SDE 2

GreenStitch.io; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GreenStitch.io is seeking an experienced technical leader to guide end-to-end design and development of scalable software systems. You will drive architecture decisions, oversee system design and performance optimisations, and mentor junior engineers to foster technical excellence across the team.

Collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders, you will prioritise features and technical debt while maintaining high-quality code and robust incident response processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and development of complex, high-performing, and scalable software solutions.
• Drive technical decisions and establish best practices in software architecture, coding, and deployment.
• Own design reviews, balancing trade-offs to deliver optimal technical solutions.
• Architect robust, distributed systems and microservices that can scale globally.
• Perform advanced system design, factoring in scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.
• Champion clean, maintainable, and reusable code through design patterns, advanced coding practices, and automated testing.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews and technical audits to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
• Optimise critical performance bottlenecks, ensuring systems meet SLA and scale efficiently.
• Mentor SDE I and SDE II engineers, guiding them on design, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives, tech talks, and documentation improvements.
• Own critical features/modules, proactively identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues with deep root cause analysis and solutions to improve system reliability.
• Lead incident response and post-mortems to drive operational excellence.
• Lead Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Effectively prioritise features, bugs, and technical debt in collaboration with Product Managers and stakeholders.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects with high-quality code.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies and tools to drive innovation in development practices.
• Identify opportunities for automating manual processes and improving engineering efficiency.
• Contribute to the team's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap.

Job description

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead end-to-end design and development of complex, high-performing, and scalable software solutions.
• Drive technical decisions and establish best practices in software architecture, coding, and deployment.
• Own design reviews, balancing trade-offs to deliver optimal technical solutions.

System Design and Architecture:

• Architect robust, distributed systems and microservices that can scale globally.
• Perform advanced system design, factoring in scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.

Code Quality and Optimisation:

• Champion clean, maintainable, and reusable code through design patterns, advanced coding practices, and automated testing.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews and technical audits to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
• Optimise critical performance bottlenecks, ensuring systems meet SLA and scale efficiently.

Mentorship and Team Development:

• Mentor SDE I and SDE II engineers, guiding them on design, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives, tech talks, and documentation improvements.

Ownership and Problem-Solving:

• Own critical features/modules, proactively identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues with deep root cause analysis and solutions to improve system reliability.
• Lead incident response and post-mortems to drive operational excellence.

Agile Delivery:

• Lead Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Effectively prioritise features, bugs, and technical debt in collaboration with Product Managers and stakeholders.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects with high-quality code.

Continuous Innovation:

• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies and tools to drive innovation in development practices.
• Identify opportunities for automating manual processes and improving engineering efficiency.
• Contribute to the team's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap.