Technical Team Lead (Python/Django)

This is a remote position.

About Leegality:

Leegality works with large Indian businesses to digitally transform critical compliance processes in a fast, easy and secure way.

We have multiple products across 2 categories:

Document Infrastructure:

Products that help businesses build paperless processes at scale:

1. Document Execution Workflow: A unified platform for businesses to digitally execute (eSign, eStamp, Template Pre-fill, Document Fraud Prevention etc.) agreements, forms and other documents in a compliant way. Currently in use by 2000+ Indian businesses from giants like HDFC and SBI Cards to high-growth disruptors like goDigit and Cars24.
2. Contract Management: An AI-powered platform for businesses to quickly review, negotiate and take action on contracts
3. Signstation: A simple platform for businesses to digitally sign simple documents like invoices, policies and letters in a cost effective manner

Consent Infrastructure:

1. Consentin: An end-to-end DPDP and Privacy compliance platform for Indian businesses
2. Consentin Lens: A data discovery platform for businesses to identify the personal data they collect and store.

If you’re interested in building mission critical software that operates at population scale (75 million + Indians have signed at least one document through Leegality) then join Leegality.

Curious about our impact? Explore our customer success stories: leegality.com/case-studies

Our Culture

At Leegality, trust, ownership, transparency, and having fun while doing meaningful work are core to how we operate — not just values on paper. Our team rated us an incredible 97 eNPS for FY 2023–24 — the highest among 175+ startups surveyed.

We focus deeply on helping our people grow and stay motivated. Some of the perks you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work setup
• Bi-annual performance appraisals
• A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and impact

If you're looking for a place where you can make a real difference while working with smart, driven, and genuinely nice people, welcome to Leegality.

Location: Hybrid

Role Overview

We are looking for a Technical Lead – Python to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable backend systems that power Leegality's products. This role combines hands-on backend development with technical leadership, enabling you to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team.

You will work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performance applications while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications using Python.
• Own the technical architecture of backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices for high-performance applications.
• Drive architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and promote clean, maintainable code.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Lead technical estimation, sprint planning, solution design, and execution for engineering initiatives.
• Optimize application performance through database tuning, caching, asynchronous processing, and efficient system design.
• Ensure high code quality through unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while driving root cause analysis and long-term improvements.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices to continuously improve the platform.
• Build and foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

Desired Skills

• 7–11 years of experience in backend software development, with at least 2–4 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development, authentication mechanisms (JWT/OAuth), and API security best practices.
• Experience designing scalable backend architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, with experience in query optimization, indexing, and schema design.
• Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and caching technologies like Redis.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, containerization using Docker, orchestration using Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including design patterns, SOLID principles, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and modern development workflows.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership and delivery ownership in a fast-paced product environment.
• Experience working in SaaS or product-based organizations is preferred.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT is an added advantage.

Strong Tech Lead / Staff Engineer / Lead Engineer Profiles

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Mandatory (Experience 1) - Must have minimum 6+ years of overall Software Engineering/Development experience building production backend systems.

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Mandatory (Experience 2) - Must have Tech Lead ownership, with experience setting technical direction, architecture, frameworks, or engineering standards used by other engineers.

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Mandatory (Experience 3) - Must have strong hands-on Backend development experience with deep proficiency in at least one backend programming language. (Python, Java, Golang etc)

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Mandatory (Experience 4) - Must have strong System design/distributed systems experience, including architectural trade-offs, scalability, failure modes, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

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Mandatory (Experience 5) - Must have strong CS fundamentals in Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, and Networking, with the ability to apply them to complex backend/system problems

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Mandatory (Experience 6) - Must have owned complex, ambiguous, or business-critical engineering problems end-to-end, demonstrating clear technical judgment, trade-offs, problem-solving, and measurable technical/business impact; not limited to feature implementation.

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Mandatory (Experience 7) - Must have formal technical leadership experience, including mentoring Senior Engineers, conducting design/code reviews, driving engineering quality, and leading technical decisions across a team.

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Mandatory (Experience 8) - Must be a hands-on IC + Tech Lead, with approximately 70–80% hands-on coding/engineering involvement, not a pure people-management profile.

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Mandatory (Company) - Product Companies / Startups / B2B SaaS

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Mandatory (Education) - CS degree or equivalent (B.Tech/B.E./B.S.)

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Preferred (Skills) - Experience with Kafka/NATS/RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, security/compliance, multi-tenant systems, and financial/billing platforms.

Job Description: Tech Lead – AI & Technology

Role Title: Tech Lead – AI & Technology

Location: Bangalore, India – Fully On-site

Experience: 5+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Tech Lead to lead a small engineering team and drive the development of AI-powered applications, internal technology platforms, and modern IT solutions. The Tech Lead will be responsible for technical direction, architecture, development, code quality, team management, and end-to-end delivery of technology projects. The ideal candidate should have strong programming experience, particularly in Python and ReactJS, along with practical experience working with AI/ML technologies.

1. Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of developers and technical team members.
• Own technical delivery across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Assign tasks, review progress, resolve technical blockers, and ensure timely delivery.
• Conduct code reviews and establish engineering best practices.
• Mentor team members and support their technical growth.

2. Software Development & Architecture

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.
• Lead backend development using Python and frontend development using ReactJS.
• Define application architecture, technology choices, APIs, integrations, and development standards.
• Review technical designs and ensure high-quality implementation.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive effective solutions.

3. AI & Technology

• Lead the development and integration of AI-powered applications and solutions.
• Work with AI/ML models, APIs, LLMs, Generative AI, and related technologies.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and technologies and identify opportunities for practical implementation.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into AI-enabled technology solutions.

4. Project Delivery

• Own the complete technology lifecycle from requirements and architecture to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Plan sprints, estimate development efforts, and track technical milestones.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Ensure projects meet timelines, quality standards, security requirements, and performance expectations.

5. Engineering Quality & Infrastructure

• Establish standards for coding, testing, documentation, version control, and deployment.
• Ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and secure. l Collaborate on cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases, CI/CD, and deployment processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance and engineering efficiency.

Technical Skills – Must Have

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python.
• Strong experience with ReactJS / React.
• Experience leading or managing technical team members.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI technologies.
• Experience with APIs, databases, Git, and software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of application architecture and system design.
• Experience building and deploying production-grade applications.

Technical Skills – Good to Have

• Experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or Generative AI applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Experience integrating third-party AI APIs and services.
• Experience working in startups or fast-paced technology environments.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong technical ownership and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to mentor developers and drive accountability within the team
• Strong interest in AI and emerging technologies.
• A proactive, ownership-driven approach with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

• Work on AI-powered technology with meaningful social impact.
• Lead a small, high-ownership technology team.
• Work across AI, software engineering, and modern IT infrastructure.
• Opportunity to shape technology architecture and engineering practices from the ground up.
• Collaborative and fast-moving environment with significant technical ownership.

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to design, build, and integrate AI-driven systems that automate and enhance real-world business workflows. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys full-stack ownership — from backend AI architecture to frontend user experiences — and can align engineering decisions with measurable product outcomes.

You will begin as a strong individual contributor, independently architecting and deploying AI-powered solutions. As the product portfolio scales, you will lead a distributed team across India and Australia, acting as a System Integrator to align engineering, data, and AI contributions into cohesive production systems.

Example Project

Design and deploy a multi-agent AI system to automate critical stages of a company’s sales cycle, including:

• Generating client proposals using historical SharePoint data and CRM insights
• Summarizing meeting transcripts
• Drafting follow-up communications
• Feeding structured insights into dashboards and workflow tools

The solution will combine RAG pipelines, LLM reasoning, and React-based interfaces to deliver measurable productivity gains.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement AI workflows using LLMs, vector databases, and automation frameworks
• Act as a System Integrator, coordinating deliverables across distributed engineering and AI teams
• Develop frontend interfaces using React/JavaScript to enable seamless human-AI collaboration
• Design APIs and microservices integrating AI systems with enterprise platforms (SharePoint, Teams, Databricks, Azure)
• Drive architecture decisions balancing scalability, performance, and security
• Collaborate with product managers, clients, and data teams to translate business use cases into production-ready systems
• Mentor junior engineers and evolve into a broader leadership role as the team grows

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years in full-stack development (Python backend + React/JavaScript frontend)
• Strong experience in API and microservice integration
• 2+ years leading technical teams and coordinating distributed engineering efforts
• 1+ year of hands-on AI project experience (LLMs, Transformers, LangChain, OpenAI/Azure AI frameworks)
• Prior experience in B2B SaaS environments, particularly in AI, automation, or enterprise productivity solutions

Technical Expertise

• Designing and implementing AI workflows including RAG pipelines, vector databases, and prompt orchestration
• Ensuring backend and AI systems are scalable, reliable, observable, and secure
• Familiarity with enterprise integrations (SharePoint, Teams, Databricks, Azure)
• Experience building production-grade AI systems within enterprise SaaS ecosystems

Technical Architect – Product Engineering

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Pune, India

Employment Type: Full-time

Desired Skills: Python, Technical Architecture, AWS, Microservices, SaaS / Multi-tenant Architecture, Kubernetes, System Design

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technical evolution of an enterprise SaaS product. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical expertise, strong product engineering experience, and the ability to build scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about solving complex engineering problems, driving innovation, mentoring development teams, and effectively leveraging AI to accelerate software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall product architecture and technical roadmap.
• Design and build scalable, secure, and highly available enterprise applications.
• Lead the design and implementation of new product features from concept to production.
• Remain hands-on with coding and contribute to critical product components.
• Drive architecture reviews, code quality, performance optimization, and engineering best practices.
• Lead cloud architecture, security, scalability, and DevOps initiatives.
• Evaluate and adopt modern technologies to improve product capabilities and engineering efficiency.
• Leverage AI tools (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, etc.) to accelerate software development, code reviews, testing, documentation, debugging, and productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years of software product engineering experience with at least 5 years in a Technical Architect role.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern backend frameworks.
• Deep experience with AWS services and cloud-native application architecture.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Experience designing microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with scalable SaaS platforms, multi-tenant architectures, and secure application design.
• Excellent understanding of software design patterns, performance tuning, observability, and system reliability.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Sr Backend Developer (Full Stack – Python / Django)

Preference: Please apply only if you are an IIT/NIT graduate and have strong hands-on experience in full-stack development with Python & Django.

Insurance/InsurTech experience is preferred. Strong engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn the domain are more important.

Office location – Bangalore

Work mode – Onsite

Working Days – 5 days a week

Budget - 12-15 LPA

Work Experience - 2-5 years

Role Summary

We’re hiring Sr Backend Developers with strong full-stack Django expertise to own backend workstreams end-to-end and contribute to frontend development when needed. Hands-on Python/Django experience is essential.

(HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS).

Key Responsibilities

 Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for Fuse-OS

 Own medium-to-complex workstreams end-to-end: data models, APIs, background jobs, and light UI

wiring

 Improve reliability, performance, observability, and maintainability of production systems

 Apply sound engineering practices for multi-tenant SaaS (security, permissions, data isolation)

 Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product/delivery to ship high-quality releases

 Mentor other backend engineers through design discussions, pairing, and code reviews

 Participate in architecture discussions and help evolve platform technical standards

 Support production troubleshooting and continuous improvement of engineering quality

Required Skills & Qualifications

 Solid experience with Django REST Framework, asynchronous job processing (e.g., Celery), Redis, and

PostgreSQL

 Proven ability to design data models, write migrations, and ship maintainable APIs

 Full-stack capability: HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS sufficient to complete UI wiring without blocking

frontend

 Strong debugging skills across application, database, and background-job layers

 Experience collaborating in Agile teams with clear quality standards and delivery cadence

Preferred / Nice to Have

 Hands-on Selenium automation experience with Python (big plus)

 AWS familiarity (compute, storage, messaging, monitoring, IAM basics) — optional but strongly preferred

 Experience with multi-tenant architectures, containers, and production SaaS operations

 Exposure to document/data processing pipelines, reconciliation-style systems, or enterprise integrations

 Awareness of application security, RBAC, auditability, and privacy-by-design practices

 Interest in AI-assisted product workflows and intelligent automation

What We Offer

 Opportunity to build a category-defining Insurance Distribution Operating System (Fuse-OS)

 Work on modern multi-tenant SaaS architecture with meaningful ownership and mentoring

 Collaborative product and engineering culture focused on quality and customer outcomes

 Exposure to enterprise SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale operational systems

Strong Tech Lead / Staff Engineer / Lead Engineer Profiles

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Mandatory (Experience 1) - Must have minimum 6+ years of overall Software Engineering/Development experience building production backend systems.

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Mandatory (Experience 2) - Must have Tech Lead ownership, with experience setting technical direction, architecture, frameworks, or engineering standards used by other engineers.

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Mandatory (Experience 3) - Must have strong hands-on Backend development experience with deep proficiency in at least one backend programming language. (Python, Java, Golang etc)

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Mandatory (Experience 4) - Must have strong System design/distributed systems experience, including architectural trade-offs, scalability, failure modes, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

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Mandatory (Experience 5) - Must have strong CS fundamentals in Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, and Networking, with the ability to apply them to complex backend/system problems

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Mandatory (Experience 6) - Must have owned complex, ambiguous, or business-critical engineering problems end-to-end, demonstrating clear technical judgment, trade-offs, problem-solving, and measurable technical/business impact; not limited to feature implementation.

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Mandatory (Experience 7) - Must have formal technical leadership experience, including mentoring Senior Engineers, conducting design/code reviews, driving engineering quality, and leading technical decisions across a team.

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Mandatory (Experience 8) - Must be a hands-on IC + Tech Lead, with approximately 70–80% hands-on coding/engineering involvement, not a pure people-management profile.

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Mandatory (Company) - Product Companies / Startups / B2B SaaS

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Mandatory (Education) - CS degree or equivalent (B.Tech/B.E./B.S.)

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Preferred (Skills) - Experience with Kafka/NATS/RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, security/compliance, multi-tenant systems, and financial/billing platforms.

Location: Bangalore

Department: Engineering

Reports to: SVP

Experience required: 6+ years

About Tracxn:

Tracxn (Tracxn.com) is a Bangalore-based product company providing a research and deal sourcing platform for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corp Dev, and professionals working around the startup ecosystem.

We are a team of 600+ working professionals serving customers across the globe. Our clients include Funds like Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, GGV Capital, and Large Corporations such as Citi, Embraer & Ferrero.

Founders

• Neha Singh (ex-Sequoia, BCG | MBA - Stanford GSB)
• Abhishek Goyal (ex-Accel Partners, Amazon | BTech - IIT Kanpur)

About Technology Team: 

Tracxn's Technology team is 60+ members strong and growing. The technology team is subdivided into multiple smaller teams, each owning one or more services/components of the technology platform. Ours is a young team of motivated engineers with a minimal management structure where almost everyone is actively involved in technical development and design activities. We have a team-centric culture where the ownership and responsibility of a feature or module lie with a team compared to an individual.

We value ownership, continuous learning, consistency, and discipline as a team.

Our Tech Stacks:

We work on an array of technologies, including but not limited to backend and frontend systems such as Java, Python, Spring Boot, Node.js, ReactJS, Next.js, Webpack, and Storybook; cloud and serverless platforms like AWS, etc; data and infrastructure technologies such as Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch), MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, and Ansible; large-scale web crawling solutions; modern data pipelines and ETL workflows; and AI/ML-driven projects.

Job Overview:

We are looking for experienced software engineers with 6+ years of overall software development experience, including backend development and proven people-management skills. The ideal candidate will lead the engineering team(s), drive technical excellence, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers
• Own technical planning, architecture discussions, and execution
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders
• Drive best practices in software development, testing, and deployment
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high engineering standards
• Manage delivery timelines, resource planning, and technical risks
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of engineers

Job Requirements :

Professional Experience

•  Proven experience leading or managing software engineering teams
• Track record of delivering complex, scalable software systems
• Experience driving technical initiatives and influencing architectural decisions
• Strong collaboration experience with product, design, and cross-functional teams.

Technical Leadership & Management

•  Ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineers across different experience levels
• Experience conducting performance reviews and providing technical feedback
• Strong ownership of team delivery, timelines, and quality
• Experience balancing hands-on technical work with people management

Backend & System Architecture Expertise

• Strong proficiency in modern backend architectures, design patterns, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (e.g., Java, Python, etc.)
• Solid understanding of API design principles and implementation
• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases and knowledge of data pipelines and data warehousing concepts.

Technical Competencies

• Strong system design and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of caching strategies, performance optimization, and scalability
• Understanding of data modeling and query optimization
• Familiarity with search and indexing technologies
• Understanding of security best practices in backend systems

Culture:

• Work with performance-oriented teams driven by ownership and passion.
• Learn to design systems for high accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• No strict deadlines, focus on delivering quality work.
• Meritocracy-driven, candid culture. No politics.
• Very high visibility regarding which startups and markets are exciting globally.

About the Role

Pendo is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead teams building core product capabilities across Analytics, Guides, and Platform services. These are the systems that power how hundreds of millions of end users experience the software.

In this role, you will drive execution against business objectives, direct complex initiatives from kickoff through delivery, and build a team that operates with clarity and focus. You will set clear expectations, delegate effectively, and partner closely with product, design, and senior engineering leadership to keep teams aligned and moving. You default toward action, push teams to deliver value daily, and actively use AI tools as part of how you work.

If you're energized by directing high-impact teams, developing strong engineers, and building a culture where craft and velocity coexist, this role is a great fit.

What You'll Do

Team Leadership & Hiring

• Create an environment where engineers are encouraged to take risks, experiment, and challenge the status quo.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers through clear expectations, coaching, and timely feedback.
• Own hiring end-to-end, partnering with recruiting to attract and close top engineering talent.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing team culture grounded in ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Delivery & Execution

• Maintain a high bar for velocity, predictability, and quality.
• Own team execution against product and engineering goals.
• Partner with Product and Design to define roadmaps, scope work, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Identify and remove blockers, manage risks, and ensure strong planning and prioritization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product, design, infrastructure, and other engineering teams to deliver cohesive customer experiences.
• Align team priorities with broader organizational goals and strategy.

Operational Excellence

• Drive improvements in system reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Establish strong practices around monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years of experience managing and growing engineering teams.
• Proven track record of hiring and building high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives in a product-driven environment.
• Strong technical foundation in backend, distributed systems, or full-stack development.
• Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity and change while maintaining execution.
• Actively uses AI tools in day-to-day work and helps drive adoption across teams.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience working on analytics products, user-facing SaaS platforms, or data-intensive systems.
• Experience managing teams across both frontend and backend domains.
• Familiarity with modern cloud environments and scalable architectures.
• Experience working in distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Required Experience: 10–15 years (with at least 3–5 years in leadership roles)

● 10–15 years of overall experience in backend engineering, with strong exposure to

Python and/or Golang.

● 3–5 years of experience managing engineering teams.

● Proven experience delivering large-scale, distributed systems in production

environments.

● Strong understanding of microservices, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps

practices.

● Hands-on background in backend engineering (able to guide teams technically, even

if not coding daily).

● Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and performance optimization.

● Experience in financial services or high-transaction domains is a plus.

● Experience leading teams that have utilized AI-driven development practices (e.g.,

agentic coding, LLM integration) to improve productivity and innovation is a

significant advantage.

Skills

● Excellent leadership and people management abilities.

● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

● Ability to balance technical depth with business priorities.

● Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivery and impact.

● Passion for building engineering culture and improving developer experience.