Lead Software Engineer, Backend
Job Description
About Walr
Walr is a data creation company that supports insight professionals globally. It specializes in reaching diverse audience segments, leveraging proprietary technology, and offering bespoke services. With a comprehensive suite of tools, backed by a team of seasoned industry professionals, Walr's services include efficient data collection methods, intuitive data visualization and reporting techniques, and supportive and transparent advice.Walr exists to unify the complex and fragmented research process by introducing more efficient, rapid, and straightforward methods.
As a rapidly growing company and acclaimed recipient of the Best Workplace in Tech and Best Workplace in Wellbeing titles, we're not just offering a job we're inviting you to shape our journey. Empowerment and growth define us. Join us in reshaping the future of business.
Location - Delhi
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer, Backend to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping our backend systems and team culture. In this role, you will lead by example, providing technical direction, mentorship, and strategic vision to a talented group of developers.Your primary focus will be on delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality backend solutions using technologies like C#, .NET, Cosmos DB, and Azure. As a cross-functional leader, you'll collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with user and business needs.
You'll champion best practices in software development, DevSecOps, and agile methodologies, all while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges, driving team success, and building impactful backend systems, this role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership- Lead a high-performance team, setting clear technical direction and priorities
- Guide the design and implementation of backend systems using C#, .NET, CosmosDB, and Azure
- Actively participate in coding and debugging, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions
- Oversee the operational health of backend systems, proactively addressing performance, scalability, and security challenges
- Champion DevSecOps best practices, ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines, automation, and observability are embedded in the development process
- Manage, mentor, and develop team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
- Conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews to support career development
- Identify and implement strategies to improve team productivity and developer experience
- Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and effective communication
- Work closely with Product Managers and Designers to deliver solutions aligned with user and business needs
- Lead agile ceremonies, facilitating team discussions and ensuring progress toward team goals
- Drive the adoption of best practices in software development and team operations
- 6+ years of experience in backend software development, including leadership responsibilities
- Expert-level skills in C# and .NET, with a solid foundation in cloud-based development (Azure preferred)
- Strong experience with API design, microservices, and serverless architecture
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead engineers, driving both technical excellence and team growth
- Proven track record of solving complex technical challenges in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases (CosmosDB preferred).
- Microsoft certifications in Azure Development or Architecture.
- Experience defining and embedding coding standards and best practices.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical details for diverse audiences
Additional Information
At Walr, we understand the importance of tailoring benefits to meet the unique needs of our diverse workforce spread across the globe. With a commitment to offering region-specific benefits while fostering a shared sense of community, we're excited to present some of the key benefits that unite us as a global team.
- 30 Days Annual Leave
- Family Friendly Policies
- Star of The Quarter Award
- Health & Wellbeing Benefits
- Work from Anywhere for up to 8 weeks a year.
- Full Tech Set-Up
- Quarterly Lunch & Learns
- Comprehensive Performance Management
- We Delight through Dedication: We go above and beyond for our clients, committed to delivering best-in-class service, understanding that every client we have is core to our success. We are the first to respond, the problem solver, the true partner and we stop at nothing until we have found a way to delight our clients.
- We Lead with Trust: We approach our work with a data driven mindset, balanced by an acknowledgement that we are all human, first. Driven by three of our other values; Delight through dedication, Revel in Innovation, and Empowered to act like an Owner - we place trust in the entire team to find new and better way to deliver excellent client experiences at Walr.
- We Revel in Innovation: We aren't afraid to take informed risks, learn from mistakes and act with purpose to build the future. The creation of value defines our approach to innovation and runs through the core of the entire business. Continually challenging the norm, we are change agents who deliver innovative, new solutions for our clients in both technology and delivery, setting a benchmark for what great service looks like in our industry.
- We Celebrate as A Team: Walr is a globally distributed team that equally emphasizes individual accountability and collective success. We each understand what success at Walr looks like, and how it's measures, taken the time to celebrate actions and behaviors across the business that drive us towards this goal. We invest in growth through shared problem solving, learning and development and a consistent drive to improve how we work collectively. Prioritizing inclusivity and leaving egos behind, we see that the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
- We Are Empowered to Act Like Owners: Regardless of background, tenure or title, all employees are empowered to be ambitious, act courageously and be accountable for their actions, in pursuit of the future of Walr. Embracing the discomfort of change, owners continually focus on driving the key metrics for success, appreciating the value each client brings to the table and stopping at nothing to ensure we deliver exceptional experiences.