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You will design and implement robust, scalable solutions, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and be a key driver of team culture and process improvements. We are tech stack agnostic: we believe a strong engineer with deep fundamentals and AI-assisted tooling can master any technology. This role is for engineers who combine deep technical expertise with strong ownership, collaboration, and the ability to influence technical direction at the team level.\nCompetency Expectations\nCompetency Expectations\nAligned with the Keyloop Engineering Career Framework, this role is assessed across five core competency domains:\n\nCompetency Domain\n\nWhat We Expect\n\nTechnical Mastery & Innovation\n\nDesigns and implements robust, scalable solutions for complex, team-sized projects. Is a recognized technical expert within the team. Drives architectural decisions and champions engineering best practices.\n\nExecution & Delivery\n\nOwns the delivery of large, complex, multi-sprint projects. Is accountable for the operational health of the team's systems. Proactively identifies and mitigates technical risks.\n\nLeadership & Influence\n\nConsistently mentors and coaches IC1s and IC2s. Is a key driver of team culture and process improvements. Builds consensus around technical decisions and influences team direction.\n\nCommunication & Collaboration\n\nCommunicates complex technical ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitates technical discussions, design reviews, and cross-functional alignment.\n\nProduct & Business Impact\n\nDeeply understands the team's product domain and user needs. Actively participates in product planning, shaping technical approaches based on business context and customer value.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement robust, scalable software solutions for complex, team-sized projects spanning multiple sprints\nLead technical design and architecture discussions within the team, ensuring solutions align with platform strategy\nOwn the end-to-end delivery of major features: from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring\nDrive engineering best practices including code quality standards, testing strategies, CI/CD improvements, and effective use of AI-assisted development tools\nMentor and coach IC1 and IC2 engineers, accelerating their technical growth through pairing, code reviews, and guidance\nBe accountable for the operational health and reliability of the team's systems, including incident response and post-mortems\nFacilitate technical discussions and build consensus on architectural and design decisions\nCollaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and stakeholders to shape the team's roadmap and technical approach\nIdentify and drive process improvements that increase team velocity, quality, and developer experience\nProactively identify technical debt, risks, and opportunities, proposing and leading initiatives to address them\nProduce high-quality technical documentation including design documents, ADRs, and runbooks\nRepresent the team's technical perspective in cross-team discussions and planning forums\nTechnical Skills & Qualifications\nRequired:\nDeep software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns, system design, and distributed systems principles\nStrong proficiency in at least one programming language, with a proven track record of picking up new languages, frameworks, and paradigms quickly\nProven ability to design and implement scalable, maintainable, and well-tested software systems regardless of the underlying tech stack\nStrong experience with modern development practices: TDD/BDD, CI/CD, code reviews, and automated testing\nSolid understanding of cloud-native concepts, infrastructure patterns, and platform-level thinking\nExperience with data modelling, query optimization, and working across different database paradigms\nUnderstanding of API design, service-oriented architectures, event-driven patterns, and integration strategies\nExperience with monitoring, observability, and incident management practices\nProficiency in leveraging AI-assisted and AI-driven development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, agentic coding workflows) to accelerate development, architectural exploration, and technical problem-solving\nA tech stack agnostic mindset: we value engineers who master fundamentals and use AI-assisted tooling to work effectively across any technology\nQualifications:\n7+ years of professional software development experience, with demonstrated growth in scope and complexity\nNice to Have:\nExperience working across multiple programming languages, frameworks, or tech stacks in production environments\nExperience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code concepts\nExperience leading or contributing to cross-team technical initiatives\nExperience in the automotive, DMS, or SaaS product domain\nDemonstrated ability to leverage AI-driven development workflows (agentic coding, multi-agent systems, prompt engineering) to solve complex engineering problems\nExperience coaching or enabling teams to adopt AI-assisted development practices\nSAFe or Agile certifications\nSoft Skills & Behaviours\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences\nStrong mentoring and coaching ability, with a genuine commitment to developing others\nProven ability to build consensus and influence technical direction without formal authority\nA proactive, ownership-driven mindset with accountability for the team's technical outcomes\nAbility to facilitate productive technical discussions and navigate disagreements constructively\nStrong product sense and ability to connect technical decisions to user value and business outcomes\nComfortable operating in ambiguity and making well-reasoned decisions with incomplete information\nWhat Success Looks Like\nWithin the first 3 months, you have a deep understanding of the team's domain, codebase, and systems, and you are already leading design discussions and delivering complex features\nWithin 6 months, you are the go-to technical authority on your team, owning multi-sprint projects end-to-end and driving measurable improvements to code quality and engineering practices\nWithin 12 months, you have mentored IC1 and IC2 engineers with visible growth in their capabilities, and you have led at least one significant initiative that improved team velocity, reliability, or developer experience\nYou consistently identify and address technical debt and risks before they become blockers, and you proactively propose solutions\nYou are recognized across the team as someone who builds consensus, facilitates productive discussions, and connects technical decisions to product and business outcomes\nYou leverage AI-assisted and AI-driven tools not just for your own productivity, but to elevate the team's engineering practices and adoption of modern workflows\nWhat Sets This Role Apart\nconfined to one. We invest in senior engineers who master fundamentals and leverage AI-assisted tooling to work effectively on any stack\nAI-first engineering culture: as an IC3, you will shape how your team adopts AI-driven development practices within Keyloop's AI-Driven Development Program, influencing the next generation of engineering workflows\nTrue technical ownership: you will own the architecture, delivery, and operational health of critical systems, with the autonomy to drive meaningful change\nA clear, transparent career framework with defined competency expectations and pathways to Staff Engineer (IC4), Engineering Lead (M1), or other tracks that match your ambitions\nReal platform impact: you will work on the Fusion Automotive Retail Platform, designing solutions that connect every phase of the vehicle lifecycle at scale\nInvestment in your leadership growth through continuous coaching, a Personal Development Plan (PDP), and the AI Champions enablement program\nOur Guiding Principles\nWe are Bold: We challenge the status quo, explore new technologies, and champion high standards for quality.\nWe are Authentic: We engage in open, honest, and respectful dialogue. 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