Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer Must-Have • Strong hands-on programming expertise in Java and Python, with the ability to design, build, test, and optimise production-grade backend services Strong experience with React for building modern, responsive, and intuitive user interfaces for enterprise applications Experience with Next.js or modern front-end architecture patterns alongside React Deep experience building cloud-native applications using containers, Kubernetes, microservices, and managed cloud services in AWS and/or Azure Strong expertise in designing and building APIs, including RESTful services, service contracts, versioning, security, and integration patterns Proven experience with event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, streaming, and resilient distributed system design Practical experience using AI tools to improve engineering productivity across coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and release workflows Strong understanding of software engineering quality metrics such as code quality, test automation, reliability, performance, observability, and maintainability Good to Have • Experience building agentic applications or AI-powered systems using LLMs, orchestration frameworks, retrieval, tool calling, and workflow automation Experience with API gateway, service mesh, and enterprise integration patterns Experience with Kafka, event streaming platforms, or large-scale messaging ecosystems Exposure to CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and release engineering practices Experience in regulated enterprise environments where security, governance, compliance, and auditability are critical Ability to mentor engineers and influence architecture, engineering standards, and developer productivity at team level Remote ADVANCED ENGLISH Originally posted on Himalayas