Role Overview
The Lead Engineer will lead the complete technology build and delivery of the BLive Mobility platform, a global SaaS solution integrating EV fleet management, charging infrastructure, driver operations, and carbon management.
This role demands a hands-on engineering leader who can architect, code when needed, and manage a cross-functional team across frontend, backend, DevOps, and QA. The AVP will define the technical roadmap, drive system design, ensure performance and security, oversee database migration, and lead the transition from a monolithic to a microservices-based architecture to scale the platform across India and globally.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technology Leadership & Platform Ownership
- Own the end-to-end engineering strategy, roadmap, and execution for the BLive Mobility platform.
- Architect and build a scalable, modular, multi-tenant SaaS platform integrating Fleet, Charging, Driver, and Carbon modules.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management to translate feature roadmaps into sprint-ready engineering plans.
- Drive continuous delivery, code quality, and release discipline for platform reliability and uptime.
- Manage system scalability, availability, and cost optimization on AWS Cloud.
2. Hands-On Development & Architecture
- Lead by example contribute to coding, architecture design, and code reviews where required.
- Deep expertise in Node.js/NestJS, microservices, and AWS Cloud Architecture.
- Provide technical direction for Flutter and React-based frontend development.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible).
- Design and maintain event-driven systems using Kafka, SQS, SNS with strong observability using ELK, Prometheus, Grafana.
- Oversee database migration projects, ensuring seamless transition from monolith to microservices.
- Manage integrations with ERP systems, OEM telematics, CIAM, and external APIs.
- Partner with DevOps for secure, automated, and observable infrastructure (CI/CD, IaC).
3. Engineering Execution & Team Leadership
- Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team (Frontend, Backend, DevOps, QA).
- Create a culture of ownership, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Conduct regular technical and database schema reviews.
- Collaborate with Product and Business teams for effective sprint planning and delivery.
- Oversee vendor and partner integrations for accelerated project timelines.
4. AI, Data, and Innovation
- Drive adoption of AI/ML for predictive analytics, route optimization, and carbon insights.
- Work with data teams to establish real-time, event-driven data pipelines.
- Explore emerging technologies to enhance platform intelligence and operational efficiency.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software development, architecture, and engineering leadership.
- Proven track record in building or scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
- Deep expertise in Node.js/NestJS, microservices, and AWS Cloud Architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), containerization, and IaC (Terraform/Ansible).
- Strong understanding of event-driven systems (Kafka, SQS, SNS) and cloud observability (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Proficiency in Flutter and React for modern frontend architecture.
- Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases (Postgres, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
- Proven experience in database migration and monolith-to-microservices transformation.
- Exposure to security, compliance, and performance tuning at scale.
- Ability to make build-vs-buy decisions, manage vendors, and balance short-term delivery with long-term scalability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Prior experience in EV mobility, fleet tech, logistics, or IoT platforms.
- Familiarity with AI/ML integrations, telematics data, or carbon analytics.
Soft Skills
- Strategic thinker with a builder's mindset.
- Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Analytical, solution-oriented, and detail-focused.
- Passionate about mentoring and growing technical talent.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with focus on execution speed and product excellence.