Lead Software Engineer (Cloud Native | Microservices | AWS)

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Engineering Manager to work at the forefront of our cloud modernization, within our Credit & Verification Services.

You will be part of a high-performance engineering team as a Lead Engineer that delivers the product backlog of Ascend Cloud Foundation Platform. You will work closely with other Software Engineers to both maintain existing systems and build our cloud-native micro services and web applications using the latest technologies and architectural patterns

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be #LI-hybrid based in Hyderabad and reporting to Director Engineering.
• Working as a lead engineer in an agile team to deliver high-quality software solutions within agreed timelines, ensuring alignment with business requirements and agile principles.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and agile principles.
• Take ownership of the overall technical architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and maintainability of the software systems.
• Champion the adoption of best practices in software development, including clean code, maintainability, efficient coding standards, and DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional team members, including product owners, designers, QA, and other stakeholders, to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead technical discussions and processes, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, long-term technical strategy, and business goals.
• Manage technical risks and issues, proactively identifying potential challenges and developing mitigation strategies.
• Provide clear and concise documentation for code, processes, and system architecture to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintainability for yourself and the team.
• Translating business requirements to clean, scalable code ensuring minimal defects for yourself and the team.
• Mentor and guide senior & junior developers, providing technical expertise, code reviews.

Qualifications

• Qualified with a degree in B.Sc. in Computer Science, MCA in Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology in Engineering, or higher
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in software development with at least 3 years of experience leading a team currently
• Proven experience leading and collaborating within cross-functional teams throughout the full software development lifecycle, leveraging Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently
• Focus on setting clear direction, aligning team efforts with organisational goals, and maintaining high levels of motivation and engagement across the team
• Expertise working with geographically distributed teams, fostering inclusive collaboration across diverse cultures and backgrounds to enhance productivity and innovation
• Proven track record of building secure, mission-critical, high-volume transaction web-based software systems in regulated environments (finance and insurance industries)
• Proficient in translating business requirement to clean, scalable code defined as the acceptance criteria with the applicable design patterns and security best practices
• Strong individual contributor and team player, capable of collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams

Required Technical Skills/Knowledge:

• Hands‑on expertise in .NET, Java (Spring/Micronaut/Quarkus), or Go, building high‑quality, scalable, secure APIs within micro services architectures. Preference for technology‑ and language‑agnostic engineers.
• Minimum 2+ years of practical experience with AWS, including strong understanding of server less concepts and cloud‑native services. AWS certifications are preferred.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Proficient in writing unit and integration tests with hands‑on TDD and BDD; experienced in mocking frameworks to ensure test reliability and alignment with acceptance criteria.
• Strong skills in creating and reviewing high‑level and low‑level designs; deep understanding of Clean Architecture, SOLID, OOP, design patterns, and concurrency concepts.
• Committed to writing clean, scalable, secure code; experienced in code reviews, design patterns, security best practices, static code analysis, and vulnerability management.
• Proficient with SQL or NoSQL databases; hands‑on experience with data modelling and (if applicable) Entity Framework for performance and scalability.
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerised application development and orchestration.
• Working experience with Git‑based source control tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and modern deployment pipelines.
• Passionate about mentoring and up skilling engineers; fosters knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Identify, create, maintain, and reuse shared frameworks or components to improve engineering productivity.
• Experience with static code quality analysis tools and vulnerability management.

Useful & Desirable skills:

• Experience working on Greenfieldprojects or contributing to large-scale cloudmodernisation initiatives, including migration from legacy systems to cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience using GenAI tools for software development and testing.
• Experience with Python/Scala, big‑data frameworks (e.g., Spark), or batch processing.
• Knowledge of streaming/messaging systems such as Kafka, EventBridge, Kinesis, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ for event‑driven architectures.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Experience working with Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) and Event‑Driven Architecture (EDA).

Everyone has different experience, and so please don't rule yourself out if you cannot 'tick' all the qualities mentioned above. Talk to us about the experience that you do have.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site and Glassdoor to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits

Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing. In support of this endeavor, we offer best-in-class family well-being benefits, enhanced medical benefits and paid time off.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

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