Lead Software Engineer
Location: Bengaluru
Experience: 7+ years

About Pocket FM
At our core, we are an AI-powered entertainment company with a deeply human-first philosophy. We believe technology should amplify creativity. Our proprietary AI systems work alongside writers, voice artists, and creative teams to help stories scale globally, faster, smarter, and with cultural depth and emotional integrity intact.

Today, Pocket FM is home to a vibrant community of 350+ million listeners, 500,000+ creators, and 100,000+ audio series. With over 140 billion minutes streamed annually, we have emerged as one of the fastest-growing media-tech companies in the world, and we are just getting started. We operate at a massive global scale, but with a startup mindset: curious, rapid-moving, and deeply owner-driven. At Pocket FM, teams are encouraged to think boldly, move with intent, and build for long-term impact as we shape the future of audio-first storytelling worldwide.

About the role:




The Lead Software Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for owning delivery and technical outcomes for a defined engineering POD. The role spans Backend and Frontend systems and partners closely with Product, Design, QA and Data teams to deliver scalable, reliable and high quality product features.
This role requires strong system design skills, hands-on technical depth and the ability to align multiple stakeholders toward predictable delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Product and Delivery Ownership
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to understand requirements, user flows and success metrics.
• Lead technical discovery, scope finalisation and solution design across Backend and Frontend components.
• Own end to end execution for the assigned POD, including planning, estimation, dependency management and delivery tracking.
• Proactively align scope, timelines and dependencies across engineering, QA and data teams.

Technical Leadership
• Own system design and architec

📌 Lead Software Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pocket FM
📍 Bengaluru