Lead Software Engineer, AI Scheduling

Uphold a high bar of engineering standards and co-ordinate with Infrastructure and Quality.

Accountability for delivering technical solutions within estimated timeframes

Influence and problem-solve with senior, mid, and junior engineers to deliver high-quality outcomes. This role may not have direct reports, but your leadership and mentorship will drive the squads to successful outcomes.

Mentor and guide more junior engineers in an impactful and meaningful way to their growth trajectory.

Collaborate with Product and Design to discover and estimate solution options to key strategic initiatives.

Research, create POCs and introduce new technologies to the team. Advocate for and adopt the latest trends and enhance the developer experience.

Form a key member of the technical leadership team, driving standards, ways of working and platform decision-making.

Break down problems into impactful milestones and tasks, delivering value incrementally.

Share your expertise through documentation, design reviews, code contributions, presentations and technology discussions.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

6+ years of experience in software development and 2+ years of experience as a senior engineer.

You have expertise in API design (REST & RPC) and its frameworks. Including using protobuf, gRPC, OpenAPI

Experience with building service-oriented architecture, microservices, and modern techniques and tools around it. Including using Docker, ECS, Lambda, SQS, Kinesis, etc

Experience in a few persistence, storage and caching mechanisms. Including MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, S3, etc

Experience with Elasticsearch is desirable.

Mastery of PHP, or Go would be highly advantageous

You build systems that include appropriate monitoring and observability, employing modern best practices for fault tolerance, including but not limited to caching, eventual consistency, queues, load balancing, circuit breaking, etc.

A visionary problem solver, constantly looking for ways to optimize processes, improve product performance, and elevate the user experience through innovative and elegant solutions.

Ability to lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to “show the way”

Proven track record of leading technical teams, including mentoring junior and mid-level developers, providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Experience setting technical direction and defining architectural standards, ensuring that apps are scalable, maintainable, and meet business objectives while keeping technical debt to a minimum.

Proven leadership in driving projects from concept to delivery, working cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to align on vision, requirements, and timelines.

Expert at communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, building alignment on vision, priorities, and timelines, and contributing to key decision-making at the strategic level.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration and deployment workflows that accelerate development cycles and ensure high-quality releases.

Thrives in dynamic environments, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make high-stakes decisions, and lead teams through challenges while maintaining focus on project goals.

Passionate about staying at the cutting edge of development technologies, continuously learning and experimenting with new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve development practices and outcomes.