QA- Automation Test Engineer

What we are looking for:

Meltwater is a global leader in media intelligence and social analytics. Our mission is to help businesses make more informed decisions by providing them with actionable insights from the vast ocean of online data. With a diverse and talented team spread across the world, we are committed to driving innovation and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our field.

Meltwater is seeking a Software Team Lead to establish and guide our new influencer marketing team in our Hyderabad office. We are looking for a leader who excels in mentorship, project management, and task prioritization, while embodying the values of collaboration, open-mindedness, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. As a Team Lead, you will play a key role in mentoring team members, managing projects, and prioritizing tasks to ensure successful and timely delivery. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering a supportive team environment and driving the team towards achieving our goals.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team to develop and maintain software solutions that meet business requirements.
• Manage project timelines, prioritize tasks, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software.
• Foster a collaborative and open-minded team culture, encouraging continuous learning and adaptation to new technologies, tools, and best practices.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges, providing guidance and support to junior team members.
• Promote and facilitate the personal and professional development of team members through regular feedback, coaching, and development opportunities.
• Coordinate with other teams and stakeholders to align project goals and deliverables.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer Team Lead.
• 6+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer.
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Experience with backend technologies, preferably NodeJS & Typescript.
• Experience with frontend technologies, preferably React & Typescript.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

What We Offer:

• Enjoy flexible paid time off options for enhanced work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health insurance tailored for you.
• Employee assistance programs cover mental health, legal, financial, wellness, and behaviour areas to ensure your overall well-being.
• Complimentary CalmApp subscription for you and your loved ones, because mental wellness matters.
• Energetic work environment with a hybrid work style, providing the balance you need.
• Benefit from our family leave program, which grows with your tenure at Meltwater.
• Thrive within our inclusive community and seize ongoing professional development opportunities to elevate your career.

Job Title: Engineering Lead

Role Overview:

We are looking for an Engineering Lead to take end-to-end ownership of technical delivery, design, architecture, and quality for our multi-customer SaaS product. You will lead and mentor the engineering team, drive scalable design and high-quality delivery, manage releases across customer environments, and ensure the stability and performance of the product in production.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Delivery & Release Management: Plan and deliver product features and customer-specific releases on time with high quality, ensuring operational readiness and stability across environments.

·        Technical Design & Architecture: Lead technical design and high-scale architecture for new and existing modules, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.

·        Team Management: Mentor and guide engineers, ensure clarity in priorities, unblock challenges, and foster a culture of ownership and quality within the team.

·        Requirement to Delivery: Work with product and customer teams to understand requirements, translate them into designs and implementation plans, and track them through to delivery.

·        Product Quality: Establish and maintain engineering best practices, code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure high product quality and reliability.

·        Troubleshooting & Support: Lead the team in debugging complex issues in development and production, ensuring minimal downtime and strong customer satisfaction.

·        Hands-on Contribution: Actively contribute technically where needed, providing architectural guidance and coding support aligned with the team’s stack.

Requirements:

·        Experience: 8–12 years in software engineering with at least 3+ years in a lead role.

·        Proven experience in designing scalable, high-performance architectures and technical solutions.

·        Experience delivering multi-customer SaaS product releases, including phased and customer-specific configurations.

·        Strong track record of ensuring product quality and stability through structured processes, testing, and monitoring.

·        Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and guide teams towards resolution.

·        Experience in mentoring and managing engineering teams to drive aligned delivery and high performance.

·        Hands-on experience with your relevant tech stack (e.g., Python, Django, Angular, AWS, Docker, Redis, RabbitMQ).

·        Excellent communication and collaboration skills with Product, QA, and Customer Support teams.

·        Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Creating and executing a strong performance marketing strategy & execution plan.
• Developing and managing digital prospecting and remarketing campaigns
• Managing budgets and campaigns across all digital channels to drive strong return on investment and efficient CAC
• Ensuring successful planning, execution, optimization for key traffic KPIs via paid, organic & own media channels
• Identifying and testing new channels to continue to meet or exceed established critical metrics
• Working closely with the management to share funnel conversion improvement ideas, feedback & present results

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