Lead Software Engineer

Airtel; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Airtel is seeking a Lead Senior Software Engineer to drive the development and maintenance of high-quality software applications at scale. You will lead a team, mentor peers, and ensure robust design and delivery of solutions.

You will design and implement software with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability, while upholding coding standards and contributing to peer reviews. This role emphasizes mentorship and architectural excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Java and NoSQL technologies.
• Experience with version control (Git/SVN) and Kafka.
• Strong CS fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Experience designing large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Develop, maintain high-quality software applications and contribute to scalability.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications per established standards; participate in peer reviews.
• Adhere to quality development practices; ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Provide third-level support to business users; research and evaluate software products.

Skills

Java

NoSQL databases

Caching

Kafka MQs

Git

OO fundamentals

Data structures

Algorithms

Design patterns

Large-scale systems

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git version control

Kafka MQs

SVN

Job description

Role: Lead senior software engineer

About the Role

To contribute a team of enthusiastic individuals to the building and maintenance of high-quality software applications and cater superior experience to our customers at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Putting development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits. Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards. Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget. Provide third-level support to business users. Research and evaluate a variety of software products.

Experience & Skills

Skills Required

• Proficient in at least one of the object-oriented programming languages such as Java of No-SQL Database technologies, Caching data stores, Queuing systems and Search technologies.
• Experience with version control tools (SVN or Git) & Kafka MQs.
• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm - design, and complexity analysis
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Good with the Design patterns and architecture solution to large scale applications.
• Hands on experience hence on building large scalable systems

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computers Engineering or comparable experience.