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