Team Lead, Software Engineering (Fullstack)

Job Description

Role Overview:At AHEAD, as a Software Engineering Lead, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for defining system architecture, engineering standards, and delivery excellence across full stack platforms. You will lead complex initiatives spanning React/Next.js frontends, Python/FastAPI services, and cloud-native infrastructure in Azure or AWS. In close partnership with Product, AI, Platform, and Data teams, you will drive API-first, automation-driven, and AI-enabled solutions while mentoring engineers and ensuring operational maturity across the full software lifecycle.Key Responsibilities:- Own and evolve end-to-end architecture for critical digital and business applications, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.- Define and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers.- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of backend services using Python, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy/SQLModel.- Guide the development of high-quality, accessible, and performant user interfaces using TypeScript and React/Next.js.- Oversee CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and deployment strategies using Helm and Kubernetes; partner on infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.- Architect and operate production-grade workloads in Azure or AWS, including networking, gateways, observability, and security controls.- Lead secure REST API design, versioning, authentication, authorization, and rate-limiting strategies.- Guide data modeling and performance optimization for PostgreSQL and Snowflake.- Partner with AI and Data teams on RAG pipelines, vectorization workflows, and intelligent service integration.- Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and career development.- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance feedback while fostering a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.- Champion testing strategies (unit, integration, contract), secure coding practices, and production readiness (documentation, runbooks, on-call).Qualifications Required:- BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.- 10 years of professional experience in full stack and cloud-native software engineering.- 2 years in technical leadership, staff, or lead engineer role guiding architecture and team delivery.Additional Company Details:At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. Through internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between. AHEAD offers comprehensive health insurance coverage, paid time off, flexible work arrangements, learning and development opportunities, employee wellness programs, retirement benefits, and more, in line with India regulations. Role Overview:At AHEAD, as a Software Engineering Lead, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for defining system architecture, engineering standards, and delivery excellence across full stack platforms. You will lead complex initiatives spanning React/Next.js frontends, Python/FastAPI services, and cloud-native infrastructure in Azure or AWS. In close partnership with Product, AI, Platform, and Data teams, you will drive API-first, automation-driven, and AI-enabled solutions while mentoring engineers and ensuring operational maturity across the full software lifecycle.Key Responsibilities:- Own and evolve end-to-end architecture for critical digital and business applications, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.- Define and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers.- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of backend services using Python, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy/SQLModel.- Guide the development of high-quality, accessible, and performant user interfaces using TypeScript and React/Next.js.- Oversee CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and deployment strategies using Helm and Kubernetes; partner on infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.- Architect and operate production-grade workloads in Azure or AWS, including networking, gateways, observability, and security controls.- Lead secure REST API design, versioning, authentication, authorization, and rate-limiting strategies.- Guide data modeling and performance optimization for PostgreSQL and Snowflake.- Partner with AI and Data teams on RAG pipelines, vectorization workflows, and intelligent service integration.- Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and career development.- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance feedback while fostering a culture of quality, ownership, and continu

Keyskills :
PythonSQLAlchemyJavaScriptKubernetesHelmAzureAWSPostgreSQLSnowflakeFastAPITypeScriptReactNextjsCICDGitHub ActionsTerraformRESTful