Lead Software Engineer - Back End

Responsibilities:
Lead the development of product features, experiments, technical initiatives, and complex systems.
Act as a technical leader by shaping architecture decisions and influencing and coaching a distributed team of engineers.
Continuously improve system architecture and drive better software design and engineering practices.
Play a key role in strengthening agile and Scrum ways of working.
Collaborate closely with backend, client-side, and infrastructure teams to deliver the best technical solutions.
Proactively identify opportunities to enhance products, code quality, and development processes.
Write high-quality, maintainable code while supporting others in doing the same.
Influence and drive important technical decisions across the organization.
Requirements:
11+ years of experience building performance-critical applications in production environments using the JVM tech stack (Java, Scala OR Kotlin).
Proven experience leading projects, technical initiatives, and/or engineering teams, with full ownership of the systems involved.
Hands-on experience with data platforms such as SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop, and a solid understanding of selecting the right data solution for different application needs.
Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
Demonstrated excellence in software development and coding.
A proven ability to improve team productivity and effectiveness through KPI-driven engineering practices.
Strong software architecture skills, with experience driving architectural decisions within a team.
A passion for software craftsmanship, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Experience
12-16 yrs