Job Title: Software Engineering Lead
Reporting To: Head of Software Engineering
Team: Technology and Innovation
Location: India
Role Profile
Lloyd’s List Intelligence has proven success across the globe with offices in APAC (Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Japan), EMEA (UK, UAE) and USA. We now look to further expand our global footprint and add a location that gives us the capability to build teams of highly talented colleagues and deliver growth in our Technology, Data and Product functions.
We are seeking a Software Engineering Lead to oversee and mentor multiple engineers who are each embedded in different Scrum teams. You will manage and coach your direct reports, ensuring they have the support, resources, and guidance needed to excel. You will also contribute to solutions engineering by troubleshooting difficult technical problems, guiding high-level design choices, and collaborating with architects, DevOps, and other leads. This role focuses on people leadership while maintaining a high level of technical involvement to keep solutions robust and well-aligned with business goals.
This is a full-time permanent role reporting to the Head of Head of Software Engineering. This role offers balanced working in our Chennai office.
Key Responsibilities
... - Team & People Leadership
- Manage a group of engineers working in separate Scrum teams, focusing on performance reviews, career development, and overall wellbeing.
- Provide frequent feedback and technical coaching to help direct reports grow in their roles and overcome challenges in their pods.
- Coordinate with Scrum Masters and Pod Leads to understand sprint objectives.
- Identify and promote best practices across pods, encouraging knowledge-sharing among your engineers and addressing cross-team inefficiencies.
- Agile & Collaboration
- Advocate for Agile principles by supporting Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retros) as needed, making sure processes are consistent even if you’re not at every session.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, DevOps, and other Lead Engineers to remove blockers and clarify objectives for your direct reports.
- Serve as a point of escalation and resolution, ensuring that engineering challenges are tackled quickly and that progress is transparent to stakeholders.
- Technical & Solutions Engineering
- Provide technical oversight and perform code reviews, advising on complex issues, evaluating solutions for feasibility and quality.
- Work with the Technical Architect and other leads to confirm that the solutions your engineers implement fit within the overall technical roadmap and standards.
- Contribute to high-level solution design and troubleshooting, especially when multiple Scrum teams must coordinate.
- Participate hands on in proof-of-concepts (POCs) and estimation tasks, bridging the gap between conceptual ideas and practical implementation approaches.
What we are looking for:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related field), or an equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
- At least 10+ years of professional software development experience 5 in a Senior or Lead position (C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript).
- Demonstrable experience leading or managing software engineers, including performance management and mentorship.
- Strong technical background in C#/.NET, React.js and AWS-based technologies with the expertise to guide others.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, capable of supporting multiple engineers in various pods.
- Excellent communication skills, especially when translating technical topics for non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.
- Proven problem-solving ability, comfortable stepping into complex issues to offer clarity and direction.
Desirable
- Experience with geospatial data (Leaflet, GIS libraries) or large-scale data pipelines.
- Knowledge of Identity Server, CI/CD pipelines, or container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Background in maritime data, logistics, or risk intelligence.
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) or equivalent.
Commercial experience working with large data volumes and streaming technologies. - Advanced level experience of working with
- NoSQL search (Elastic Search/SOLR)
- Oracle,
- Identity Server
- AWS Lambda
- Geospatial data processing
- Typescript
- AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
- Familiarity with maritime data or other industry-specific analytics solutions
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most, but not all of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!
We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
Please let us know of any adjustments we need to make for you to show us your best self.
About us
We are the industry experts delivering actionable maritime insight, data, technology, and analytics trusted by 60,000 professionals across the globe to drive commercial advantage, evaluate risk, and support the efficient and lawful movement of seaborne trade.
Our data is collected only from the most reputable partners and accurate sources, many of which are exclusive to us and our customers.
Our advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and industry expertise transform our unparalleled data into powerful insight delivered through data and analytics platforms and services, news and commentary, and publications that help professionals in maritime operations, risk, and compliance stay well informed.
Leading seaborne trade through change with data transparency, innovative technology, and human ingenuity.
Our Vales and Behaviours
For LLI, these aren’t just the wallpaper. These are the behavioural expectations led and role modelled by our CEO Michael Dell, and they are also the design principles of an change or initiative we put in place.
Build trust & Transparency
Transparency and trust needs to be at the heart, with commitment to honest communication about
individual progress, as well as company news, regular townhall meetings, clear messaging about the
company's direction, and transparency in addressing internal challenges such as gender and race
inequality and recognition/reward.
Embrace collective brilliance
Collaboration and teamwork are the foundation of our collective success. Our data highlights the importance of
working together cross-company and communicating with agility to solve problems. There is a strong emphasis
on friendly, authentic relationships and courageous collaboration.
Work with respect
Respect for one another's well-being, fairness in recognition of effort, inclusivity in approach, and
celebration of cultural differences is critical. There is emphasis placed on social awareness and
positive impact.
Take responsibility
The importance of being accountable to each other cannot be underestimated, recognizing each
other's work, and maintaining a challenge culture to ensure credibility, dependability, and
trustworthiness. There is focus on stepping up to take on more if it helps the collective organization.
Simplify the complex
There is a focus in our data on delivering excellence, recognizing and learning from failures, and
a commitment to delivering work that puts customers first and provides market-leading
expertise.
Move fast & be bold
The data sources emphasize the need to embrace change in an agile way, with a positive approach to
challenges and transformation. It includes a desire to evolve and remain industry leaders, embracing
challenges and promoting a culture of curiosity and continuous learning.
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