Lead Software Engineer

About Delivery Hero India: Delivery Hero India is part of Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. About the Role: We are looking Lead Software Engineer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries. Responsibilities: - Lead the end-to-end development of product features, from requirement gathering to deployment. - Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions. - Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-quality software components and services. - Review code, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers. - Drive best practices in engineering, including code quality, testing, performance optimisation, and documentation. - Ensure timely delivery of features while maintaining high engineering standards. - Identify technical risks, propose improvements, and ensure system reliability and stability. - Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical roadmaps. - Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the platform. The Employee, as per business needs, may be required to undertake any other such duties as may be assigned in line with the employee’s position, skills, and capabilities. Requirements: - At least 7 years of overall software engineering experience. - Strong experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js (Express/Nest). - Deep understanding of JS fundamentals, browser internals, rendering, event loop, and performance tuning. - Solid grasp of design patterns, clean architecture, modular design, and scalable UI systems. - Hands-on with responsive/mobile-first development and building complex, interactive UIs. - Experience integrating front-end with APIs, managing state, and handling real-world edge cases. - Good understanding of databases (MySQL or MongoDB). - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments (K8s), release strategies, and feature flags. - Ability to debug deeply, analyze production issues, and ship reliable solutions. - Familiarity with state machines, micro-frontend approaches, or design systems. - Exposure to server-side rendering, caching layers, and performance profiling tools. Must-Have (Non-Technical) - Product-first mindset — someone who thinks about user experience, impact, and trade-offs, not just tickets. - Strong ownership and ability to operate independently without hand-holding. - Comfortable working in a fast-moving, product-driven environment (not looking for bank/telco/service-style delivery mindset). - Clear communication and the ability to collaborate with design, product, and backend teams. Good-to-Have - Experience with mobile payments, e-commerce, loyalty systems, or multi-gateway integrations. - Experience running experiments, A/B tests, or progressive rollouts. - Knowledge of jQuery (legacy support only). Why Join Delivery Hero India? At Delivery Hero India, we believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring -- therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. Just be yourself and we can’t wait to see what value you bring to the role. We're as interested in your character as we are in your talent.