Lead Software Engineer
- Foundation Ai
- 4 - 6 years
- Hyderabad
- 6 days ago
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Job Description
Designation: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Hyderabad, India
Work Mode: Office
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
About US:
Foundation AI automatically ingests incoming documents, emails, and attachments from across your firm. It profiles matches, classifies, and saves each to your DMS, and then automates document-dependent workflows according to your rules. Read more about us at www.foundationai.com
Job Overview:
At Foundation AI, we are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to drive technical excellence, mentor engineering teams, and contribute to high-impact projects . This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership abilities, and hands-on development experience . The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable solutions and ensure best engineering practices are followed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership Guide the engineering team in architecting, designing, and implementing scalable software solutions .
- Hands-on Development: Write, review, and optimize code for high-performance applications
- Mentorship & Coaching: Mentor junior and mid-level engineers , fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth .
- Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce best practices in coding, testing, security, and DevOps processes
- Agile Development: Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers in Agile environments, ensuring smooth development cycles
- System Design & Architecture: Define and implement architectural solutions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance across teams. Lead high-level technical discussions and work with teams in adopting best architectural practices
- Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in applications and infrastructure.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Work closely with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, cloud solutions, and automation
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders , ensuring alignment on goals and expectations .
- Security & Compliance: Ensure all engineering work adheres to industry security standards and compliance requirements.
- Documentation: Maintain technical documentation for reference and future development
- Note: Responsibilities will be tailored based on the candidate s experience and expertise, aligning with Lead Software Engineer I, II, or III levels
Skills and Tools:
- Programming Languages :
- Design, develop, test and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient software applications using programming languages and frameworks as per our technology stack
- Ensures adherence to coding standards, best practices, and software design patterns within the team.
- Actively participates in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to improve quality, maintainability, and efficiency..
- Drives adoption of modern and appropriate development methodologies (e.g., functional programming, reactive programming, event-driven architecture).
- Mentors mid-level and junior engineers, helping them improve their programming skills and understanding of language intricacies.
- Leads company-wide programming standards, governance, and best practices, ensuring consistency across teams.
- Innovates in performance optimizations, parallel computing, and low-level system improvements.
- Requirements Analysis
- Leads requirement analysis for team-level initiatives, ensuring feasibility, scalability, and alignment with system architecture.
- Ensures requirements are actionable and measurable, reducing ambiguity in sprint planning.
- Owns requirement analysis for multi-team projects, facilitating alignment across teams.
- Coaches engineers on translating requirements into robust technical designs.
- Influences requirement-setting processes across departments, advocating for engineering best practices.
- Defines requirement analysis standards for the engineering organization.
- SDLC
- Owns delivery processes for a small team, ensuring SDLC compliance and quality.
- Monitors team velocity and recommends adjustments to improve throughput.
- Champions testing strategies (unit, integration, automated).
- Leads process optimization efforts across multiple teams, enhancing SDLC efficiency.
- Coordinates cross-functional delivery, resolving bottlenecks in development and releases.
- Works closely with engineering managers to improve estimation accuracy and delivery timelines.
- Defines team-level SDLC standards and drives adoption across projects.
- Evaluates and implements new tools to improve build, test, and deployment processes.
- Technical Competency
- Architect solutions, oversees implementation
- Ensures technical excellence, guides system design
- Defines technical strategy, mentor teams on complex solutions
- Unit Testing
- Drives testing best practices, ensures test coverage across projects
- Introduces automated testing strategies, mentors on test design
- Establishes quality frameworks, drives test-driven development adoption
- Estimation
- Leads estimation for complex projects, validates team estimates
- Refines estimation processes, trains teams on accurate estimates
- Establishes estimation best practices, aligns teams on estimation standards
- Problem-solving
- Diagnoses and fixes common bugs
- Resolves integration and performance issues
- Develops systemic solutions for recurring technical problems
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Technical ArchitectEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Foundation AiLocation(s): Hyderabad+ View Contact
Keyskills: System architecture Software design Architecture Lead Software Coding Programming System design Dms SDLC Technical documentation
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