Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional team of engineers specializing.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Oversee the design and development of robust platform architecture with a focus on scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices including code reviews, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Promote clean, maintainable, and well-documented code across the team.
• Lead architectural discussions and technical decision-making, with clear and concise documentation for software components and systems.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize platform features.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as velocity, code quality, deployment frequency, and incident response times.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software aligned with business goals.
• Work closely with DevOps to ensure platform reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.

Added responsibilities

• Defining and adhering to the development process
• Taking part in regular external audits and maintaining artifacts.
• Identify opportunities for automation to reduce repetitive tasks.
• Mentor and coach team members in the teams.
• Continuous optimizing application performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to understand different user journeys.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Experience with microservices architecture and container orchestration.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Solid understanding of enterprise system architecture patterns.
• Experience in managing a small to medium-sized team with varied experiences.
• Strong proficiency in back-end development, including programming languages like Python, Java, or Node.js, and frameworks like Spring, or Express.
• Strong proficiency in front-end development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and popular frameworks like React or Angular.
• Experience with databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Experience with cloud platforms AWS or Azure or GCP (preferred is Azure)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies Docker, Kubernetes.