Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 7000000 - Rs 10000000 (ie INR 70-100 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

Platform Infrastructure (PI) serves as the foundational layer that empowers engineering teams to focus on solving high-impact challenges without being hindered by infrastructure complexities. As organizations scale, the efficiency, reliability, and innovation of PI directly dictate their ability to deliver quickly and securely across global markets. This role positions infrastructure not just as a support function, but as a strategic enabler of innovation and growth.

Requirements

What You Will Do:

• Lead the architecture and implementation of a scalable, unified observability platform that consolidates fragmented systems across both federal and commercial deployments.
• Design and deploy greenfield observability solutionsincluding distributed request tracing, advanced log analysis, and Prometheus scalingto support a rapidly expanding multi-region infrastructure across the US, EU, Japan, and emerging data centers.
• Drive operational excellence by automating repetitive infrastructure tasks, solving system issues through code, and participating in a follow-the-sun on-call model across global teams.
• Own critical observability infrastructure components that ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime across all product lines.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, and Data Scientists to align infrastructure goals with product needs.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in distributed systems, Python or GoLang, and AWS cloud services.
• Proven success in designing and deploying enterprise-grade observability stacks (metrics, logging, tracing) for complex, multi-region environments.
• Strong technical leadership skills with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving innovation while maintaining operational stability.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize high-throughput, low-latency systems and automate large-scale operational workflows.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical teams and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Nice to Have:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Chronosphere, Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Exposure to or experience within the cybersecurity industry.

Key Skills:

Platform Infrastructure | Observability | Distributed Systems | Backend Engineering | Python | GoLang | AWS | Metrics & Tracing | Log Analysis | Technical Leadership