Company Overview

DigitalXnode has an expertis in global Staff Augmentation and Talent Acquisition in HR, Recruitment, and Workforce Solutions. We work with enterprise clients across India, the USA, UK, EU, CIS, and MENA regions, supporting sectors including Manufacturing, BFSI, IT, Retail, and Healthcare. We are currently recruiting on behalf of one of our valued clients based in India and are seeking experienced professionals to join a fully remote engagement.

Job Summary

On behalf of our India-based client in the Manufacturing & Industrial Technology sector, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive complex, companywide technology initiatives with broad impact. This role involves designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms, setting engineering standards and best practices, and leading technical teams to meet strategic delivery goals. This is a fully remote opportunity with flexible engagement models, including full-time, part-time, and contractual arrangements, enabling professionals to contribute based on their expertise, availability, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of complex, enterprise-scale technology initiatives with organization-wide impact, ensuring alignment with business priorities and engineering excellence.
Define and promote engineering standards, architectural principles, and best practices to build scalable, secure, and maintainable technology solutions.
Design, develop, test, debug, and document robust software applications while maintaining high standards of quality, performance, and reliability.
Assess and optimize complex technology solutions to align with strategic business goals, evolving technology landscapes, and long-term architectural vision.
Drive technical decision-making by establishing engineering best practices, influencing architecture, and leading teams in delivering innovative, high-impact solutions.
Collaborate with architects, senior engineers, product stakeholders, and industry experts to solve complex technical challenges and accelerate technology innovation.
Provide technical leadership through project ownership, mentoring, peer coaching, and fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

Required Skills

Proven software engineering experience of 5+ years, with equivalent qualifications through a combination of work experience, formal education, or specialized technical training.
Deep expertise in Golang and/or Python or .NET
Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms
Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift, container orchestration, platform engineering, and production operations
Extensive experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud architecture patterns
Strong expertise in system design, scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and security architecture
Advanced experience with CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), and developer productivity tooling
Deep understanding of software engineering excellence, including testing strategies, automated quality gates, architecture reviews, and SDLC best practices
Experience defining technical strategy, architecture roadmaps, and engineering standards
Ability to lead technical initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive delivery across multiple teams
Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with experience growing engineering talent and fostering engineering culture
Experience with platform observability, SRE practices, incident management, and operational excellence

AI Experience

Hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and engineering platforms to optimize software development processes and improve team productivity is considered an advantage
Interest in applying AI-driven approaches to observability, incident management, or SRE workflows

Managerial Experience

Demonstrated experience leading projects, teams, or serving as a peer mentor
Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with experience growing engineering talent and fostering engineering culture
Ability to influence stakeholders and drive delivery across multiple teams

Operational Experience

Expert-level experience with production operations, platform engineering, and container orchestration
Experience with platform observability, SRE practices, and incident management
Advanced experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code for operational excellence
Experience defining and upholding SDLC best practices, quality gates, and architecture reviews

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree (any discipline)
Minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience, with strong expertise in designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native and distributed systems.
Experience working successfully in remote, distributed teams, with the ability to independently manage priorities and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.

Certifications (Preferred, Not Mandatory)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Red Hat OpenShift certification
AWS/Azure/GCP cloud architecture certification
Certification in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Platform Engineering, or related cloud technologies is a plus and demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and technical excellence.

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Technology: Azure GCP Kubernetes GoLang Cloud OpenShift Ansible

Job Type: Full Time / Part Time / Contractual

Job Location: Bangalore Chennai Delhi Gurgaon India Kolkata Noida Pune Mumbai

Work Mode: Remote

Experience: 5 to 8 Years

Work Shift: India

Salary: Competitive

Sector: Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

Segment: Cloud-Native Platform Engineering Distributed Systems Software Architecture

Team Handled: Yes (Technical Lead / Mentoring and cross-team leadership responsibilities)

Posting Date: 05/08/2026

Expiry Date: 05/09/2026

Lead Software Engineer Cloud Native Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)