Lead Software Engineer

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Société Générale Global Solution Centre in Bengaluru/Bangalore seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Python to design, implement and optimize scalable cloud and on‑premise infrastructure platforms. You will collaborate with applications, security, architecture and operations teams to meet technical and business requirements.

The role emphasizes IaC with Terraform/Ansible, CI/CD automation, and experience across Python backend services (Flask/FastAPI) and frontend tooling (React).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in full-stack DevOps / engineering roles.
• Engineering/MCA/CS graduate or equivalent PG.
• Solid experience with Python-based backend development and cloud/on-prem infra.
• Experience with React for internal tools and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation and maintenance of scalable, secure infrastructure on cloud and on‑premise platforms.
• Drive CI/CD workflows to enable fast, reliable delivery systems.
• Promote infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, Vault, and Kubernetes.
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality, security and performance.
• Own productions reliability, availability and performance including incident response, Root cause analysis etc.
• Collaborate with the product owners and engineering teams to groom backlog and refine user stories.
• Collaborate with Multi Platform/region teams on providing technical leadership , design reviews and hands own support
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex issues in production environments.
• Operating under a 'follow-the-sun' model, providing on-call coverage within a global rotation.

Skills

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

REACT

RESTful APIs

Flask

FastAPI

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Monitoring (Grafana/Prometheus)

Observability

Grafana

Prometheus

Education

Engineering degree

MCA

Computer Science degree

Tools

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

REACT

Flask

FastAPI

Grafana

Prometheus

GitHub Actions

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead Software Engineer - PythonAbout Société Générale Global Solution CentreSociété Générale is one of Europe’s leading financial services groups, combining financial strength with innovation and sustainable growth. SG GSC, a 100% subsidiary of Société Générale, was established in 2000 and now employs over 12,000 professionals across Bangalore and Chennai. We focus on Application Development, Infrastructure Management, Business Process Management, and Knowledge Process Management for Société Générale’s global business lines.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Role Overview

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible to design , implement and optimize the scalable, secure and highly available cloud and on-premise infrastructure platforms.You will closely collaborate with applications engineers, security and architecture and operations teams to build platforms that support the Technical and business requirement of the Organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of scalable, secure and highly available infrastructure on cloud and on premise infra.
• Build and optimize the CI/CD workflow to enable fast , reliable delivery systems.
• Drive infrastructure as a code practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Vault, Kubernetes.
• Perform code reviews across DevOps ,platform, automation repositories to ensure quality, security, performance and optimizations
• Own productions reliability , availability and performance including incident response, Root cause analysis etc.
• Collaborate with the product owners and engineering teams to groom backlog and refine user stories.
• Collaborate with Multi Platform/region teams on providing technical leadership , design reviews and hands own support
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex issues in production environments.
• Operating under a 'follow-the-sun' model, providing on-call coverage within a global rotation.

Profile required

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Solid Experience in Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and Ansible.
• Expertise in frontend frameworks like REACT, primarily for internal tools, dashboards or platform interfaces.
• Expertise in API development & integration - including RESTful APIs, versioning and documentation.
• Hands on experience building backend services using Python with frameworks like Flask and FastAPI.
• Strong experience conducting code reviews and enforcing coding standards and best practices.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarize with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus for metrics, monitoring dashboard, alerting and CI/CD platforms including GITHUB Actions or equivalent.
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently.

Education & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in full-stack Developer /DevOps role.
• Engineering graduate / MCA / Computer Science Graduate or PG

Nice to Have

• Experience working in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience in Efficient IP Appliances

Why join us

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

Business insight

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.