects, and change failure rate.
• Provide line management, mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback to direct reports.
• Analyse and align product roadmaps and assess technical feasibility of future development.
• Drive planning, capacity, dependency management, risk identification, and mitigation.
• Ensure architecture, security practices, documentation, observability, and release readiness.
• Lead incident response and blameless post-incident reviews with actionable follow-ups.

What you'll need

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead / Lead Engineer delivering software at scale.
• Demonstrable success leading cross-functional teams through full SDLC to production.
• Strong organizational, project planning, time management, and change management skills.
• Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies and DevSecOps.
• Expertise in languages and interfaces including C#/.NET, JavaScript/ReactJS, Java, Node.js, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong knowledge of SOLID principles and design patterns including DDD and CQRS.
• Strong knowledge of security practices such as OWASP Top 10, SAST/DAST, encryption, and secure coding.

Details

• Location: Chennai.