Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

About Pocket FM

It’s an amazing time to join Pocket FM as we continue shaping the future of entertainment globally with audio series. Our mission is to give wings and wisdom to stories, transforming them into a strong entertainment package. Pocket FM has grown to 130+ million listeners community, spending an average of over 115 minutes every day, while the total streaming on the app counts to over 6.5 billion minutes monthly.

About the role:

Lead Software Engineer is responsible for managing the specifications, design, and development of

large-scale, Internet-based applications. In this role, you will work as a leading member of the Product Development team to manage the delivery of scalable,





high performance solutions for

transaction-intensive web applications and Services.

What You Will Be Doing:

● Manage Specification, design, development, code reviews design review, and debugging of scalable

and high-performance service-based web applications

● Provide leadership and guidance to coach, motivate, and lead team members to their

optimum performance levels

● Manage and/or mentor junior and senior team members of the development team Spearhead

evaluation and research of the latest technologies and actively participate in architectural

decisions

● Coordinate application development projects and production issues with Product Management,

Quality Engineering, and Application Support teams

● Review work of the development team to ensure coding standards and best practices are

being followed. Also, ensures applications meet performance and security requirements. Help

continuously improve the software development life cycle processes used







● Give performance evaluations and reviews to supervised employees

● Provide technical guidelines for design and development when needed

● Performance evaluations and reviews with supervised employees

● Make decisions that help to evolve the existing software system applications and architecture in

various areas as needed.

What You Will Need for this Position:

● B. Tech/B.E. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

● 6+ years of relevant software development and/or project management experience, in a professional environment

Skill Set: Python(Django, FastAPI),Golang. Databases: Kafka, Redis, SQL, and NoSQL databases.

● At least 2-3 years of mentorship experience.

● Prior hands-on experience working through the design, development,





and release cycle

delivering software to market

● Experience understanding business strategy and how it aligns with technology

● Strong understanding of the software development cycle

● Strong leadership, project management skills, time management, and problem-solving skills.

● Experience solving complex and large-scale software problems maintaining the skills

necessary to manage and advocate products and projects

● Willingness to dive into software environments and technical issues as part of

● Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done

● Self-motivation and the ability to work under minimal supervision are a must







● Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels in the organization ·

● Must be articulative, organized, detail-oriented, and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic,

fast-changing entrepreneurial environment.

Location – Bangalore(Hybrid)