Lead Software Engineer

1. Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own and drive the end-to-end system architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Define architecture standards, design principles, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices.
• Lead architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical decision-making across teams.
• Design scalable and fault-tolerant applications using Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Docker, and AWS.
• Architect cloud-native and serverless solutions to improve scalability and operational efficiency.
• Drive system optimization initiatives, including caching, load balancing, asynchronous processing, and database tuning.
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks, performance issues, and architectural challenges.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and resilience of production systems.

2. ETL & Data Engineering

• Design, build, and optimize large-scale ETL pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and processing.
• Develop scalable data integration frameworks and workflows.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, security, and governance across systems.
• Optimize database performance and query execution in PostgreSQL environments.
• Manage data flow architecture and integration between internal and external systems.
• Implement automation and monitoring for ETL processes.

3. Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and manage software engineering teams.
• Conduct technical reviews, architecture reviews, and code reviews.
• Guide developers on system design, software engineering best practices, and performance optimization.
• Support team growth through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.

4. Product Delivery & Execution

• Translate business requirements and product vision into technical roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Break down projects into actionable development tasks and milestones.
• Ensure timely delivery of features while maintaining quality standards.
• Manage technical risks and dependencies across projects.
• Drive Agile development processes and sprint execution.

5. DevOps & Infrastructure Management

• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment processes.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management processes.
• Ensure infrastructure scalability, security, and operational stability.
• Drive automation across development and deployment workflows.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA Teams, Customer Success Teams, and Business Stakeholders.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for cross-functional initiatives.
• Communicate technical solutions, project updates, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Coordinate dependencies and align priorities across multiple teams.

7. Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, cloud platforms, AI-assisted development tools, and workflow automation solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve engineering productivity.
• Drive modernization initiatives and process improvements.
• Promote adoption of automation, workflow optimization, and engineering best practices.