Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Freshworks; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Chennai is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to develop next-generation platform services. This role requires leading teams, designing scalable systems, and building innovative solutions to redefine customer experiences. Candidates should have 6-9 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and a foundation in system design concepts, alongside proficiency in object-oriented programming and AWS.

Qualifications

• 6 – 9 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable and high-performance systems.
• Extensive hands-on programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to deliver scalable, low latency, and cost-efficient solutions.
• Drive solutions leveraging open source distributed systems.
• Build innovative solutions from scratch.

Skills

Object-oriented programming principles

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Data structures and algorithms

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Ruby on Rails

AWS

Job description

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Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done.



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At Freshworks, we build uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences. Our enterprise-grade solutions are powerful, yet easy to use, and quick to deliver results. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, making employees more effective and organizations more productive. Over 72,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S&P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) software to fuel customer loyalty and service efficiency. And, over 4,500 Freshworks employees make this possible, all around the world.



Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.

Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Software is a choice that can make or break a business. Create better or worse experiences. Propel or throttle growth. Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done.



There’s another option. Freshworks With a fresh vision for how the world works.



At Freshworks, we build uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences. Our enterprise-grade solutions are powerful, yet easy to use, and quick to deliver results. Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction, making employees more effective and organizations more productive. Over 72,000 companies, including Bridgestone, New Balance, Nucor, S&P Global, and Sony Music, trust Freshworks customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) software to fuel customer loyalty and service efficiency. And, over 4,500 Freshworks employees make this possible, all around the world.



Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.

Job Description

Overview of the role:

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will focus on building next-generation platform services for Freshworks with your strong background in distributed systems and mentor your team to achieve this. You will have an opportunity to redefine customer experiences by building systems that are milli-second efficient, always available and working at internet scale. If you are the kind of engineer who is passionate about building systems, have a good eye for analysis and a mind that can think outside the box, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities:

- Lead teams to deliver scalable, low latency, and cost-efficient solutions to different product teams.

- Drive solutions and implementation leveraging different open source distributed systems and deliver a complete product.

- Build innovative solutions from scratch and liaise with architects and engineers from other product teams to build solutions and drive adoption.

- Elicit quality attributes of the system as well as create criteria metrics for the product to establish the success of achieved metrics

- Implement and support compliance of self and team to Freshworks compliance and information security processes.

Requirements:

- 6 – 9 years of relevant professional experience

- Advanced proficiency in object-oriented programming principles

- In-depth understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

- Demonstrated ability to design scalable and high-performance systems

- Skilled in conducting peer code reviews

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Extensive hands-on programming experience

- Expertise in data structures and algorithms

- Solid foundation in system design concepts

Qualifications

Experience / Desired Skills (but not all required):

- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

- Experience with large-scale systems

- Intermediate knowledge of Ruby on Rails

- Prior experience with AWS

- Experience with open-source projects

- Experience troubleshooting in a SaaS environment with an assertive deployment schedule

Additional Information

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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