Lead Engineer (Python or Java) 7 to 12 years Pune

Role: Lead engineer

Location: Pune

Experience: 7 to 12 yrs

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of full stack developers. Be the technical anchor for the team.

Manage customer communications on a regular basis be a champion of the team.

Design develop and maintain backend features using Java or Python with focus on performance correctness security and enterprise-level scale.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers QA product) to deliver high-quality software.

Develop and maintain comprehensive unit tests and participate in code reviews.

Stay current with emerging technologies backend frameworks AI tools and coding agents and promote usage of emerging and new technologies within the team. Requirements

7 to 12 years of development experience in the Java or Python ecosystem (knowledge of one required willingness to learn the other).

At least 3 years of experience leading a team and managing customer relationships.

Strong object-oriented programming skills with knowledge of design patterns and design methodology.

Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Experience with backend frameworks (Spring Django Flask or similar) is required.

Knowledge of frontend tech stacks is desirable.

Knowledge of software engineering practices release processes and project life cycles.

Experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) is an added advantage.

Mandatorily AI enabled. Should be hands-on experience with AI assistants. Ability to craft clear effective prompts to get accurate and useful outputs from LLMs.

Ability to fact-check refine and validate AI-generated content before use.

Understanding of AI hallucinations biases and limitations.

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Ability to write technical documentation functional specifications and engage with customers.

Should have demonstrable history of handling customer escalations

Strong team player with ability to work effectively in a dynamic small company environment.

Qualifications :

BE in IT or equivalent

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time