# Lead Software Engineer

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security. Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security. This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day. Job Purpose: Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across teams, solving complex problems with innovative solutions. Ensure adoption of Agile and DevOps practices while embedding security, scalability, and performance. Hands-on proficiency in Angular (10+), Java, Spring Boot, and modern f

- **Id**: 1038734
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/smiths-group-lead-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-18T10:06:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T10:10:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 50
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9160
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mechanical Components & Fasteners, Passive Components & Connectors, Homeland Security

## Company

- **Id**: 5486
- **Name**: Smiths Group
- **Domain**: smiths.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/smiths-group-plc>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 100
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.96
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 24000
- **Max usd**: 61000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 74

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Angular** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Go** — Optional: no
- **gRPC** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Jest** — Optional: no
- **JUnit** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OWASP** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Pytest** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Redis** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Spring Boot** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **Testify** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **Web Components** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 50

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-18T17:43:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 20
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.547
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 49
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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