Lead Engineer - BE

Lead Engineer/Senior Manager
Experience: 10–12 years
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
About the Role
We are looking for a Lead Engineer to drive technical design and delivery across our engineering portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute to design and delivery across applications.
• Drive API design and contracts (REST, event schemas) across a growing microservices landscape
• Mentor and technically guide a team of engineers; conduct design/code reviews
• Partner with product managers and business analysts to translate requirements into scalable technical designs
• Evaluate and integrate open-source components in line with build vs. buy and "justified access-pattern" principles
• Support scalability and maintainability of existing applications while contributing to new capabilities
• Own non-functional requirements: scalability, resilience, observability, and security
Required Technical Skills
• Languages/Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, strong OOP and design pattern fundamentals
• Architecture: Microservices architecture, System Design (HLD & LLD), Domain-Driven Design
• Data Structures & Algorithms: Strong problem-solving and complexity analysis skills
• Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL preferred) and NoSQL; schema design, indexing, JSONB modelling for flexible/semi-structured data
• Messaging/Streaming: Apache Kafka (producer/consumer patterns, event-driven architecture, schema evolution)
• APIs: REST API design, versioning, contract-first development (OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Caching: Experience with in-memory data stores (ex- Redis/Valkey)
• Cloud & DevOps: Containerization (Docker, Podman etc), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Observability: Logging/monitoring stacks (e.g., Grafana, Loki, Prometheus)
Highly Desirable (Added Value)
• Telecom domain exposure: BSS/OSS, TM Forum eTOM/ODA
• Familiarity with AI/agentic system patterns and integrating LLM-based agents into deterministic orchestration flows
• Experience evaluating and productising internal platforms into multi-tenant SaaS offerings
• Understanding of API gateway, service mesh, and event schema governance at scale
Soft Skills / Leadership
• Proven experience leading technical design discussions and driving architectural decisions to closure
• Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders (PMs, BAs)
• Pragmatic approach to technology adoption — avoids over-engineering, evaluates build vs. buy critically
• Ownership mindset: comfortable being the primary technical decision-maker on a strategic platform
Good to Have
• Prior experience in telecom/BSS-OSS product companies or operators
• Contributions to open-source workflow, orchestration, or data platform projects
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or Kubernetes (CKA)
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Lead Engineer/Senior Manager
Experience: 10–12 years
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
About the Role
We are looking for a Lead Engineer to drive technical design and delivery across our engineering portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute to design and delivery across applications.
• Drive API design and contracts (REST, event schemas) across a growing microservices landscape
• Mentor and technically guide a team of engineers; conduct design/code reviews
• Partner with product managers and business analysts to translate requirements into scalable technical designs
• Evaluate and integrate open-source components in line with build vs. buy and "justified access-pattern" principles
• Support scalability and maintainability of existing applications while contributing to new capabilities
• Own non-functional requirements: scalability, resilience, observability, and security
Required Technical Skills
• Languages/Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, strong OOP and design pattern fundamentals
• Architecture: Microservices architecture, System Design (HLD & LLD), Domain-Driven Design
• Data Structures & Algorithms: Strong problem-solving and complexity analysis skills
• Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL preferred) and NoSQL; schema design, indexing, JSONB modelling for flexible/semi-structured data
• Messaging/Streaming: Apache Kafka (producer/consumer patterns, event-driven architecture, schema evolution)
• APIs: REST API design, versioning, contract-first development (OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Caching: Experience with in-memory data stores (ex- Redis/Valkey)
• Cloud & DevOps: Containerization (Docker, Podman etc), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Observability: Logging/monitoring stacks (e.g., Grafana, Loki, Prometheus)
Highly Desirable (Added Value)
• Telecom domain exposure: BSS/OSS, TM Forum eTOM/ODA
• Familiarity with AI/agentic system patterns and integrating LLM-based agents into deterministic orchestration flows
• Experience evaluating and productising internal platforms into multi-tenant SaaS offerings
• Understanding of API gateway, service mesh, and event schema governance at scale
Soft Skills / Leadership
• Proven experience leading technical design discussions and driving architectural decisions to closure
• Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders (PMs, BAs)
• Pragmatic approach to technology adoption — avoids over-engineering, evaluates build vs. buy critically
• Ownership mindset: comfortable being the primary technical decision-maker on a strategic platform
Good to Have
• Prior experience in telecom/BSS-OSS product companies or operators
• Contributions to open-source workflow, orchestration, or data platform projects
• Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or Kubernetes (CKA)
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