Lead Software Engineer

IPI Technolab; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IPI Technolab seeks a Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain complex software systems while providing technical mentorship to peers. The role focuses on owning major components, building scalable APIs, and driving architecture decisions.

The candidate should bring 6–10 years of experience, proficiency in Java, Python, .NET, or Go, and strong cloud and CI/CD practice. Collaboration with DevOps, QA, Product, and Architecture teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of professional software development.
• Strong experience with Java, Python, .NET, Go, or similar technologies.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Cloud experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Strong SQL and database knowledge.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes is preferred.
• Strong testing and CI/CD experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable software applications.
• Own major technical components and services.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable, and testable code.
• Participate in system and architecture design.
• Lead technical initiatives from conception to production.
• Conduct code and design reviews.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
• Improve application performance and scalability.
• Build APIs and distributed services.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product, and Architecture teams.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

Java

Python

.NET

Go

Algorithms

Microservices

AWS

Azure

GCP

SQL

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Lead Software Engineer will be a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems while providing technical mentorship to other engineers.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable software applications.
• Own major technical components and services.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable, and testable code.
• Participate in system and architecture design.
• Lead technical initiatives from conception to production.
• Conduct code and design reviews.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
• Improve application performance and scalability.
• Build APIs and distributed services.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product, and Architecture teams.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Preferred Candidate Requirements

• 6 to 10 years of professional software development.
• Strong experience with Java, Python, .NET, Go, or similar technologies.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Cloud experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Strong SQL and database knowledge.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes is preferred.
• Strong testing and CI/CD experience.