Software Engineering Lead

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The Software Engineering Lead is responsible for guiding a team of software developers in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with people management, ensuring the team follows modern development practices and delivers scalable, maintainable, and performant systems. The ideal candidate is a strong individual contributor who also mentors others, collaborates across departments, and drives continuous improvement.

• Lead a team of software developers in the design, development, and delivery of new features and enhancements to existing applications.
• Serve as a technical lead, making architectural and design decisions while contributing to the codebase.
• Collaborate with Product Management, QA, UX, and Infrastructure teams to define requirements, scope, and delivery timelines.
• Promote agile methodologies and drive best practices in coding standards, testing, code reviews, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of engineers; help define goals and development plans for team members.
• Identify and resolve technical and process issues that affect productivity or delivery.
• Act as a liaison between developers and upper management to ensure alignment of technology initiatives with business goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, or Python.
• 3+ years of experience leading or mentoring a team of software developers.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable system design.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban) and modern development workflows.
• Experience with cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized deployments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and a collaborative mindset.

Please submit resume/CV in English.
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