Lead Software Engineer

The company:

Our main product is a payroll and timekeeping app for hourly workforces, sold by subscription and supported from Chicago. The product is a mobile app plus a React web dashboard, with a Python and PostgreSQL backend on AWS. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

Role overview:

The Lead Software Engineer will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. Employment is through our payroll partner in India. Salary is paid monthly in Indian rupees. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

What you'll do:

• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Contribute to postmortems and follow through on the action items.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.
• Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic.
• Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents.
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates.

Minimum qualifications:

• Familiarity with Git, pull request workflows and CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.
• Some exposure to AWS, GCP or Azure.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.

What you get:

Compensation: ₹20,00,000 - ₹23,50,000 per annum

• Performance bonus.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Home office setup budget.
• Company laptop.
• Annual team retreat.
• Paid parental leave.

Please include your notice period and salary expectations.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Ashgrove Software LLC.