Tekion
About this role
Tekion's Lead Software Engineer role in Chennai is a technical leadership seat that stays hands on, and it is worth being precise about that because the title reads ambiguously. The posting describes leading end to end technical execution for major projects from design through deployment and monitoring, developing and enforcing engineering standards and architectural guidelines across teams, mentoring engineers at various levels, and leading root cause analysis on production issues. Under required supervision it says the role functions independently and provides technical leadership to multiple engineers, and is accountable for design decisions and engineering quality. There is no hiring, no direct reports and no performance management anywhere in it, so it is an individual contributor role with scope rather than a management one. 6 to 9 years.
Who this is for
Required by the posting: 6 to 9 years of experience in software engineering. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Proven experience leading development of distributed systems, cloud native applications or large scale platforms. Deep proficiency in programming languages, development frameworks and cloud infrastructure, with AWS, GCP and Kubernetes named. Strong problem solving, architecture design and technical mentoring skills. Excellent communication, collaboration and leadership capabilities.
The real day to day: leading end to end technical execution for major projects from design through deployment and monitoring; developing and enforcing engineering standards, coding practices and architectural guidelines across teams; working with product, UX and architecture teams to define scalable technical solutions; mentoring engineers at various levels and supporting development through code reviews and knowledge sharing; investigating production issues and leading root cause analysis and long term fixes; and championing innovation, system improvements and performance optimisation.
Scope, as the posting defines it in its own structured sections: job complexity is leading projects with cross functional dependencies and significant technical complexity, guiding technical strategy and driving execution. Required supervision is that the role functions independently and provides technical leadership to multiple engineers, accountable for design decisions and engineering quality. Expertise is described as strong technical depth in system architecture, application development and software design.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Why this is on an individual contributor board: we reject people management roles. This one contains no hiring responsibility, no direct reports, no performance management and no headcount language. What it does contain is technical leadership over multiple engineers, standards ownership and mentoring, which is what a staff or lead IC does. If you specifically want line management, this is not that job, and Tekion posts separate Manager, Engineering requisitions for that.
Benefits named on Tekion's postings: competitive compensation, generous stock options, and medical insurance coverage.
The real day to day: leading end to end technical execution for major projects from design through deployment and monitoring; developing and enforcing engineering standards, coding practices and architectural guidelines across teams; working with product, UX and architecture teams to define scalable technical solutions; mentoring engineers at various levels and supporting development through code reviews and knowledge sharing; investigating production issues and leading root cause analysis and long term fixes; and championing innovation, system improvements and performance optimisation.
Scope, as the posting defines it in its own structured sections: job complexity is leading projects with cross functional dependencies and significant technical complexity, guiding technical strategy and driving execution. Required supervision is that the role functions independently and provides technical leadership to multiple engineers, accountable for design decisions and engineering quality. Expertise is described as strong technical depth in system architecture, application development and software design.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Why this is on an individual contributor board: we reject people management roles. This one contains no hiring responsibility, no direct reports, no performance management and no headcount language. What it does contain is technical leadership over multiple engineers, standards ownership and mentoring, which is what a staff or lead IC does. If you specifically want line management, this is not that job, and Tekion posts separate Manager, Engineering requisitions for that.
Benefits named on Tekion's postings: competitive compensation, generous stock options, and medical insurance coverage.
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