Engineering Lead

Job highlights

• Preferred Experience .
• Qualifications . 8 12+ years of professional software engineering experience. 2 4+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role . Strong hands-on experience with backend systems (Python,Java,or similar).
• Proven experience designing and scaling production systems. Ability to lead teams across geographies and time zones.

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We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for building and scaling core components of our B2B SaaS platform. This role combines hands-on technical contribution with ownership of team execution, code quality, and delivery outcomes.

You will partner closely with Product, Design, and DevOps to deliver reliable, scalable, enterprise-grade systems while mentoring engineers and setting technical direction.

,responsibilities: Technical Leadership Architecture

• Lead the design and implementation of backend-heavy, distributed systems
• Review and approve technical designs, architecture decisions, and implementation approaches
• Ensure systems meet standards for scalability, reliability, security, and performance

Team Leadership Delivery

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers through sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives
• Own delivery timelines, scope trade-offs, and engineering execution quality
• Foster strong engineering practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation

Hands-On Development

• Contribute directly to code, particularly in complex or high-impact areas
• Debug production issues and guide root-cause analysis and resolution
• Set examples for engineering excellence and technical rigor

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management to translate requirements into technical plans
• Collaborate with Design and Frontend teams on end-to-end system delivery
• Work with DevOps on deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure improvements

Process Quality

• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tooling
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and data-protection standards
• Support incident response, post-mortems, and system hardening initiatives

Qualifications

• 8 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 2 4+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role
• Strong hands-on experience with backend systems (Python, Java, or similar)
• Proven experience designing and scaling production systems
• Ability to lead teams across geographies and time zones

Preferred Experience

• Experience building enterprise SaaS or platform-based products
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
• Experience working in global or hybrid engineering organizations
• Exposure to security, compliance, or regulated environments is a plus

What We Offer

• High-impact leadership role with technical ownership
• Opportunity to influence architecture and engineering culture
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Global collaboration across Pune and Palo Alto teams

Compensation

Pune, India: Competitive local market compensation

Palo Alto, CA: $190,000 $230,000 base + bonus, equity, and benefits

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