Role Overview :

The Lead Engineer owns the technical integrity, reliability, and scalability of the Quest platform, while also being directly hands-on in building critical systems.

This is a player-coach role:

○ You will write and review code

○ Solve complex technical problems directly

And ensure that all engineering (internal + vendors) meets high quality and architectural

Standards

Key Responsibilities:

Hands-on Engineering Ownership (Critical)

○ Actively contribute to core platform code (backend, APIs, system components)

○ Take ownership of complex, high-risk, or poorly understood problem areas

○ Performance bottlenecks

○ Data inconsistencies

○ Critical bugs (e.g., save failures, concurrency issues)

○ Build reference implementations that set standards for vendors

○ Step in when:

○ Root cause is unclear

○ Issues are repeatedly reopened

This role is not advisory — you get into the code and fix things

2. Architecture & System Design

○ Define and evolve platform architecture

○ Ensure system coherence across modules, services, and integrations





○ Make pragmatic architecture decisions grounded in real constraints

○ Prevent over-engineering while ensuring scalability

3. Code Quality & Engineering Standards

○ Define and enforce:

○ Coding standards

○ PR review processes

○ Personally review critical PRs and vendor code

○ Set clear expectations for:

○ Multi-developer handoffs

○ Ownership of modules

4. Setting & DevOps Standardization

○ Ensure Dev, QA, UAT, and Prod environments are aligned

○ Standardize:

○ Server configs (file size limits, caching, infra)

○ Deployment processes

○ Work hands-on with DevOps to fix:

○ Cache inconsistencies

○ Environment drift

○ Deployment issues

5. Testing & Quality Engineering

● Define and enforce:

○ Unit testing standards (all success criteria must be covered)

○ Scenario-based QA expectations

● Ensure testing includes:

○ Boundary conditions (e.g., file size limits)

○ Edge cases (state handlin

📌 Lead Engineer – Platform (Bengaluru)
🏢 Quest Alliance
📍 Bengaluru