Job Title: Pod Lead Engineer

Req ID: 59712

Job Function: Software Engineering

Posting Start Date: 19/10/2026

Posting End Date: 19/10/2026

Division: Digital

Job Location: IND-Bengaluru-RMZ Ecoworld

Advertised Salary: Competitive

About The Role

The Pod Lead Engineer is a hands‑on software engineering specialist who leads a small, outcome‑focused delivery pod of 4–5 Pod Engineers. The role combines deep technical contribution with day‑to‑day pod leadership, enabling faster delivery through AI‑assisted / AI‑orchestrated SDLC practices.

Unlike a traditional team lead role, the Pod Lead Engineer operates in an AI‑native delivery model where AI tools and agents are used across the SDLC to accelerate requirements, design, code generation, testing, documentation, and release readiness. The Pod Lead Engineer contribute to technical direction, delivery execution, and engineering quality, while maintaining high standards of security, compliance, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Hands‑On Delivery Leadership (Core)




• Lead a 4–5 engineer pod by building software alongside the team, taking ownership of design, coding, reviews, and integration while breaking work into small, deliverable increments using modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automation, code quality gates).
• Drive frequent delivery of working software by ensuring explicit definitions of done, measurable progress, and strong accountability for end‑to‑end delivery outcomes.
• AI‑Enabled SDLC Execution
• Embed AI across SDLC stages (requirements, design, build, test, deploy, operate) to accelerate solution design, safely generate/refactor code, create tests/automation, and support reviews and documentation.
• Establish pod‑level practices to maximize productivity with explicit human accountability for decisions and release readiness, while maintaining required gates (e.g., quality checks, approvals) aligned to organizational standards.
• Technical Direction & Engineering Quality
• Act as the pod’

📌 Pod Lead Engineer (Bengaluru)
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