Senior Software Engineer

Location: Mumbai India (Andheri East)

Description: Were hiring Senior Software Engineersto lead the design and delivery of robust scalable and production-grade data systems across a high-growth multi-venture environment. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives in hands-on build mode and who can scale technical delivery without losing speed quality or ownership.

If this is interesting we would love to hear from you!

About Accelerate People

Accelerate People is a venture of Blenheim Chalcot a global venture builder with 26 years of experience building GenAI-enabled companies across FinTech EdTech GovTech and more.

Accelerate People (AP) is the UKs largest Ofqual-accredited End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for digital skills also delivering across leadership and management and HR. Founded in 2019 by Sam Sawyer AP has completed over 8000 assessments with a pass rate exceeding 95%.

Our assessors bring real industry experience designing assessments around real-world scenarios. We work end to end with leading UK training providers from apprentice webinars to curriculum guidance to deliver strong outcomes for all stakeholders.

Our engineers build and own large-scale business-critical platforms end to end solving real problems with data AI and thoughtful engineering. Genuine ownership not just tickets to close.

The role

Were hiring Senior Software Engineers to build scalable products tools and systems across our portfolio companies. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in hands-on engineering writes maintainable code and is deeply motivated by solving real-world problems with technology.

Youll work closely with product and engineering colleagues in both Mumbai and London driving delivery within a specific business. If youre passionate about engineering craft product-led development and delivering systems that scale wed love to hear from you.

Behaviours that we look for

• Solve problems rigorously not reactively - breaking them down into tractable elements and considering multiple paths to resolution.
• Write clean defensive codewith clear structure and minimal complexity.
• Think about testing and observability early automating meaningful tests and implementing relevant metrics/logging.
• Design systems for operations not just development - considering CI/CD resilience cost and scalability from day one.
• Use data to guide decisionsvalidating design impact performance and real user outcomes.

Key responsibilities

Working within our Engineering Centre of Excellence in Mumbai you can expect to:

• Build and maintain scalable services data pipelines and backend systems.
• Write readable efficient code and collaborate closely in code reviews.
• Automate robust test coverage (unit integration and/or contract tests).
• Implement data models used by analysts and ML teams; ensure schema evolution and data integrity are maintained.
• Participate in system design sessions and contribute to architectural discussions.
• Debug production issues across multiple services and layers of the stack.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-aware development practices.

Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers looking to step up their scope and impact. Youll join a collaborative team with exposure to modern engineering practices GenAI-enabled systems and business-critical data products. Youll be part of a global network shaping real customer outcomes.

About you

We are seeking to onboard candidates with a proven track record in engineering demonstrating strong technical leadership skills and a passion for building high-quality scalable products. Excellent teamwork adaptability and a strategic mindset are essential to being successful in this role.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for candidates who bring:

• Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Python Java).
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases; schema design and query optimisation.
• Comfort with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure (e.g. S3 Redshift Glue Synapse).
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices automated testing and observability.
• Knowledge of data structures algorithms and their real-world trade-offs.
• A proactive mindset: ready to take ownership iterate fast and learn continuously.
• Great communication and teamwork skills particularly in cross-functional settings.

Process

We have a rigorous but streamlined recruitment process which respects the time of candidates and portfolio companies alike. This process starts with a 30-minute call with our Talent Acquisition team and a member of the Engineering Centre of Excellence followed by further interviews with the Engineering Centre of Excellence team.

Please note that our roles are primarily office based with modern and well-connected office location in Andheri East.



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