Lead Software Engineer
Job Description
What You'll Do
- Lead the technical strategy for complex, large-scale systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
- Own end-to-end delivery of critical projects, proactively identifying risks, resolving dependencies, and unblocking the team.
- Design and optimize architectures that align with organizational goals, focusing on scalability, performance, and operational excellence.
- Elevate engineering standards, improving tooling, processes, and team practices to foster a culture of high code quality.
- Collaborate across teams, partnering with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to align technical execution with business objectives.
- Mentor and grow engineers, providing guidance, fostering knowledge sharing, and creating opportunities for development.
Requirements
What We Look For
- 8+ years of software development experience, with deep expertise in Node.js, Python, Go, or JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin).
- Proven experience designing and owning highly available, fault-tolerant backend systems that serve critical business needs.
- Strong architectural mindset, capable of designing and evolving complex systems while balancing trade-offs.
- Hands-on coding and debugging experience, with strong emphasis on high-quality, maintainable code.
- Collaborative leadership style, with experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team.
- Familiarity with event-driven architecture or distributed systems design is a plus.
About us
About AIFIAN
AIFIAN is an AI-powered retail platform that bridges the gap between wanting something and knowing exactly what to buy. Shopping for complex products shouldn't feel like a research project. We're building a buying agent that replaces the stress of guessing with the confidence of a trusted recommendation. It's the precision of a personal shopper with the speed of an algorithm.
We are changing the game from 'Browse & Hope' to 'Describe & Decide.' You provide the context — who it's for, the occasion, your budget — and our AI does the work. It narrows the world down to two curated options and sources the product for you. We don't hand you a catalog and wish you luck. We act as the knowledgeable friend who says 'trust me, this one' — and get it delivered to your door.
Our values
At AIFIAN, we foster a collaborative environment devoid of traditional hierarchies. Titles and tenure are set aside as we let our accomplishments speak for themselves. We operate as a united team with a shared objective, constantly pushing each other to excel. Every team member is regarded as a decision-maker, holding autonomy and trust. We believe in the capability of our partners to shoulder responsibilities and contribute their best efforts.