Lead Engineer, Alternative Investments Technology

CPPIB India Advisors Private Limited

Mumbai

On-site

INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CPP Investments is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Mumbai to guide end-to-end technology solutions, drive engineering excellence, and mentor the Technology & Data team. You will work in an agile environment with business and partner teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of experience, strong Java/Spring Boot/Angular skills, and hands-on cloud and AI-enabled development across microservices, CI/CD, and secure coding practices.

Qualifications

12+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise apps using Java, Spring Boot, Angular and AWS Cloud.
Proficiency with microservices, Git, CI/CD, testing, deployment automation and Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

As a Lead Software Engineer, guide and participate in building and supporting value-add technology solutions end-to-end.
You will demonstrate leadership and drive engineering excellence within your team and across the Technology & Data department.

Education

Undergraduate degree in related fields (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science)

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

AWS Cloud

Microservices

Git

CI/CD

Deployment automation

Agile delivery

Generative AI in SDLC

GitHub Copilot

OpenAI Codex

AWS Bedrock

EKS

Terraform

Python

Kafka

Redis

ELK

LLMs

AgentCore

Job description

Purpose. Performance. People.

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide and participate in building and supporting value-add technology solutions and products end-to-end. You will also demonstrate leadership and drive engineering excellence within your team and influence the same across the Technology & Data department.

The Team

Core Accountabilities Conceptualize, design, build, test and support technology solutions end-to-end, to enable complex business capabilities, in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams. Drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement within the team and influence similar improvements across teams, providing technical leadership and coaching. Demonstrate and apply advanced understanding of technical landscape and the business capabilities it supports to guide others. Foster and enable agility and innovation through experimentation and early feedback ensuring responsiveness to evolving business needs. Succinctly frame problems, engage appropriately with colleagues to think deeply about broad problems and gain buy-in on well-reasoned recommendations. Facilitate root-cause-analysis involving multiple teams. Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required. Foster collaboration and mentorship promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth. Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners.

Core Qualifications (Education and Experience)

Undergraduate degree in related fields (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science). 12+ years of relevant experience. Strong hands‑on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Angular and AWS Cloud. Strong software engineering skills including microservices, version control (Git), testing methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and Agile delivery. Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, well‑documented, and secure code while adhering to coding standards, engineering best practices, and architectural guidelines. Experience leveraging Generative AI throughout the SDLC using tools such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, or similar AI‑assisted development platforms to improve developer productivity. Experience with EKS, Terraform, AWS services, Python, Kafka, Redis, ELK. Experience building Gen AI solutions using LLMs, AWS Bedrock, AgentCore, RAG, Agentic AI workflows. You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance‑driven environment. We provide colleagues with cutting‑edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Attention: Protect Yourself from Fraud

CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process. We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring. All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday. CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision‑making.

About Us Why Work With Us

For 25 years, we’ve proudly invested the Canada Pension Plan Fund, helping to secure retirement for more than 22 million Canadians. We invest for the long term — and that includes our people. Here, you’ll work alongside high-calibre colleagues on meaningful challenges that have real-world impact. Our purpose drives us, our performance sets us apart, and our people make it possible.

Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding principles shape our culture. They define how we work and represent the values that guide our behaviours. They are Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

Our Impact

We invest globally across public and private markets, managing capital on behalf of millions of contributors and beneficiaries. We focus on long-term value creation and responsible investing, with offices in major financial centres around the world.

What You Can Expect