Engineering Team Lead

Job Description

Position Overview

We are looking for a Technical Lead to drive a scrum team for all the necessary deliverables and be the technical face of the team for major decisions. This position will be based in our Pune office.

A Day in the Life

As a Technical Lead, the associate will be responsible for driving a scrum team to deliver project deliverables and orchestrating complex application development across the full lifecycle of development - from concept to post-production support and maintenance of server / OS / web applications and services. The associate will oversee the development of application code, contribute to and manage version-controlled source code repositories, and manage assigned tasks to create measurable value and deliver software to market using industry-recognized agile methodologies and best practices. The associate will advocate the standards and guidelines set by the architects and leadership teams and must demonstrate quality, brevity, and timeliness in all deliverables.

In this role, the you will:

Manage a scrum team to deliver project deliverables on time and be the main technical face of the team for any decision.

Successfully run Agile ceremonies and work closely with Product Owners on keeping the roadmap and the team’s current capacity in balance.

Help to educate and mentor other engineers, and participate in on-call duties for production issues as required.

Develop application code according to requirements and assigned tasks.

Contribute to lifecycle Flow and value streams by following and prescribing methodologies and best practices.

Solve the most difficult software development challenges.

Maintain a balance of business and technical acumen in decision making.

Contribute to source-code management and work item tracking best practices.

Contribute to the estimation process during planning exercises.

Provide consultation to the development management team.

Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design reviews, writing user stories, reviewing code submitted by other engineers, and automated testing.

We Are Looking for Someone Who Brings

8+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 4 years building and supporting Ruby on Rails based applications.

Has 2-4 years of experience in managing a scrum team

Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) design and principles.

Extensive experience developing applications using Ruby on Rails.

2+ years of experience in Vue.js.

Strong knowledge of the ORM layer.

TDD experience - writing good unit tests and integration tests, preferably using RSpec.

Expertise with MVC and MVVM frameworks / architecture such as Rails.

A self-starter who can work independently within a globally distributed team.

Experience developing RESTful APIs.

Experience with caching and queuing mechanisms such as RabbitMQ, Sidekiq, and Kafka.

Expertise working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript / jQuery.

Developing highly optimized database applications / queries based on SQL.

Experience working in one or more RDBMS such as MySQL or Oracle.

Agile development experience using a scrum tool such as Jira.

Experience with Git and version control software such as GitHub or Bitbucket.

Authentication and authorization using SAML and/or OAuth 2.0.

Understanding of emerging AI technologies and toolsets in support of engineering best practices, such as GitHub Copilot Chat, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Good-to-have skills

Experience deploying to and managing the cloud; experience with AWS is a huge plus.

Experience developing microservices.

Knowledge of GraphQL; understanding of webpack and Node.js.

Experience with performance testing and APMs at the enterprise level.

Experience developing payment systems; knowledge of PCI requirements.

Knowledge of React / React Native.

About Us

Momentive Software amplifies the impact of over 20,000 purpose-driven organizations in over 30 countries, with over $11 billion raised and 55 million members served to date. Mission-driven nonprofits and associations rely on Momentive’s cloud-based software and services to address their most pressing challenges – from engaging their communities to simplifying operations and growing revenue. Designed to help organizations connect more, manage more, and ultimately expect more, Momentive's solutions are built with reliability at the core and strategically focus on fundraising, learning, events, careers, volunteering, accounting, and association management. Momentive partners with organizations that believe "good enough" is never enough – so they can bring on better outcomes for everyone they serve. Learn more at momentivesoftware.com .

Why Work Here?

At Momentive Software, we’re a team of passionate problem-solvers, innovators, and volunteers who believe in using technology to make a real difference. We dream big, support each other, and take pride in creating solutions that help our customers drive meaningful change. If you’re looking for a place where your work matters and your ideas are valued, you’ll find it here.

Planned Paid Time Off - Earned Leave and Casual Leave in Each Calendar Year

Company Holidays as Per Policy

Employer-Paid Parental Leave

Purpose-Driven Culture

Work-Life Balance

Passionate About Community Involvement

Group Mediclaim Policy

Group Accident Policy

Group Term Life Policy

Gratuity as Per Payment of Gratuity Act

Momentive Software actively embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a meaningful way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, which is why we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

All persons hired will be required to verify identity, minimum age of 18, eligibility to work in India (without sponsorship), and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.