Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
QualysPune, Maharashtra, India
Posted November 21, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
Job Description
Lead Software Engineer (Backend) position at Qualys, a leading provider of information security and compliance cloud solutions, to lead the development of backend systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in backend development with expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Kafka, and RDBMS (Oracle preferred).
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, particularly Agile.
- Proficiency in design patterns and SOLID principles.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Proven ability to take ownership of projects and drive them to successful completion.
- Experience working with cloud technologies and services will be added advantage.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex technical challenges.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment