Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – Strategic Projects
Experience: 8+ years
Location: Chennai [Hybrid]
About the Company:
Our Client is a German-based global data technology organization specializing in high-performance analytics solutions, enabling enterprises to process and analyze large-scale data with speed and efficiency. The company focuses on delivering advanced data infrastructure platforms used across industries for real-time insights and decision-making. With a solid engineering-driven culture, it emphasizes innovation in scalable systems and cloud-based data environments. It operates with an international presence, supporting clients across multiple regions.
Role Overview:
We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer (Strategic Projects) to lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across core database systems, data ingestion and integrations, platform capabilities, and emerging innovation areas.This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy tackling complex, performance-sensitive problems and can effectively navigate ambiguity.



You will contribute across the spectrum—from conducting technical research and building rapid prototypes to delivering scalable, production-ready solutions.Working closely with engineers, architects, and product stakeholders, you will help define and execute key strategic initiatives that shape the broader technology landscape. This is also an opportunity to be a key early contributor to a growing strategic engineering team in Chennai, where you will help build strong local expertise while influencing global technical direction.

Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and contribute to strategic engineering initiatives across core database functionality, data ingestion, connectors, integrations, and platform components
- Perform technical research, evaluation, and prototyping to explore new ideas, architectures, and technologies, and assess their feasibility, performance, and impact
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable soft

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