Job Description

Lead Product Software Engineer (T4)
Position Summary
We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Product Software Engineer who will take ownership of end-to-end technical delivery of full-stack web applications, while remaining hands-on with coding. You will lead by example, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable web applications built on .Java, Angular, and multiple cloud providers.
Broad expectations from this role are as follows:

• Hands on Technical expertise in technologies - Java Spring , Spring Boot, Python (Fast API), Kafka message broker, SQL/No-SQL DBs (Postgres, DocumentDB), Angular, Web App, Web APIs, and Cloud patterns, IaaC
• Hands-on expertise in Azure or AWS cloud provider and knowledge on at least one other cloud provider (Google, IBM)
• Hands-on experience in Terraform, Grafana, Helm charts
• Understanding of AI, Gen AI, Agentic AI and Prompt engineering
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to innovation initiatives like building quick POCs, defining implementation approach etc.
• Work with product management to confirm functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, high availability, scalability, disaster recovery etc.)
• Work with architects to finalize technical architecture and solutions
• Work with stakeholders to define quality measures for the given business requirements.
• Own end-to-end delivery of the product features (complete SDLC)
• Be a part of management team in Pune in supporting local initiatives

Experience:

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development with at least 2+ years as a technical lead with similar roles / responsibilities.
• Extensive knowledge of product development and software development methodologies

Technical Experience:

• Hands on Technical expertise in technologies - Java Spring boot, Python (Fast API), Kafka message broker, SQL/No-SQL DBs (Postgres, DocumentDB), Angular, Web App, Web APIs, and Cloud patterns, IaaC
• Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs for monolithic as well as microservices architecture.
• String experience of Non-SQL DBs (Postgres, DocumentDB etc.), and performance tuning.
• Strong in object-oriented design and development using software development best practices.
• Defining technical approach for the feature and implement it with team members
• Strong knowledge of multi-threading and application clustering, scalability, performance, application security, code analysis and optimization.
• Deep technical knowledge in monolithic and microservices Architecture
• Experience in Scaled Agile Methodologies/Scrum, PI planning, Test Driven Development (TDD) & Unit Testing.
• Deep understanding of SOLID design principles and patterns.
• Deep understanding and experience in Angular, HTML5, CSS, and JSON
• Understand functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, high availability, scalability, disaster recovery, etc.) and experience in design patterns to support those
• Strong experience in understanding how data flows within the application components, how it impacts usability, and user experience.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to innovation initiatives like building PoC.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Git, pipelines, deployments, DORA metrics).
• Azure or AWS services (App Services, Functions, Key Vault, storage, DevOps, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills and experience in stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to lead and mentor a development team effectively.
• Quality and test first development mindset
• Able to coordinate technical standards within a development team.
• Ability to strongly influence peers and technical staff within the team.
• Experience in localization and globalization, security, performance, integration with third party components and applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects and product owners to understand requirements and define technical solutions.
• Lead an Agile team of Java developers, UI developers, Quality engineers to drive the development of our business critical (24/7/365) cloud-based application.
• Take ownership and responsibility of the Scaled Agile team to implement best coding practices, SOLID principles and quality of the deliverables.
• Drive the appropriate use and implementation of technology to deliver high quality solutions that delight our customers.
• Play an important role as a technical leader defining the framework, technology, processes / best practices and culture
• Guide the development and delivery of maintainable and highly scalable multi-tier SaaS applications with web-based clients supporting multiple cloud providers
• Develop and deploy applications to multiple cloud providers (Azure AWS, Google, IBM) using IaC (Terraforms, Helm charts). Familiarity with monitoring, using tools such as Grafana.
• Contribute in necessary Architecture documentation, participate in gate review to include Infrastructure, security and performance.
• Ensure that deliverables are self-certified prior to transitioning to the downstream consumers of the deliverable (QA and customers).
• Ensure best design practices and processes are followed for continuous improvement of product.
• Delivering application features with required code, DB, design, storage related changes within decided timelines.
• Actively troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring production stability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to business needs.
• Understand, estimate and design technical approach for features to be developed.
• Identify any internal tool, utilities and if needed, develop it.
• Taken ownership and delivery of applications from technical requirements till production deployment.
• Generate innovative approaches and solutions to complex issues.
• Evaluate new development tools and drive their implementation within our development teams.
• Mentor less-experienced staff by providing daily guidance and direction.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Manager

Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you--not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Skills Required