Software Technical, Senior Engineer

ADREE is seeking a Software Technical, Senior Engineer with a strong software development background to provide technical leadership, drive engineering best practices, and support the delivery of scalable, reliable, and high-quality software solutions. The role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, mentoring, architecture, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of software development initiatives and ensure alignment with business and technical requirements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and effective technical solutions.
• Design and contribute to system architecture, including microservices, distributed systems, and APIs.
• Make technical decisions related to application design, development, performance, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, production-ready software while remaining hands-on with coding.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards, coding best practices, and quality guidelines.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define technical solutions and delivery approaches.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and support their technical and professional growth.
• Provide technical guidance to the engineering team and support effective problem-solving and decision-making.
• Support technical roadmap planning, estimation, prioritization, and delivery planning.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Identify and address system performance, scalability, reliability, and security concerns.
• Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and on-call rotations when required.
• Promote Agile/Scrum practices and contribute to continuous improvement within the engineering team.
• Support conflict resolution and facilitate effective technical discussions within the team.
• Balance hands-on development responsibilities with team leadership and technical coordination.

Requirements

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 2–3 years in a technical leadership, senior engineer, or team lead capacity.
• Proven track record of delivering production systems at scale.
• Experience mentoring or managing a team of engineers (typically 3–8 people).

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in at least one primary language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#).
• Deep understanding of system design and architecture (microservices, distributed systems, APIs).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid grasp of databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching, and data modeling.
• CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and performance optimization.
• Experience with version control workflows (Git) and code review processes.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience conducting code reviews and enforcing engineering best practices.
• Strong communication skills — able to work with product managers, designers, and stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor junior/mid-level engineers and support their growth.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Conflict resolution and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership responsibilities.

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience with technical roadmap planning and estimation.
• History of driving architectural decisions and technical strategy.
• Experience with incident management and on-call rotations.
• Contributions to open source or technical writing/blogging (nice to have).

Job Location: HQ