Lead Software Engineer

About this role

Not quite right? These jobs in Chennai match the same skills — apply to a few to improve your chances.

STAFF SW SYSTEMS ENGINEER 10302-Cloud Networking & Microservices (Java/Golang, AWS/Azure)

Extreme Networks

In OfficeChennai

Apply

SR QA Engineer 10297 – Networking (Wired/Wireless) | Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) | Python

Extreme Networks

In OfficeChennai

Apply

AWS & Tooling Platform Lead

WPP

In OfficeChennai

Apply

Senior Software Engineer

Socure

In OfficeChennai

Apply

Skills you'll use

What you'll do

• The Lead Software Engineer isn't just "the best coder"—they are the architect of the team’s success and the guardian of our technical future.
• Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Work alongside Product Leadership to transform long-term business goals into scalable technical milestones. You don't just build features; you define the technical "North Star."
• Advanced Architecture: Lead the design of distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native systems. You are responsible for making high-level decisions on system boundaries, data consistency, and integration patterns.
• AI Orchestration & Innovation: Drive the adoption of AI-native engineering and an AI-native culture within the team. This includes using AI tools to improve developer productivity and implementing AI features into the platform to make the Appian platform more intelligent and autonomous.
• Architectural Governance: Set and enforce the "gold standard" for system design and code quality. You ensure that the codebase remains modular, maintainable, and free of crippling technical debt.
• Developer Multiplier: Create the "Golden Paths" and internal frameworks that empower other engineering teams to ship faster. You build the tools that make every other engineer more productive.
• High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as the final escalation point for the "un-debuggable." You lead the resolution of critical production outages and architect long-term fixes for deep-seated performance bottlenecks.
• Mentorship & Influence: Cultivate a culture of excellence. You mentor Senior Engineers into future Leads and foster a high-growth environment through rigorous design reviews and technical coaching.
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Who can apply

• Educational background from a highly selective, premier engineering institution with a focus on Computer Science fundamentals is preferred
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, object-oriented as well as functional programming.
• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from conception to global production deployment.
• Deep expertise in Java & modern web technologies , with a mastery of data structures, algorithms, and complex design patterns.
• Extensive experience building and scaling distributed systems in AWS cloud-native environments and modernization of applications/platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture.
• Experience managing "large-scale" codebases where performance optimization and bottleneck identification are critical.

Perks & benefits

About Appian Corporation

Searching for “Appian Corporation jobs” or “jobs at Appian Corporation”? You’re in the right place.