Lead Engineer

NOTE: Candidates are requested to Work from Office 5 days a week – Onsite, they will be visiting the client location. Candidate should have hands on experience in API solutions, including REST and microservices. The Role As a Lead Engineer, you will act as a senior technical contributor responsible for shaping technical direction, solving complex engineering challenges and guiding a team of engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

You will bridge hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring best practices, effective collaboration and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle. Key responsibilities: • Lead a feature team in delivering high-quality product features. • Apply and promote software engineering best practices within the API engineering team. • Develop solutions that align with the organisation’s overall technical strategy. • Collaborate within Agile frameworks to optimise team processes and enable rapid, iterative delivery. Essential skills/knowledge/experience: • Strong knowledge and experience in modern software engineering practices and processes. • Deep experience in designing, developing and managing API solutions, including REST and microservices. • Exposure to API Management Platforms (e.g., ApigeeX, API Connect or similar). • Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and practices for building secure solutions. • Experience working with at least one major cloud provider: GCP, Azure or AWS. • Strong communication and collaboration skills. • Demonstrated engineering leadership and stakeholder management capability.