Lead Software Engineer - Full stack

Hello Visionary!

We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world. We're looking for people who are always searching for creative ways to grow and learn. People who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you Then it seems like you'd make a great addition to our vibrant team. Siemens founded the new business unit Siemens Foundational Technologies (formerly known as Siemens IoT Services) on April 1, 2019 with its headquarter in Munich, Germany. It has been crafted to unlock the digital future of its clients by offering end-to-end support on their outstanding digitalization journey. Siemens Foundational Technologies is a strategic advisor and a trusted implementation partner in digital transformation and industrial IoT with a global network of more than 8000 employees in 10 countries and 21 offices. Highly skilled and experienced specialists offer services which range from consulting to craft & prototyping to solution & implementation and operation everything out of one hand.

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer

You'll make a difference by:

Overall expectations:

Leading the end-to-end technical architecture for high-throughput data ingestion (Go), stream processing (Apache Flink), time-series storage (TimescaleDB), data reports (PostgreSQL) and real-time visualization (React + D3.js)

Driving architectural decisions, technology choices, and establishing engineering best practices for microservices development

Leading and mentoring a multidisciplinary team of backend engineers, stream processing specialists, frontend developers, and DevOps engineers

Ensuring system meets stringent performance requirements: <1 second latency, 10,000+ msg/sec throughput, 99.9% availability

Mandatory Skills:

Led a fullstack development team with high-performance backend services, socket programming, and concurrent systems

Expert level proficiency in at least one of GoLang, Java, NodeJS

Strong hands-on experience with at least one of the frontend technologies like Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript and data visualization libraries (like D3.js)

Advanced SQL and database design with expertise in PostgreSQL and if possible, time-series databases (TimescaleDB/InfluxDB)

Know-how of Apache Kafka including topic design, partitioning strategies, consumer groups, and fault tolerance

Experience with microservices architecture, event-driven architectures, and API design (RESTful, WebSockets)

Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including consistency, availability, partition tolerance

Experience with CI/CD pipelines (any of Jenkins, GitLab CI), automated testing, and DevOps practices

Hands-on experience with Linux system administration, networking, and on-premise infrastructure deployment

Nice to Have Skills:

Hands-on experience with stream processing frameworks (Apache Flink, Kafka Streams) for real-time data pipelines

Production experience with Kubernetes including deployment patterns, service mesh, monitoring, and troubleshooting

Experience in safety-critical systems (railway, aerospace, medical devices) with knowledge of safety standards

Understanding of railway operations, signaling systems, interlocking logic, or train control systems

Familiarity with real-time monitoring systems

Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) for production monitoring

Understanding of security best practices including authentication (OAuth2, JWT), encryption, and threat modeling

Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and technical leadership in multi-phase projects

Desired Skills:

10+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership

5+ years leading distributed system architecture and microservices development

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with data-driven approach to technical tradeoffs

Proven ability to lead technical teams through complex projects with aggressive timelines

Mentorship mindset with passion for developing engineering talent and building high-performing teams

Desired Skills:

• 10+ years of experience is required.
• Great Communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  

Join us and be yourself!

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us.

Make your mark in our exciting world at Siemens.

This role is based in Pune and is an Individual contributor role. You might be required to visit other locations within India and outside. In return, you'll get the chance to work with teams impacting - and the shape of things to come. We're Siemens. A collection of over 379,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Bring your curiosity and imagination and help us shape tomorrow.

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