The Engineering Lead is a hands-on technical leader and people manager responsible for the BAU cross-functional team in our ecommerce and registration programme delivering a defined set of products and services.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Lead Engineer delivering software at scale.
- Demonstrable success leading and managing teams through full SDLC to production.
- Strong organisational, planning and change management skills across functional groups.
- Advanced problem-solving ability, able to lead and co-ordinate people across teams to diagnose complex issues and identify root cause.
- Experience balancing product delivery with technical investments (accessibility, reliability, debt).
- Skilled in stakeholder management and communicating effectively at multiple levels (engineers → executives).
- Experience in systems analysis, design and a solid understanding of development, quality assurance and integration methodologies.
- Proficient with AI-assisted development tools and able to critically evaluate AI-generated output before committing it
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.
- Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript and React.
- Deep understanding of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, and CSS pre-processors.
- Strong accessibility expertise: WCAG 2.1 AA, semantic HTML, ARIA.
- Able to define and enforce testing strategy: unit, integration, E2E, and accessibility testing.
- Expert-level understanding of modern state management and form libraries.
- Deep understanding of front-end build tooling and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong experience consuming and integrating with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
- Security-minded approach aligned to Secure SDLC practices.
- Knowledge of agile software development methodologies.
- Deep knowledge of front-end performance, instrumentation, logging, monitoring and alerting.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Enhanced Health Insurance Options
- Group Life Insurance
- Group Accident Insurance
- Flexible Working Arrangement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical Screening
- Modern Family Benefits
- Long-Service Awards
- New Baby Gift
- Subsidized Meals in Chennai
- Various Paid Time Off