Lead Software Engineer

What We Are Looking For : A hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 70% Backend and 30 - 40% Frontend expertise. Key Responsibilities : - Architect and implement high-performance backend services using Node.js and Python to ensure system reliability and scalability. - Design and maintain complex Event-Driven Architectures to facilitate seamless communication between distributed system components. - Lead the development of intuitive and responsive user interfaces using React.js and Redux, ensuring a high-quality user experience across all platforms. - Manage and optimize asynchronous data processing workflows by implementing robust messaging queues such as Kafka and RabbitMQ. - Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement. Skills Required : Backend - 70% : - Node.js / Python - Microservices Architecture - Event-Driven Architecture - Kafka / RabbitMQ / Message Queues - PostgreSQL - REST / GraphQL APIs - Strong coding & system design Frontend - 30 - 40% : - React.js - Redux / Redux Toolkit - JavaScript / TypeScript - HTML5 / CSS3 DevOps & Cloud : - Docker & Kubernetes - CI/CD - Azure / GCP - Production troubleshooting Leadership : - Lead and mentor 4 - 8 engineers - Architecture & code reviews - End-to-end delivery ownership - Work with Product, BA, QA, DevOps & global stakeholders - Strong design patterns, testing and coding standards Good to have : - Retail/E-commerce, AI/LLM, RAG, AI Agents, Observability and GCC experience.