Senior Software Development Engineer(Tech Lead) at GoDaddy

India

Location Details: Remote, India At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.​ This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. Join Our Team... This role is for a Software Development Engineer(Tech Lead) within GoDaddy’s engineering organization, focused on building scalable, fault-tolerant systems that power critical customer and platform experiences at massive scale. Our team works on highly impactful engineering initiatives, including greenfield projects and open-ended problem spaces where engineers are expected to bring structure, technical leadership, and strong execution. The systems we build serve millions of users and require high standards around reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. This is a role for engineers who thrive on solving hard technical problems, taking ownership from architecture through production, and influencing how teams design and build software. You will operate as a senior technical leader within the team—driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and shaping engineering best practices across multiple applications and services. The team strongly values innovation, continuous improvement, and practical adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development workflows and cloud-native engineering practices. This is an opportunity to work on complex distributed systems, influence engineering direction, and help scale both technology and teams in a fast-moving, collaborative environment. What you'll get to do... Technical Execution & Delivery Deliver high-quality production features and platform capabilities aligned with sprint commitments Design and build highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems using AWS cloud services Architect and develop greenfield initiatives from the ground up, including ambiguous and exploratory projects Debug and resolve complex production issues across multiple services and systems Evaluate modern technologies and cloud services to improve platform scalability, reliability, and efficiency Architecture & System Design Lead technical design discussions for complex cross-service architectures and platform capabilities Drive architectural decisions balancing scalability, reliability, operational simplicity, and long-term maintainability Build systems with strong observability practices including monitoring, alerting, logging, and distributed tracing Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the development lifecycle Technical Leadership & Mentorship Serve as a trusted technical leader and subject matter expert for complex engineering challenges Lead agile development practices including sprint planning, retrospectives, code reviews, and collaborative design sessions Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on system design, code quality, and engineering best practices Foster a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and engineering excellence across the team AI Integration & Innovation Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering workflows across development, testing, and documentation processes Explore and implement AI/ML capabilities within engineering and product workflows Promote experimentation with modern technologies and emerging engineering practices Your experience should include... 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production-grade systems Strong proficiency across modern backend technologies with expertise in GoLang, Python, or Node.js Hands-on AWS experience across services such as EKS, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, S3, SQS/SNS, RDS/Aurora, and IAM Strong experience designing and operating distributed, fault-tolerant, highly available systems Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/Aurora and MongoDB including schema design, indexing, and query optimization Experience implementing observability and monitoring solutions using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML tooling or LLM-powered capabilities into production systems or engineering workflows Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and experience driving engineering process improvements Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving problem spaces Proven technical leadership experience driving projects end-to-end and mentoring engineers You might also have... Frontend or full-stack experience with React Experience with performance and load testing tools such as k6, Locust, or JMeter Participation in technical communities through blogs, conference talks, or knowledge-sharing initiatives Professional Attributes Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive complex initiatives Excellent problem-solving and systems-thinking abilities Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders Passion for engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and mentoring others We've got your back... We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process. We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. We encourage you to apply even if your experience or skillset doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement. We value a wide range of backgrounds and transferable skills, and we are excited to support learning and growth. About us... GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us. At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page. GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy. Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to myrecruiter@godaddy.com. GoDaddy doesn’t accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.