Lead Software Engineer

Sense is a diverse collaborative team tackling one of the most universal challenges in today s workforce With a mission to change the way companies engage with talent we re creating a better experience for employers recruiters and candidates Your work at Sense will impact millions of people around the globe and will be instrumental in evolving an entire industry Join us in shaping the workforce of the future Founded in 2015 Sense is a high-growth HR Tech SaaS startup with offices in the Bay Area and Bangalore It has 300 team members serves 700 customers and has grown 100 year-over-year since launch We have raised 90M in funding backed by GV Google SoftBank Accel and Avataar Ventures As a part of the Sense team you ll play an active role in shaping and developing our products and processes Our founders are lifelong entrepreneurs with a history of building scaling and successfully exiting large companies At Sense your career goals will be supported through active mentorship and learning and development opportunities We re an experienced team and looking for great people to add to our team Lead Backend Engineer - II Bengaluru ABOUT US Sense is a diverse collaborative team tackling one of the most universal challenges in today s workforce With a mission to change the way companies engage with talent we re creating a better experience for employers recruiters and candidates Your work at Sense will impact millions of people around the globe and will be instrumental in evolving an entire industry Join us in shaping the workforce of the future Founded in 2015 Sense is a high-growth HR Tech SaaS startup with offices in the Bay Area and Bangalore It has 300 team members serves 700 customers and has grown 100 year-over-year since launch We have raised 90M in funding backed by GV Google SoftBank Accel and Avataar Ventures As a part of the Sense team you ll play an active role in shaping and developing our products and processes Our founders are lifelong entrepreneurs with a history of building scaling and successfully exiting large companies At Sense your career goals will be supported through active mentorship and learning and development opportunities We re an experienced team and looking for great people to add to our team JOB DESCRIPTION Not open to contracting or consulting firms Roles and Responsibilities As a Lead Backend Engineer - II on our Core Data Analytics Team you will play a critical role in designing and scaling backend systems and data platforms that power analytics product intelligence and operational decision-making You will also help drive the automation of analytics workflows and data-driven applications using AI technologies System Platform Architecture Architect and manage scalable and reliable data pipelines to support real-time and batch analytics Design and implement systems that enable efficient movement and transformation of large-scale data across databases and warehouses Contribute to the development of backend services and internal platforms that integrate with our data ecosystem Analytics Automation AI Lead backend initiatives to support the automation of analytics tasks using AI and machine learning frameworks Build infrastructure and services to enable anomaly detection data quality monitoring and insight generation at scale Software Development Develop clean modular and maintainable backend code with a strong focus on Python as the primary language Develop database models and optimize performance across relational and analytical stores like MySQL and Snowflake Implement and optimize complex queries - strong SQL skills are a must Collaborate with the engineering team to build event-driven systems and APIs to support product and analytics use cases Infrastructure Operations Utilize cloud platforms preferably AWS to deploy and manage backend and data infrastructure Monitor and optimize systems for cost efficiency scalability and resilience Leadership Collaboration Mentor engineers contribute to hiring and onboarding and foster a culture of engineering excellence Lead architectural discussions technical planning and postmortem reviews Work cross-functionally with analytics product infrastructure and customer-facing teams to align system design with business needs Expertise and Qualifications Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field 8-14 years of experience in backend or data engineering with proven expertise in designing large-scale systems Strong proficiency in Python and SQL is required Experience working with relational databases and cloud-based data platforms such as MySQL and Snowflake Databricks Big Query or any such datawarehouse technologies Familiarity with modern data engineering tools such as Airflow DBT AWS DMS Debezium Flink or similar technologies is a strong advantage Strong understanding of distributed systems data modeling and data integration patterns Familiarity with event-driven architectures and stream processing is a plus Exposure to AI ML workflows data science tools or analytics automation is a strong advantage Strong leadership problem-solving and communication skills Additional Information - Perks Benefits Equity Medical insurance for employees and dependents Quarterly Professional Development allowance Company Wellness Days On months without holidays you are still given a 3-day weekend Sense is an equal-opportunity employer We believe that diversity inclusion and belonging are integral to our success and do not discriminate based on race color religion age or any other basis protected by law All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines