Key Responsibilities :
Team Leadership & Management :
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 10-15 software engineers (Backend and SRE).
- Drive recruitment, onboarding, and performance management of engineering talent.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and accountability.
- Define clear objectives and measurable outcomes for engineering teams.
- Provide career development guidance, technical mentorship, and leadership coaching.
Technical Strategy & Architecture :
Define and execute the technical roadmap for backend services and microservices architecture.Collaborate with architects to design scalable, resilient, and secure systems.Oversee design reviews, code quality, and adherence to best practices in software engineering.Guide the team in adopting modern development frameworks, CI / CD, and observability practices.Champion automation, cloud-native development, and efficient system performance monitoring.Delivery & Execution :
Manage the complete software development lifecycle from planning to release.Ensure timely and high-quality delivery aligned with business objectives.Implement agile delivery methodologies, sprint planning, and backlog management.Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, DevOps, and Security) for seamless releases.Drive incident management, root-cause analysis, and proactive issue Excellence & DevOps :Establish strong DevOps and CI / CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, and CircleCI.Ensure robust observability using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Splunk, and Datadog.Optimize application monitoring, performance tuning, and incident alerting processes.Manage infrastructure deployments on containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).Technical Skills Required :
Core Technologies :
Programming : Java (Advanced), Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices ArchitectureDatabases : SQL, NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB), Oracle, SnowflakeMessaging & Event Streaming : Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQDevOps & CI / CD : Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitCloud & Containerization : Docker, KubernetesMonitoring & Observability : Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, New RelicData & Integration Tools : API Gateways, Caching, Authentication, Security frameworksKey Attributes & Leadership Competencies :
Proven experience in managing enterprise-scale software engineering teams.Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization.Hands-on technical expertise with modern backend stacks and DevOps pipelines.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Ability to align technical initiatives with organizational strategy.Deep focus on engineering excellence, security, and Qualification :Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.Advanced certifications in Cloud (AWS / Azure / GCP) or DevOps are a plus.(ref : hirist.tech)