Job Purpose
The Engineering Lead leads a high-performing development team responsible for AOTs suite of interconnected digital solutions designed for the public and private sectors. This role combines hands-on technical oversight with people management, ensuring that the team is empowered to do their best work building scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications that drive meaningful impact in civic and government services.The Engineering Lead fosters a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability, working closely with cross-functional partners to align technical execution with strategic goals.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers working across a portfolio of digital solutions for the public sector.
- Partner with the Software Product Manager to align technical implementation with user needs, regulatory requirements, and organizational goals.
- Demonstrated ability to dive into complex technical challenges writing code, creating quick proof of concepts, prototypes etc, reviewing pull requests, and shaping software architecture while guiding the team on best practices and high-level design decisions as needed.
- Provide architectural guidance and ensure the maintainability, scalability, and performance of all products in the portfolio.
- Manage technical delivery across multiple projects and product lifecycles.
- Promote secure, accessible, and privacy-compliant development practices across the engineering team.
- Support career development through coaching
- Strong technical background in web application development, cloud architecture, and system integration, with 10+ years of experience in full-stack development.
- Experience with process orchestration using traditional BPMN tools (e.g., Camunda).
- Proficient in one or more backend languages/frameworks such as Python Flask, Java Spring Boot, and frontend frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular.
- Regular feedback, and performance reviews.
- Champion a high-performance, collaborative culture that embraces open communication, continuous learning,
experimentation, and psychological safety empowering each team members growth while maintaining accountability and shared ownership of outcomes.
- Contribute to long-term technical strategy, including modernization and integration of all product offerings.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful deployment, support, and evolution of each product.
- Setting up or guiding the infrastructure/devops/sre Qualifications : :
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work :
- 12+ years of professional software development experience,2+ years architecture design or in a solution architect role.
- Experience delivering digital products for enterprise or public sector Skills & Abilities :
- Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of AI, actively staying informed on emerging advancements in gen AI, LLMs, ML
integration, etc.
- Proven leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and support a team in delivering high-impact software.
- Deep understanding of secure coding practices, accessibility, and compliance frameworks relevant to public sector software.
- Excellent communication skills and experience working in cross-functional environments.
- Skilled in agile development methodologies and iterative Qualifications :
- Background in low-code/no-code platforms or process automation tools.
- Familiarity with government digital standards and procurement environments.
- Experience managing open-source or hybrid-source software projects.
- Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure).
- Exposure to machine learning & LLMs : familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn) and NLP/LLM solutions (OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face models, Conditions :
- Work Arrangement : This is an occassionally hybrid opportunity based out of our Trivandrum Travel Requirements : Occasional travel may be required for team meetings, user research, or On-Call Requirements : Light on-call rotation may be required depending on operational Hours of Work : Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, with overlap with PST required as AOTs Values :
Role
Our values guide how we work, collaborate, and grow as a team. Every role at AOT is expected to embody and promote these values :
- Innovation : We pursue true innovation by solving problems and meeting unarticulated Integrity : We hold ourselves to high ethical standards and never Ownership : We are all responsible for our shared long-term Agility : We stay ready to adapt to change and deliver Collaboration : We believe collaboration and knowledge-sharing fuel innovation and Empowerment : We support our people so they can bring the best of themselves to work every day.
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