Tech Lead

Simplify Alpha™; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplify Alpha™ in Hyderabad, India is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and development of distributed, highly available systems on AWS using Go, Python, and Node.js. You will drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and client stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Must have 8–12 years in software engineering, deep expertise in Go and Python, strong AWS/EKS/OpenShift experience, and hands-on IaC with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8–12 years of software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Expert in Go and Python; strong Node.js proficiency.
• Deep AWS architecture knowledge including EKS; OpenShift experience.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems basics and messaging.
• Experience leading projects or small teams; excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of distributed, high-availability systems in Go, Python, and Node.js.
• Define technical direction and engineering best practices for the team.
• Own AWS infra decisions across EKS/OpenShift and serverless services.
• Drive automation strategy across CI/CD, IaC, testing, and operations.
• Lead design reviews and set coding and architecture standards.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and guide growth.
• Partner with product/business to translate requirements into solutions.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and reliability improvements.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies with clear value.

Skills

Go

Python

Node.js

AWS

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

OpenShift

Kafka

SQS/SNS

Job description

Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and development of complex, highly available, distributed systems on AWS using Go, Python, and Node.js, running on Kubernetes-based platforms such as EKS and OpenShift. You will set technical direction for a team, drive an automation-first engineering culture, and act as a hands-on technical leader who partners with product and client stakeholders to turn requirements into resilient, well-tested systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and development ofcomplex, distributed, high-availability systems in Go, Python, and Node.js
• Define technical approach and engineering best practices for the team
• Own key AWS infrastructuredecisions covering scalability, cost, security, and resilience across containerorchestration platforms (EKS, OpenShift) and serverless/compute services
• Drive automation strategyacross CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, testing, and operations
• Lead technical design reviews and set coding and architecture standards
• Mentor mid-level and juniorengineers and guide their technical growth
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements
• Evaluate and introduce newtools and technologies where they add clear value

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degreein Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8–12 years of softwareengineering experience, with significant depth in distributed systems
• Expert-level proficiency in Goand Python, with strong working proficiency in Node.js for polyglot serviceenvironments
• Deep hands-on expertise with AWS architecture and services, including container orchestration on EKS
• Hands-on experience running and operating workloads on Red Hat OpenShift as an enterprise Kubernetes platform
• Proven experience designing and scaling automation frameworks and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible)
• Strong grasp of distributed systems fundamentals: consistency models, fault tolerance, service mesh, messaging systems (Kafka, SQS/SNS), and data partitioning
• Experience leading technical projects or small teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with cross-functional and client stakeholders

AI Knowledge & AI-Assisted Development (Required)

• Strong, demonstrated use of AI-assisted and agentic development workflows (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, or similar) across the full development lifecycle: design, coding, testing, review, and documentation
• Able to define and enforce team-level standards for responsible AI-assisted coding, including validation rigor, security scanning of AI-generated code, and avoiding data leakage in prompts
• Practical knowledge of AI/LLM integration patterns for backend systems: APIs, prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and agentic workflows (e.g., MCP)
• Able to identify where AI-driven automation can meaningfully improve engineering velocity, code quality, or operational efficiency, and lead adoption within the team
• Ensures AI tool usage on theteam aligns with data privacy and security requirements, particularly around PHI and other sensitive health plan data

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the US health insurance or payer domain: claims, enrollment, benefits, provider networks, and HIPAA/compliance-aware system design
• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, X12 EDI)
• Prior experience in a client-facing consulting or professional services environment

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