Software Engineering Lead

Hi Im Juhi Banerjee your Recruiter and guide to joining CSG! We are excited to learn more about you and your unique background.

As a Software Engineering Lead you will be responsible for leading technical delivery guiding engineers and contributing directly to system design and implementation. You will help translate high-level architectural direction into pragmatic production-ready solutions ensuring alignment with product goals platform strategy and emerging industry trends especially in AI-driven software systems.

This role is ideal for engineers who have grown beyond individual contribution alone and now lead through influence design clarity and technical depth while remaining hands-on where it matters.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Lead who will be:

Technical Leadership & Delivery
Lead the design and implementation of complex software features and services from concept through production.
Act as a technical reference point for the team providing guidance on architecture design patterns and best practices.
Balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities contributing code when appropriate.

Solution Design & Architecture Collaboration
Collaborate with solution architects and other engineering leads to define system designs that align with broader platform and product strategies.
Participate in architecture and design reviews helping evaluate trade-offs risks and long-term implications.
Translate architectural vision into actionable technical plans for engineering teams.

Front-End & Back-End Engineering
Guide and review the development of scalable maintainable front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks.
Lead the design and implementation of robust back-end services and APIs (REST GraphQL event-driven).
Ensure consistency quality and performance across the full stack.

AI & Modern Platform Enablement
Lead the integration of AI-powered capabilities (e.g. LLM-based services inference APIs intelligent workflows) into production systems.
Work closely with AI/ML data and platform teams to operationalize AI features safely and reliably.
Apply best practices around observability evaluation and reliability for AI-enabled systems.

Data APIs & Distributed Systems
Guide data modeling and persistence strategies using SQL and NoSQL databases.
Ensure APIs and services are well-designed versioned and scalable.
Address cross-cutting concerns such as performance resiliency security and multi-tenancy.

Quality Security & Operational Excellence
Promote strong engineering discipline through testing strategies (unit integration contract tests).
Ensure security best practices are embedded into system design and implementation.
Support production readiness incident analysis and continuous improvement.

Mentorship & Team Growth
Mentor and coach engineers helping them grow technically and professionally.
Provide constructive feedback through code reviews and technical discussions.

Foster a culture of ownership collaboration and continuous learning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with product management design QA DevOps and AI teams.
Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Contribute to roadmap discussions and technical decision-making.

Is this opportunity right for you We are looking for candidates who have:

5 years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership responsibilities.
Strong full-stack expertise covering front-end back-end APIs and data layers.
Proven experience leading design and implementation of complex production-grade systems.
Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and server-side technologies.
Strong understanding of software architecture principles design patterns and distributed systems.
Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases and designing scalable data models.
Proficiency with Git-based workflows CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices.
Excellent problem-solving communication and collaboration skills

Engineering Leadership & Solutioning

Demonstrated track record of leading teams or technical initiatives beyond individual contribution.
Experience collaborating with architects and senior engineers on solution design and system evolution.
Ability to assess trade-offs and make sound technical decisions aligned with business goals.
Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces and driving clarity.

AI & Modern Engineering
Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML services or platforms into real-world applications.
Familiarity with current AI trends such as LLMs intelligent agents embeddings inference APIs and evaluation strategies.
Understanding of the architectural implications of AI systems (latency cost reliability observability data governance).
Ability to guide teams in building responsible secure and scalable AI-enabled features.

Nice to Have
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred; Azure/GCP acceptable).
Familiarity with serverless containerized or microservices architectures.
Exposure to AI platform tooling orchestration frameworks or agent-based systems.
Experience working on large-scale multi-tenant or enterprise-grade products.

CSGer Perks & Benefits

• Work from Home in-office or hybrid
• Employee Belonging Groups
• Healthcare: Dental Medical and Vision
• Paid Vacation Volunteer and Holiday Time Off
• And so much more!
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