Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to lead a high-performing engineering team building scalable APIs and data platforms. You will own delivery and technical direction while driving AI-first engineering practices using automation and intelligent tooling to improve how we design, build, ship, and operate software. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with operational excellence, and a solid focus on quality and reliability.

Job Requirements

Must Have
8+ years of software engineering experience
Robust hands-on background with Go and Python in production systems
Experience building and operating APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) at scale
Deep familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, and ClickHouse (or comparable OLTP + cache + OLAP stack)
Proven experience with observability and monitoring using ELK and Grafana
Practical understanding of Data Lakehouse concepts: data ingestion, warehousing/lake patterns, and analytics pipelines
Track record of engineering excellence: code review culture, CI/CD, testing strategy, and technical debt management
Demonstrated operational excellence: incident management, SLOs,



production support, and reliability improvements
Solid talent management skills: hiring, coaching, performance management, and team building
Excellent communication and stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences
Commitment to AI-first engineering: actively using AI tools to improve team productivity, quality, and decision-making

Nice to Have
Experience with Agentic AI systems: autonomous agents, tool-use workflows, RAG pipelines, or AI orchestration in production
Background in data engineering, streaming, or large-scale analytics platforms
Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, containers, and infrastructure-as-code
Familiarity with security, compliance, and data governance in regulated environments
Prior experience scaling teams through hypergrowth or platform modernization initiatives

Education

IC - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.

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