Lead Platform Engineer

About Xebia

With over 20 years of experience, our global network of passionate technologists and pioneering craftsmen deliver cutting-edge technology and game-changing consulting to companies on the brink of transformation. Since 2001, we have grown from a Java company into a full-service digital consulting company with 5,500+ professionals working on a worldwide ambition.

We are organized in complementary service lines – teams with a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience within a particular field, such as Agile, DevOps, Data and AI, Cloud, Software Technology, Functional Programming, Intelligent Automation, and Microsoft.

We help the world’s top 250+ companies and category leaders overcome digital challenges, embrace innovation, adopt new technology, and implement new business models. In addition to high-quality consulting, we also provide offshoring and nearshoring services.

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About the role:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated lead engineer to join our User Insights

team within Engineering Development and Delivery. You will play a critical role in designing,

developing, and delivering high-quality enterprise solutions that meet the needs of our

customers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful

implementation and deployment of our products.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work across cross-functional teams to build a telemetry system that enables product-led
- growth and key adoption insights for product strategy.
- Work across cross-functional teams to build the centralized platform for all experimentation across a global enterprise technology company to drive the future of data-driven decision making.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand
- requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Drive the capability for parallel feature development and ensure incremental delivery of
- software.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and support.
- Ensure the quality and performance of the codebase through code reviews, testing, and
- continuous integration.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including agile
- methodologies, DevOps.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our solutions
- remain competitive.

Required Skills and Experience:

- 8+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on enterprise solutions.
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java required, with the
- expectation of adapting to other languages as needed).
- Experience with AWS and microservices architecture.
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced
- environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a
- team-oriented environment.
- Experience with agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
- Experience in developing in a contract-first environment.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and technologies that interface with backend
- consumers (e.g. AWS Kinesis/SNS/SQS/EventBridge).
- Proven ability to use a data-driven approach to continuous improvement and decisionmaking.
- Ability to communicate fluently in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with large-scale enterprise cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and best practices.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with CI/CD tools and processes.