- System Design & Delivery : Serve as a technical expert, owning the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of large-scale, complex software systems and modules.

- Architectural Influence : Drive and influence architectural decisions, technology choices, and engineering best practices across the team.

- System Quality : Design and build systems that are scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant, with a deep focus on performance optimization.

- Microservices Expertise : Leverage extensive experience with Microservices architecture to design modular and decoupled systems.

- Distributed Systems : Apply expertise in Distributed Systems to solve challenging consistency, availability, and latency issues.

Engineering Execution & Quality :

- Hands-on Contribution : Act as a primary individual contributor, writing high-quality, maintainable code, and driving features from concept to production with a clear ownership mindset.

- Core Fundamentals : Apply a strong foundation in Data Structures & Algorithms to solve complex technical problems efficiently.

- Optimization : Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, specifically delivering performance, reliability, and scalability critical features.

- Problem-Solving & Debugging : Utilize strong problem-solving and debugging skills to troubleshoot and resolve intricate system issues rapidly.

Mentorship & Team Guidance :

- Technical Direction : Guide the technical direction and execution for a specific team or project area.

- Mentorship : Actively mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing, raising the overall technical bar of the team.

- Coding Standards : Influence and enforce robust coding standards and engineering rigor.

Tooling & Emerging Technology :

- DevOps Awareness : Possess a good understanding of DevOps principles and tools related to CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure as code (IaC).

- Emerging AI (Good to Have) : Familiarity with AI tools, LLM workflows, and Agentic AI basics is a significant advantage, demonstrating an interest in integrating emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications :

- Demonstrated experience designing or architecting at least one large-scale module or system that has been successfully deployed and maintained in production.

- Proven track record of success as a Senior or Lead Engineer in a fast-paced, product or engineering-driven organization.

- Deep expertise in Microservices architecture and exposure to Distributed Systems.

- Exceptional command of a core programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++) coupled with strong Data Structures & Algorithms knowledge.

- Prior experience mentoring engineers and guiding technical projects