Lead Software Engineer

About the role...

• Design, implement, and deliver software solutions for product features, with consideration for high-performance, high-quality systems and applications.
• Write simple, efficient, self-documented, modular, high-quality code that follows best practices and improves the overall codebase.
• Uphold a high bar of engineering standards and co-ordinate with Infrastructure and Quality.
• Influence and problem-solve with senior, mid, and junior engineers to deliver high-quality outcomes. This role may not have direct reports, but your leadership and mentorship will drive the squads to successful outcomes.
• Mentor and guide more junior engineers in an impactful and meaningful way to their growth trajectory.

About you...

• You are a skilful engineer with high standards and a passion for quality backed by 5+ years of related work experience.
• You have expertise in API design (REST & RPC) and its frameworks. Including using protobuf, gRPC, OpenAPIExperience with building service-oriented architecture, microservices, and modern techniques and tools around it. Including using Docker, ECS, Lambda, SQS, Kinesis, etcExperience in a few persistence, storage and caching mechanisms. Including MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, S3, etc.
• Experience with Elasticsearch is desirable.
• Mastery of PHP, or Go would be highly advantageous.
• You build systems that include appropriate monitoring and observability, employing modern best practices for fault tolerance, including but not limited to caching, eventual consistency, queues, load balancing, circuit breaking, etc.
• Strategic problem-solver who excels at tackling complex technical challenges and providing innovative solutions that enhance product performance and user experience.
• Ability to lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to show the wayExcellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and contribute to architectural decision-making.
• Experience with mentoring junior and mid-level developers, promoting best practices, and contributing to architectural decisions.
• Thrives under high levels of autonomy, takes initiative and ownership, and can navigate ambiguity. Has demonstrated ability to lead projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive project progress in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about continuous learning, with a deep commitment to staying ahead of industry trends and experimenting with new tools, frameworks, and development practices.

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