Staff Engineer

<p>This new team will architect the platform foundation and infrastructure that enables a "build once, run anywhere" model, ensuring our AI-powered modernisation suite operates seamlessly regardless of a client's security or network constraints. We are looking for engineers to join this high-visibility initiative, where you will solve unique distributed systems puzzles and help shape the future of how global enterprises leverage GenAI.</p> <p>We are looking for an experienced software engineer who thrives on solving infrastructure constraints and building enterprise facing platforms. </p> <p>The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can architect complex distributed systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to deliver a platform that minimizes deployment friction and meets customers’ compliance requirements.</p> <p>We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.</p> <h3>The ideal candidate for this role will have</h3> <ul> <li>8+ years of software development and operations experience, with a focus on building platforms and distributable software infrastructure.</li> <li>2+ years of experience leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of engineers to achieve high-impact results.</li> <li>Deep experience designing distributable applications that run in air-gapped or highly restricted network environments.</li> <li>Strong proficiency in containerization and orchestration, with the ability to design systems where the host executes containerized applications under strict security monitoring.</li> <li>Experience building Service Host architectures that provide shared routing, proxy layers, and API gateways for multiple underlying services.</li> <li>Experience managing persistent storage solutions (blob/file storage) within distributed systems.</li> <li>Understanding of security-first design, specifically regarding the execution of untrusted code, fine-grain access control, and rigorous input validation.</li> <li>Experience designing auto-update mechanisms for software that cannot directly access the public internet.</li> <li>Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning.</li> </ul> <h3>Position Expectations</h3> <ul> <li>Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.</li> <li>Drive the distributed infrastructure for the Application Modernisation Platform, ensuring it supports a self-service SaaS product model while operating within client-controlled environments.</li> <li>Lead the design and implementation of a sophisticated orchestration layer that manages authentication, telemetry, and the lifecycle of modernization tools.</li> <li>Architect a client-side application that manages developer workflows and communicates securely with hosted services.</li> <li>Solve complex "Day 2" operations challenges, such as designing interfaces to solve DevOps challenges to manage users, secrets, and updates.</li> <li>Collaborate with security and product teams to ensure the platform can execute code generation and LLM-based tasks securely, protecting both client data and MongoDB IP.</li> <li>Act as a hands-on leader, guiding the team through technical challenges related to container security, local vs. hosted logic distribution, and cross-service data sharing.</li> </ul> <h3>Success Measures</h3> <p>Within the first three months, you will have:</p> <ul> <li>Fully ramped up on our architecture, business domain, and the specific constraints of deploying software to large enterprise client environments.</li> <li>Established yourself as the technical leader within the team, actively driving technical decisions.</li> <li>Begun mentoring team members and collaborating with product counterparts to define the integrations between the platform and the tools it hosts.</li> </ul> <p>Within six months, you will have:</p> <ul> <li>Successfully led the team to deliver a pro ... (truncated, view full listing at source)