Lead Engineer

About Altir :

Altir is a product studio that builds top-notch software products for very select companies across various industries and stages of their lifecycle. We help start-ups to Fortune 500 companies nurture and transform validated ideas into successful products by amalgamating efficient business & technology strategy, development, and engineering capabilities.

We are a team of entrepreneurs, engineers, product leaders, and designers who are builders and systems thinkers coming from some of the most iconic technology companies like Microsoft, Accenture, Apple, Google, and Salesforce. We exercise thorough attention to detail at every stage from product exploration to delivery, integrating technology, automation, and our teams' expertise into the mix. We infuse our prowess from the consumer and enterprise worlds into every client's business. Our customers work with us to be their force multipliers, disrupters and to help them create unfair advantages.

https://www.altir.co/

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Acting lead or lead Engineer to lead the design and technical direction of our SaaS-based, cloud-native, and REST-driven platforms. In this role, you will guide engineering teams, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with product, design, and customer stakeholders to build secure, scalable, and high-performance systems. You will be responsible for defining technical standards, shaping architectural blueprints, and ensuring the successful implementation of complex distributed systems. This role requires strong technical depth, excellent communication, and the ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving.

Key Responsibilities :

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, micro services architecture, and databases
• Experience working with cloud platforms and modern deployment environments
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts, LLMs, generative AI, or intelligent automation frameworks
• Ability to solve complex technical problems with a product-oriented mindset
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment
• Define and guide the architectural vision for cloud-native, SaaS, and REST-based applications.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to design scalable, distributed systems.
• Translate business and customer requirements into robust technical designs and architecture specifications.
• Provide architectural leadership to backend and frontend teams operating across multiple time zones.
• Coach, mentor, and support engineering teams, including involvement in onboarding, performance discussions, and career development.
• Contribute to planning and drive technical delivery aligned with product and project goals.
• Participate actively in agile processes and ensure strong execution across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Make informed technical trade-off decisions while balancing competing priorities and constraints.
• Define and champion engineering best practices, development standards, and process improvements.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews, provide actionable feedback, and validate system API design, scalability, and reliability.
• Engage directly with clients to understand business problems and translate them into technical architecture and implementation plans.
• Lead or support proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to validate new tools, frameworks, or architectural approaches.
• • Ensure solutions align with security, performance, and cloud governance standards. • Support hiring efforts to build and scale high-performing engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI integrations, vector databases, or orchestration frameworks.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, or event-driven systems.
• Familiarity with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, messaging systems, or workflow engine.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge enterprise products.
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong ownership and innovation.
• Exposure to modern technologies, cloud ecosystems, and scalable architectures.
• Fast-growing environment with meaningful technical challenges and career growth opportunities.

What we Offer

We offer competitive rewards & compensation. Our commitment to our employees includes offering benefit programs that are comprehensive, competitive and will meet the needs of our employees.

Team Culture

Work in a high energy, fun, and agile team environment. We take pride when we offer employees a flexible work structure, while not forgetting we value responsibility and commitment to deliver the best above all else.