Lead Software Engineer

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Syndigo

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hybrid

Posted April 6, 2026

Job Description

Syndigo powers the continual flow of data and content throughout the entire commerce ecosystem— accelerating delivery of accurate and compelling information that increases sales on every shelf. We are the recognized leader in software and services for the management of master data, product information, digital assets, and content syndication and analytics across industries including grocery, foodservice, hardlines, home improvement, oil & gas, pet, health and beauty, automotive, apparel, and healthcare products.

Syndigo serves the industry’s largest two-sided network, connecting more than 50,000 global users across 12,000+ global brands with more than 1,750 global retailers.

Basically, we're the people that deliver the rich, accurate product content that helps consumers shop online with confidence, and helps brands and retailers operate efficient product supply chains. We cannot do all of this without our amazing employees who make the magic happen here at Syndigo. As we continue to grow, we’re always looking to identify talented individuals to join our team.

**This is a hybrid role, requiring 2 days per week in our Bangalore office**

Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, the Lead Engineer will guide the design and implementation of the software solutions under the User Generated Content (UGC) business division. Our teams work across the front-end (React & Elm), backend (Java/Kotlin), Data (Snowflake, dbt, Tableau), DevOps, and QA. We need a seasoned engineer who can shape the long-term design of our system. This person will guide our teams in architecting product features in a way that moves us towards that vision. We have a team-oriented culture, value collaboration, self-direction, and continuous improvement. We learn from our experiences to always improve, and we have fun and celebrate our successes.

HOW WE’LL BE WINNING TOGETHER DAY TO DAY

Establish and champion the high-level, long-term architectural strategy for the UGC division’s suite of products
Ensure software architecture aligns with the established technical strategy by establishing an Architecture Review Committee
Advocate regulatory compliance, security policies, and processes in adherence to Industry standards and 1World Sync guidelines
Drive continuous upgrades and enhancements of the various frameworks and tools used by the applications and the team.
Assess, identify, and mitigate common issues in the operations of the software suite preemptively
Develop the engineering team's capability in architectural design and implementation through mentorship and enablement
Lead the research, evaluation, and adoption of new technologies to advance and upgrade our solutions.
Partner with product and business leadership to ensure the technical strategy effectively addresses customer requirements and business goals
Drive enhancements in engineering-wide practices, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, security, and developer experience tooling

WE SHOULD TALK IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU

10+ years of software development experience
7+ years of full-stack application development using Object oriented programming(Kotlin, Java) and modern frameworks
3+ years of experience designing and implementing solutions with AWS
3+ years of experience with event-driven development (SQS, SNS, Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and idempotent patterns
5+ years of experience developing APIs for front-end applications
5+ years of experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and large data sets
3+ years of experience leveraging and maintaining CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
3+ years of experience leveraging infrastructure as code using Terraform
Experience leveraging automated database DDL (Liquibase, Flyway) (preferred but not required)
Experience with object data stores (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storag