Drive technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers
Deliver best engineered products from all engineering aspects like designing, architecting across multiple product lines
Drive customer experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability and
simplicity
Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for
regular assessment and improvement
Drive best practices and is a pro with agile methodologies/practices – SCRUM, Test Driven Development (TDD) breaking down complex requirements into simpler stories
Establish a solid project framework and development processes
Communicate and collaborate effectively with global hardware and software engineering
teams
Operate strategically and tactically. Work on strategy and help set direction while staying on top of the day to day software development
Manage headcount, deliverables, schedules across on-going projects, ensure that timelines are met in accordance with the project roadmap
Direct and provide on-going leadership for a team of individual contributors, set objectives, review performances, define growth plan and nurture.
Who should apply?
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (computer science, Information systems)
8+ years of strong experience managing software projects right from inception to launch,
seeing the full lifecycle, building enterprise systems including at least 2 years of direct
people management experience
Worked on large scale Java/JSP applications with good understanding of web stack
Good understanding of nuances of distributed systems
Good understanding of relational databases (preferred-Crystal, Jasper), Worked with Iaas like AWS/GCP/Azure etc.
Worked with Message Brokers and Application Containers
Analyse, design and architect, develop and maintain software solutions across multiple
projects
Direct and provide on-going leadership for a team of individual contributors, set objectives,
review performances, define growth plan and nurture.
Drive best practices, and is a pro with agile methodologies/practices-SCRUM, Test Driven Development (TDD) Manage headcount, deliverables, schedules across on-going projects,ensure that resources are appropriately allocated and timelines are met in accordance with the project roadmaps.
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Requirements
- Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, Javascript (React.js), XML, jQuery)
- Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
- 8 - 10 years of overall experience including 3+ years in mentoring & leading a high-performance team
- Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
- Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
- Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
- Have a strong understanding and appreciation for design first thinking and quality of user experience
- Be well-versed in sprint estimation, planning, tracking, change management and delivery, with prior experience of Agile-based development environments
- Strong command on vanilla/core JavaScript
- Knowledge of UI optimisations and performance.
- Deeper understanding of Chrome Dev Tools. Should understand the nuances of the timeline for perf monitoring.
- Deeper understanding of network layer, HTTP, HTTPS, cookies, local storage.
- Good communication skills, good visual design sense, in-depth experience in developing web-based applications.
- Strong technical aptitude and a good knowledge of CSS fundamentals
Responsibilities -
● You'll build a team of engineers focused on building out critical components of our Engineering team.
● Support all facets of team management to attract, engage, retain, and nurture teams of outstanding
engineers (e. g., recruitment, mentoring, training and development, performance evaluation).
● Partner with the product and UX teams and other cross functional partners to develop overall vision,
strategy and roadmap for our engineering systems and product suites.
● Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and processes for regular
assessment and improvement.
● Establish a solid project framework and excellent development processes.
● Drive an excellent experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability and simplicity.
● Provide technical and architectural direction for the development, design, integration, testing, and
maintenance of our product.
● Lead agile software processes for the engineering team and introduce best-in-class industry
practices.
● Handle technical debt to ensure our development velocity stays responsive and predictable while
minimizing production incidents of our operations.
Requirements -
● Experience in hiring and performance management of teams in product based companies.
● Experience in leading engineering teams, including experience in managing engineering managers or
Tech Leads.
● 10+ years of work experience architecting, developing, and launching software products and/or
services, ideally at a top Consumer Internet company.
● Strong analytic skills and a demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability.
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide variety of people.
A service-oriented mentality while driving excellence across the organization.
● Strong organizational skills, both for yourself and the team.
● Business acumen: Proven understanding of business dynamics, goals, and product strategy.
● Knowledge of how Engineering fits into the company's overall business.
● The ability to balance business needs, a sense of urgency, conflicting constraints and shipping high
quality and pragmatic solutions in a fast-moving and quickly-growing company.
● Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or related field/equivalent practical experience
Manage development of highly scalable ecommerce application and platform
Manage release planning and execution, deployment, DevOPs and production
environment
Provide technology thought leadership
Build and mentor high performance teams
Experience / Skills Required:
B.Tech in Computer Science/MCA with 7+ years of progressive industry experience
3+ years of technical management experience
Must be passionate about building “world class software”
Strong experience in building high performance teams – hiring, mentoring and retaining top talent
Strong experience with web and mobile technologies
Strong experience in building highly scalable systems
Strong experience with leveraging OpenSource tools and platforms
Strong experience with RDBMS and NoSQL systems
Prior to being in technical management role – must have had strong development background and
architected scalable server systems
Must have experience with agile planning and delivering short release cycles (bi-weekly releases)
Experience with BigData technologies a great plus
Experience with DevOPs tools and technology a great plus
Experience with AWS cloud a great plus
Experience in building ecommerce or SaaS products a great plus
Experience in software product companies and startups a great plus
Experience with managing user interface design/development a great plus
Experience with LAMP, Python a great plus
Must have excellent communication (verbal & written), interpersonal, leadership, and problem
solving skills
Must be able to thrive in fast paced environment
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Leading the engineering team and federated suites.
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Helping define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end.
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Working very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies for the team.
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Improving, optimizing and identifying opportunities for efficient software development processes.
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Hiring, Developing and Retaining a strong team of engineers.
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7-9 years of experience with Java development, Spring Boot. Minimum 5+ years of managing high performance development team(s).
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Strong knowledge of REST and micro services based design.
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Experience across the product development SDLC with solving customer problem approaches.
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Prior product engineering leadership in Identity and Access Management solutions is a big plus.
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The entire development lifecycle of all our consumer applications
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Working closely with the Product, QA, UX & Engineering teams on strategy, solutioning and execution.
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Managing everyday activities of the consumer engineering team
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Working closely with the core platform engineering teams to design seamless integration
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Owning management and execution of features and ensure delivery timelines
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Building & mentoring the consumer engineering team
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Working with the overall leadership team in creating and driving the company vision and it’s goals
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8+ years of experience designing and developing complex, interactive consumer applications
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Working with / managing both mobile and web applications
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Ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences
● Be responsible for the overall development and management of the company’s
products, including budget
● Hire, train, guide, and review team members (including Team Leads, Software
Developers, and QA Analysts) during the entire software development lifecycle
● Help to design the system architecture to ensure products are— high performing,
scalable, visually appealing, and secure
● Build strategies to mitigate risks including downtime, malicious attacks, and
technical debt
● Engage in technical discussions with enterprise customers/clients (whenever
required)
● Work directly with the Founder/CEO to build product objectives and pipeline, and
see through their execution
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the role, you must have the following prerequisites and skills:
● (Required) Graduation in BE/B.Tech. in CS, IT, SE from a reputed institution and
an aggregate of 65% or above, or CGPA- 7.0 or higher
● (Required) Between 6-10 years of hands-on experience in software development
roles, preferably full-stack in SaaS
● (Required) High proficiency in English communication- written and verbal
● (Required) Hands-on experience in the following: Web Development
Frameworks, Programming Languages (Python/Java/Javascript), and AWS
services
● (Required) Working knowledge of architecting, building, and operating highly
scalable, available, performant, and secure solutions; database concepts
(Queries optimization, ACID properties, Scaling Databases, etc.); and building
solutions in multiple stacks
● (Required) Experience in hiring, training, guiding, and reviewing teams
● (Good to have) M.Tech. in CS, M.Sc. in CS, or Masters in Engineering
Management (MEM) from a reputed university
● (Good to have) Experience in managing product(s)/team budgets
● (Good to have) Experience in customer/client engagement
● (Good to have) Planning, management, and documentation skills
Job Benefits
As a part of your compensation, you will be offered the following:
● Salary: CTC INR 21-30 LPA
● Working Days: Monday - Friday
● Flexible working hours (9 hours per day)
● Work-from-home during pandemic
● Total number of leaves in a year: 24 (in addition to gazetted holidays and
weekends)
● 1 work-from-home per month when working in the office during normalcy
● Medical Insurance
● Opportunity to grow your career & become the company’s CTO
Title: Principal Software Engineer/Architect
Location: We are open to candidates working from anywhere in India/across the globe. We are
fully remote.
If you are keen to develop and drive product architecture, technology vision, strategy,
and execution of our Platform, keep reading!
About Us
Lummo (formerly Bukukas) is a SaaS startup seeking to empower entrepreneurs and brands in SEA to
accelerate their growth and to serve their customers by giving them the best technology and partner
solutions.
Lummo offers localised solutions made for SEA, thereby shining the spotlight on entrepreneurs and
brands, enabling them to discover all possibilities to grow their business.
Lummo was founded as BukuKas in 2019 by serial entrepreneurs Krishnan Menon and Lorenzo
Peracchione.
Our Products
The journey started with BukuKas, an app to digitize the physical record-keeping books by enabling
micro and small enterprises to record their sales, expenses, and cash transactions at ease using their
smartphone.
Lummo's flagship product, LummoSHOP (formerly Tokko), helps growth oriented entrepreneurs and
brands unlock their full potential by helping them build a strong relationship with their consumers by
selling to them directly (D2C), maximize operational efficiency across multiple channels & build their own
brand online.
Funding
Backed by top venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, CapitalG (Google’s venture
fund), Credit Saison, Speedinvest, and other prominent investors and entrepreneurs like Gokul Rajaram
(DoorDash), Taavet Hinrikus (Founder, TransferWise), Sandeep Tandon (FreeCharge), Santiago Sosa
(Founder, Nuvemshop), Nipun Mehra (Ula, Sequoia), and Amrish Rao (Pinelabs, Citrus pay).
Having raised more than $150 Million in funding with the backing of marquee global investors, Lummo
has built a world class team with top talent from across the world and is well poised to become a
legendary SaaS company that will last beyond our lifetimes.
We just received C series funding in January 2022, read more about us here:
https://www.vccircle.com/tiger-global-sequoia-capital-india-lead-funding-in-saas-startup-lummo
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As an Architect/PSE, you would be expected to:
Own the overall architectural decisions, design, and development of technology.
Lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the full lifecycle of product development and
testing.
Play a significant role in the career development of others. Work with engineering teams to
provide continuous architecture and design mentor-ship / leadership and be a source of
support that ensures successful product delivery and operational excellence in production.
Actively participate in design reviews, improve product delivery and align teams across the
organization towards coherent architectural strategies.
Deliver artifacts that set the standard in your organization for engineering excellence, from
designs to algorithms to implementations.
Help others understand when it is appropriate to create new versus reuse or extend
existing software solutions.
You will develop systems, component architectures, and APIs that meet the test of time.
Articulate and evangelize architectural principles that ensure that system components fit
and last and align with the company's business direction.
You would be a good fit if:
You will have worked in past faced product companies and at least 8 years of experience
Should have been part of scalable product development cycles with either large data
handling or large transaction processing exposure.
You will also possess a good understanding of object-oriented design, algorithms, Web
Applications Architectures, and Microservices.
Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for
scalability, performance, and reliability
Champion a culture of innovation, in an environment that requires high levels of scalability,
security, and reliability.
You are an excellent collaborator & communicator. You know that start-ups are a team
sport. You listen to others, aren’t afraid to speak your mind and always try to ask the right
questions. You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company.
Solid coding skills with the ability to drive teams through massive refactoring exercises &
improve coding standards across large codebases.
Hungry to make an impact ethically and effectively, with deep empathy for end consumers.
Any open-source code or contributions to OSS projects would be a bonus!
What do we offer?
A multicultural and diverse team of colleagues from all over the globe Mission-driven and
fast- paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Competitive salary and other benefits.
Hybrid of work-from-home and work-from-office with full management support during Covid
time.
A collaborative and flat company culture.
What’s in it for you?
Do you truly want to make a difference and revolutionize the lives of millions of business
owners? Do you thrive in an environment where moving at light speed and embracing new
challenges every day is essential?
If yes, Lummo (earlier BukuKas) is the perfect place for you!
- Strong object oriented concepts. Experience in structure object oriented modelling with preferred expertise in using tools like Enterprise Architect or similar. Experience in working with TOGAF standards is preferred.
- Experience in architecting the technical scale and scope of high volume, scalable enterprise software solutions including logical and physical landscape requirements with specific attention to design, development, and deployment strategies
- Capability to adapt, learn and work with multiple technology platforms.
- Knowledge in Application Security including Information security principles & realization, OWASP & PCI DSS Compliance ( Security Design & Technology Skills )
- In depth knowledge and experience in large scale database management, data modelling and database design in RDBMS and NoSQL.
- Experience in recommending and implementing DevOps tools for enterprise projects.
- Capability to evaluate tools, technologies and processes, including assessing their strategic benefit in the solution.
- Willingness to work hands-on with engineers to review, troubleshoot coding problems quickly and efficiently.
- Expertise in following technologies – ASP.Net MVC, Web API, ASP.Net Core, Entity Framework, Entity Framework Core, ASP.Net Identity, REST
- Experience in implementing various application deployment models and monitoring the server infrastructure using industry standard tools.
- Experience in docker based deployment models.
- Experience in architecting, developing and deploying cloud based (One or more among AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) enterprise solutions.
- Experience in designing and developing micro-services based applications.
- Experience in designing and developing solutions with TDD (Test Driven Development)
