Lead Software Engineer

This role is for a Lead Software Engineer in a Digital AgTech team in Pune responsible for leading technical architecture and delivery of scalable backend and frontend solutions for innovative agriculture products. It requires strong expertise in Java or Python React and AWS cloud-native development along with leadership in mentoring teams driving design decisions and modernizing systems. The position also demands strong problem-solving collaboration and communication skills to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.

Accountabilities:

• Lead end-to-end design development and delivery of scalable full-stack applications owning architecture and technical roadmaps.
• Drive feature ownership from concept to production including design coding testing deployment and support.
• Collaborate with product UX and engineering teams to build high-quality well-architected solutions aligned with business goals.
• Champion engineering best practices such as clean code code reviews CI/CD automated testing and system observability.
• Troubleshoot complex issues optimize performance and ensure application reliability security and scalability.
• Mentor and guide engineers while contributing to Agile processes and fostering engineering excellence.
• Strong backend expertise in Java (Spring Boot) or Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask) with solid React and modern frontend skills.
• Good understanding of REST APIs system design and distributed/microservices architecture (including event-driven systems).
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL) including schema design query optimization and production support.
• Proven experience with AWS cloud services CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK).
• Strong problem-solving debugging and performance optimization skills across the full stack.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience in mentoring design reviews and delivering complex solutions in Agile teams.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Software Engineering or a related field. 
• 8 years of professional experience in full-stack software development including at least 2 years in a tech lead or senior IC role driving architectural decisions. 
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable production-grade applications on AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Strong foundation in system design microservices and event-driven architectures.

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with modern development practices such as CI/CD automated testing and infrastructure as code.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives mentor engineers and drive best engineering practices.
• Excellent problem-solving debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with experience working in Agile/SCRUM environments.
• Exposure to domains like AgTech IoT geospatial or supply chain is a plus.

Additional Information :

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time