SDE 2

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead end-to-end design and development of complex, high-performing, and scalable software solutions.
• Drive technical decisions and establish best practices in software architecture, coding, and deployment.
• Own design reviews, balancing trade-offs to deliver optimal technical solutions.

System Design and Architecture:

• Architect robust, distributed systems and microservices that can scale globally.
• Perform advanced system design, factoring in scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.

Code Quality and Optimisation:

• Champion clean, maintainable, and reusable code through design patterns, advanced coding practices, and automated testing.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews and technical audits to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
• Optimise critical performance bottlenecks, ensuring systems meet SLA and scale efficiently.

Mentorship and Team Development:

• Mentor SDE I and SDE II engineers, guiding them on design, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives, tech talks, and documentation improvements.

Ownership and Problem-Solving:

• Own critical features/modules, proactively identifying and addressing technical debt.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues with deep root cause analysis and solutions to improve system reliability.
• Lead incident response and post-mortems to drive operational excellence.

Agile Delivery:

• Lead Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Effectively prioritise features, bugs, and technical debt in collaboration with Product Managers and stakeholders.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects with high-quality code.

Continuous Innovation:

• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies and tools to drive innovation in development practices.
• Identify opportunities for automating manual processes and improving engineering efficiency.
• Contribute to the team's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap.