Job Description :

Lead Software Engineer

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About the Company:

Yali Tech, established in 2007 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has grown from a small vision-led venture into a global technology organization. With a strong focus on innovation and delivery excellence, we provide end-to-end services in software development, system maintenance, back-office operations and real-time customer support for clients worldwide.

We partner with Rise Select LLC, a rapidly expanding U.S.-based company in the student housing real estate sector. Rise Select is committed to shaping the future of the industry through modern technology solutions and digital transformation. As part of this collaboration, we are building a skilled engineering team where this role will contribute directly to designing, developing and enhancing scalable software products.

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to architect, design and develop mission-critical applications for our U.S. student housing business. This role requires strong hands-on engineering expertise, technical leadership and the ability to guide development teams toward delivering scalable and impactful products. You will:
• Drive architectural decisions, technical strategy and solution design
• Lead and mentor a development team toward engineering excellence
• Collaborate with U.S. and India teams to convert requirements into robust solutions
• Build cloud-native applications leveraging the AWS ecosystem
• Ensure product reliability, maintainability, security and high performance
• Contribute to defining engineering culture, development standards and best practices

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Core Responsibilities:
• Architect and design large-scale distributed systems and microservices
• Lead full-cycle development from concept to deployment and maintenance
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for faster and reliable delivery
• Review code, enforce quality benchmarks and drive technical excellence
• Conduct system design reviews and performance evaluations
• Research emerging technologies and guide adoption where beneficial
• Ensure best practices in cloud security, monitoring and automation
• Enable team growth through mentoring, training and skill development
• Communicate progress, risks and technical insights to leadership stakeholders

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Required Technical Expertise:
• Strong hands-on experience with .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core)
• Proven experience building cloud-native applications on AWS
• Strong knowledge of AWS services:
- EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation (IaC)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD & DevOps methodologies
• Experience with GitHub repositories, workflows and automation
• Knowledge of secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager / Vault)
• Strong background in relational & NoSQL databases:
- SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
• Proven ability to build highly scalable microservices and distributed systems

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Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills:

• Front-end / full-stack experience (Node.js, Angular or equivalent)
• Experience with containers & orchestration – Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS
• Strong system design expertise, including caching & API governance
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a focus on performance optimization
• Leadership qualities:
- Ability to guide developers & collaborate with stakeholders
- Effective communication with technical & business teams

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Qualifications & Experience:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• 9–12 years of software development experience with minimum 3+ years in a lead role
• Demonstrated experience in cloud-first application engineering (AWS preferred)

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Career Growth Opportunities:

• Opportunity to lead core architecture for a new high-impact product suite
• Direct influence on technology roadmap, tools, and engineering practices
• Fast-track leadership growth into Engineering Manager / Solution Architect roles
• Work with global product teams and technology leaders in India & the U.S.

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Submit your resume in the link below.