Lead Engineer in Bengaluru | Noora Health

aikyam; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Noora Health is seeking a seasoned software engineer to own delivery of specific products and lead engineering pods. In this role, you will manage technical aspects with a focus on product outcomes, focusing on backend systems, AI integration, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have 6 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, strong Python skills, and a degree in a related field. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is crucial for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 6 to 12 years of hands-on software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping production systems end-to-end.
• Experience owning the architecture, delivery plan, and team on at least one large project.
• Strong written communication skills with ability to write clear engineering design documents.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery for your individual and pod roadmap, from scoping and architecture through release and post-release support.
• Set technical direction through engineering design reviews and clear written decision records.
• Write production code on critical paths and lead complex backend or full-stack changes.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Backend engineering skills in Python

Experience with LLMs

API design

Cloud platforms knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field

Job description

Founded in 2014, Noora Health improves health outcomes by equipping family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones. By turning hospital hallways and waiting rooms into classrooms, Noora Health taps into one of the most powerful resources available for patient care the patient's own family. With support from governments and partners in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Nepal, Noora Health has trained more than 58 million caregivers and patients across 16,300 facilities using its flagship Care Companion Program (CCP). The CCP has been shown to reduce post-surgical cardiac complications by 71%, maternal complications by 12%, newborn complications by 16%, and newborn mortality by 18%. Noora Health is an Audacious Project Grantee and a recipient of the Skoll Foundation Award for Social Innovation.

Role

You will own the delivery of specific products and lead focused engineering pods at Noora Health. This is a hands‑on technical role with people management responsibilities. You will split your time between writing production code, creating engineering designs, and reviewing and debugging, while also setting direction for a small team, growing their craft, and ensuring plans turn into shipped products.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end delivery for your individual and pod roadmap, from scoping and architecture through release and post‑release support
• Set technical direction through engineering design reviews, entity relationship diagrams, and clear written decision records
• Build AI as a core part of the product by identifying where LLMs, retrieval, or agentic workflows genuinely improve caregiver and frontline worker outcomes
• Write production code on critical paths and lead complex backend or full‑stack changes
• Drive resolution of operational gaps including alerting, on‑call, incident response, tech debt, and security and compliance hygiene
• Stay close to how the engineering craft is evolving and bring new tools, patterns, and ways of working back to the team
• Work closely with colleagues across product, design, medical, and data teams

Requirements

• 6 to 12 years of hands‑on software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping production systems end‑to‑end
• Experience owning the architecture, delivery plan, and team on at least one large project
• Hands‑on experience building with LLMs including prompt design, RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, and evaluation systems
• Strong backend engineering skills in Python, with experience in API design, data modelling, and query optimisation on relational databases
• Familiarity with frontend, mobile, or data pipelines sufficient to make sound architectural decisions in a small team
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as Google Cloud or AWS, including deploying, monitoring, and operating production services
• Strong written communication skills with ability to write clear engineering design documents and align teams through writing
• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and revisiting them as facts evolve
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience