Team Lead – Software Engineering

Role Overview

We are seeking a Team Lead to build and lead a team of software engineers developing a strategically important cloud-based platform that enables customers to check and improve the accuracy of their X-Rite color measurement devices.

This is a player-coach role, combining hands-on software development with technical leadership and people management. The role focuses on enabling team effectiveness, technical excellence, cloud-native architecture, and continuous improvement in a global engineering environment.

The team owns a modern web application built with TypeScript, React, Redux, HTML, CSS, AWS, Lambda, Node.js, and serverless technologies, as well as a companion Qt/C++ desktop application responsible for collecting and managing data that is integrated into the cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers
• Hire, onboard, motivate, and coach team members, fostering engagement, growth, and a strong team culture
• Contribute hands-on to software development, including design, implementation, code reviews, and technical problem solving — leveraging AI throughout the software development lifecycle
• Provide technical leadership and guide architectural decisions for both the cloud platform and associated desktop applications in collaboration with global engineering teams (US, Switzerland, India, Germany, Netherlands, North Macedonia)
• Own and evolve scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud-native architectures on AWS
• Drive the evolution of frontend and backend systems, ensuring high performance, reliability, usability, and security
• Collaborate closely with product management, UX, QA, data engineering, and application support teams to deliver customer value
• Facilitate Agile ways of working (Scrum/Kanban), supporting effective planning, execution, prioritization, and delivery
• Establish and continuously improve software engineering practices, including testing, CI/CD, cloud operations, observability, security, and effective usage of AI
• Ensure seamless integration between cloud services and desktop applications that contribute data to the platform
• Work closely with global stakeholders across India, Europe, and the US to align technical direction with product strategy
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence

Required Qualifications & Professional Knowledge

• 8+ years of relevant experience in software engineering
• 3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams
• Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining modern web applications
• Several years of experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML, and CSS
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Experience designing and operating cloud-native solutions on AWS or Azure
• Solid understanding of serverless architectures and services such as AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and related cloud technologies
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems and defining application architectures
• Ability to analyze customer and business requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions
• Experience establishing engineering best practices including testing strategies, CI/CD, code quality, monitoring, and security
• Solid understanding of modern web application architecture and software design principles
• Experience collaborating with UX, Product Management, QA, and other engineering disciplines
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional teams
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end software development lifecycle
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum and/or Kanban)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Willingness to travel (10%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams developing cloud-native SaaS or enterprise software platforms
• Experience with AWS services beyond Lambda and API Gateway, such as RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch
• Experience with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud automation
• Experience working with data-intensive applications, analytics platforms, or data pipelines
• Experience working in geographically distributed teams

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of desktop software development using C++ and Qt
• Experience integrating desktop, edge, or device-connected applications with cloud services
• Knowledge of color management, measurement systems, or hardware-connected software solutions

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• ~5+ years of experience delivering and evolving commercial software products throughout their lifecycle
• Experience balancing technical leadership, people leadership, and hands-on software development responsibilities

Personal Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to balance hands-on work with leadership responsibilities
• Passion for building high-performing engineering teams and developing people
• Collaborative and pragmatic approach in a cross-functional, global environment
• High learning agility and enthusiasm for modern software engineering practices, cloud technologies, and AI-assisted development
• Ability to make sound technical and organizational decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communicator capable of aligning stakeholders across multiple functions and regions

Ability to operate effectively in a distributed team with partial timezone overlap (India ↔ US/EU)

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent.  We believe in the value of unique perspectives, and we welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who may not meet every criterion to apply and bring their distinctive experiences to our team.

We Offer

• A dynamic, international, and innovative work environment.
• Exciting technical challenges and expert colleagues with decades of experience in the field.
• A position in our Bangalore office with flexibility in the time schedule and hybrid work model.
• A human-sized organization where you'll have contact beyond the R&D department.
• Coaching and learning opportunities at every stage of your career.
• The opportunity to work on business-critical data platforms that support decision-making across the company.
• Be part of building products that address real-world challenges for customers across global industries. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership, influence technical decisions, and see your contributions create measurable business value.
• Direct collaboration with engineers, product managers, support teams, and business stakeholders across Europe, Asia, and North America.
• A culture that values technical excellence, continuous learning, and constructive challenges.
• The freedom to contribute ideas, drive improvements, and influence technical direction.

• Team leads are trusted to contribute not only technical expertise, but also vision, coaching, and leadership that help shape the future of our products and organization.

Immerse yourself in a vibrant and dynamic workplace that spans industries such as printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, and textiles. Join a team that thrives on pushing the boundaries of what's possible, where innovation meets impact, and cross-functional teamwork sets us apart.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
 

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