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Lead Software Engineer

Job · Full-timeIn OfficeHyderabadEntry level / 0-2 years1 opening

About this role

New Relic is hiring for Lead Software Engineer in Hyderabad. This opening was published by New Relic on their official greenhouse careers board on 22 June 2026 and was verified as still open on 17 September 2026. About the role We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping…

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Skills you'll use

PythonKubernetesLinuxGoProblem SolvingRecruitmentAgileLLM

What you'll do

  • Lead and Grow: Manage, coach, and mentor a committed group of Go and Python engineers, fostering an inclusive culture where they can grow their professional abilities and share code ownership.
  • Support K8s agent for multiple versions of K8s, Openshift, Rancher, Windows, OKE
  • Drive Technical Strategy: Guide architectural decision-making around Kubernetes integrations, OpenTelemetry (OTel) semantic conventions.
  • Deliver E2E Value: Ensure the successful planning and execution of software projects, from the low-level instrumentation agents and Helm charts to the backend services and frontend UI components.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other engineering teams to align on product goals and deliver high-quality software at a regular cadence.
  • Champion Operational Excellence: Implement DevOps methodologies where the team builds, maintains, and supports its own software, including managing second-layer support rotations and incident response.
  • Open Source Advocacy: Encourage and support team contributions to the Open Source community to solve sophisticated problems and build New Relic's engineering reputation.
  • This Role Requires
  • Engineering Experience: 8+ years of overall software engineering experience, with a strong background in large-scale distributed systems and high-cardinality data processing.
  • Leadership Track Record: 2+ years of experience directly managing and scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Who can apply

  • K8s Tooling: Experience developing Helm charts, Kubernetes Operators, or working with different Unix OSes and Windows nodes.
  • OSS Contributions: Upstream contributions to relevant Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) or open-source infrastructure projects.

About New Relic

About New Relic • New Relic is an AI-powered observability platform that correlates your telemetry across your entire stack, so you can isolate the root cause and reduce MTTR. • Intelligent Observability resolves issues at scale—before they impact your bottom line. • Business-aligned. Connect…
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