Lead Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Lead the architectural design and technical strategy for significant elements of the transition from legacy systems to serverless architecture.

• Guide AI agents in producing production-quality Node.js / TypeScript code by framing the tasks, thoroughly reviewing the outputs, and taking ownership of the results. You set the standards for correctness and maintainability.

• Perform in-depth analysis of current systems to identify migration scope, sequencing, and risks, ensuring that AI-assisted analysis is verified for accuracy prior to decision-making.

• Develop data migration strategies, including schema design, ETL patterns, and data validation, for SQL workloads transitioning to modern storage solutions.

• Create and sustain robust APIs, event-driven workflows (SQS, EventBridge, SNS), and integrations with external partners.

• Foster technical excellence within the team by establishing coding standards (for both humans and AI), conducting design reviews, and advocating for automated testing.

• Mentor and enhance the skills of Senior and Mid-level engineers, including effective collaboration with AI, and provide constructive feedback.

• Work closely with product, design, and QA teams to ensure that our deliverables effectively address business challenges with minimal disruption to production.

• Assist in and manage production issues across both legacy and new platforms during the transition phase.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of software engineering experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a staff-level or principal/lead position.

• Extensive SQL knowledge encompassing query optimization, execution plans, indexing strategies, partitioning, and complex schema design.

• Strong backend development skills in Node.js and TypeScript; familiarity with modern async patterns, dependency injection, and testing methodologies.

• Demonstrated experience in leading the modernization of legacy systems, with the ability to articulate migration strategies, trade-offs, and rollback plans.

• Experience with serverless architecture on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, DynamoDB, RDS) or equivalent major cloud platforms.

• Proven ability to influence technical direction beyond your immediate team.

• Passion for AI-assisted development, viewing AI as a force multiplier for your expertise and possessing the discernment to direct it effectively.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with senior-tech market rates in India, along with eligibility for annual performance bonuses.

• Fully remote position with flexible working hours and overlaps with US Pacific Time.

• Engaging, high-impact work on a large-scale modernization initiative, providing a front-row perspective on successful AI-driven engineering.

• A collaborative, low-politics engineering environment with direct access to US engineering leadership.

• Professional development budget and access to learning resources.