Engineering Lead

Wizzer AdvisorTech Pvt Ltd.; Mumbai; On-site; Full time

Job description

Wizzer is a quant-driven investment platform that builds portfolios based on risk profiles,dynamically rebalancing them to market conditions while leveraging sectoral rotations and alphastrategies for enhanced returns. Focused on quantitative investment and trading, Wizzerensures portfolios consistently outperform benchmarks, offering a seamless multi-assetinvestment experience—all within a single account.

About the team

Our Engineering team builds and optimizes the core infrastructure of Wizzer. They focus on scalability, security, and seamless integrations, ensuring our platform remains robust and efficient. From backend architecture to frontend interfaces, data pipelines to real-time processing, they bring Wizzer’s vision to life through innovation and technical excellence.

About the role

Wizzer AdvisorTech Pvt. Ltd. is looking for an experienced Engineering Lead to spearhead our development team. This role involves leading software engineers, ensuring high-quality code, driving technical architecture, and collaborating across teams to build innovative WealthTech solutions. If you're passionate about leadership, architecture, and building scalable systems, we’d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality code into production. Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to team members.
• Code Quality & Review: Ensure the codebase is maintainable and scalable by reviewing code, establishing best practices, and fostering a culture of quality coding.
• Technical Architecture & Design: Oversee technical design decisions, contributing to architecture and systems design, ensuring it aligns with the product's technical requirements.
• Project Delivery: Ensure timely delivery of software projects, collaborating with product management to prioritize features and tasks. Manage sprints, track progress, and remove roadblocks for the team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, QA, operations) to align on objectives, requirements, and timelines. Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior management.
• Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous learning, technical innovation, and improvements in processes and development tools.
• Production Readiness: Ensure that all code is production-ready, including the management of deployments, post-release monitoring, and incident resolution.

Required qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to mentor and lead teams, balance technical trade-offs, and make critical decisions under pressure.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience in leading agile teams, understanding Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred skills

• Project Management: Experience using JIRA or other project management tools.
• Microservices Architecture: Familiarity with microservices and distributed system design.
• Mentorship: Passion for coaching and upskilling junior engineers.

Who can apply?

• Candidates with at least 4 years of experience in software engineering, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Professionals with a passion for mentoring teams and driving technical excellence.
• Individuals with hands-on experience in backend and full-stack development.

We look forward to hearing from you

At Wizzer, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns.

At Wizzer, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.