Lead Software Engineer - India

Join our India Tech Hub – Be among the first hires!

Kobie, a 35-year veteran of the loyalty industry, a multi-year Forrester Leader, and USA Top Workplace is expanding its global footprint by establishing a Tech Hub in India. Kobie partners with global brands to build deep connections with their customers through personalized, data-driven loyalty experiences and has a mission of growing enterprise value through loyalty. The Tech Hub will serve as a Global Capabilities Center for a broad range of technology roles, and this is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping our presence in India. Join us as we continue to lead in loyalty, delivering innovative customer experiences for some of the world’s most recognized brands while working alongside some of the best and brightest in loyalty.

 

About the team and what we will build together

You are a Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years’ experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, automated build processes, testing, peer review, and DevOps. You are a critical thinker with experience prioritizing and negotiating several competing efforts and maintaining productivity through numerous context changes. You have led development teams and know how to define and commit to a body of work in which you ensure the successful delivery by breaking it down into consumable parts and collaborating with key team members.  An attribute you excel at is the ability to drive out ambiguity in the technology solutions we build in order to bring value to our customers.

 

How you will make an impact

• Gain the respect of your team and coach engineers at multiple levels to apply best practices when solutioning work items for our products.
• Support and lead all phases of the Agile methodology (grooming, designing, coding, testing)
• Focus on outcomes as opposed to output and ensure timely delivery of high quality, flexible and maintainable solutions.
• Participate in design sessions; work with product owners to ensure your solutions meet the needs of the business and our customers.
• Assist other team members with questions and provide guidance and mentorship on best practices and new technology adoption.
• Promote and demonstrate good coding practice and patterns for the team
• Establish and reinforce standards in the areas of coding, design, security, automation, and testing.
• Create and maintain a highly engaging and respectful work environment that encourages learning and the advancement of our people, process, and tooling.

 

What you need to be successful

• Experience leading development teams who are responsible for the successful delivery of prioritized roadmap items
• Experience designing and developing applications and components using J2EE technologies, SOA architecture, with sound knowledge in front end technologies to deliver vertical slices of value
• Deep experience with service-oriented architecture and API development within a containerized deployment environment
• Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis
• Strong relational database skills using PostgreSQL / Oracle
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Messaging/Integration Patterns
• Experience in developing XML / JSON based web-services
• Experience in Java technologies: JMS, MDB, JPA (Hibernate)
• Familiarity with key Java frameworks and libraries such as Spring (Boot, MVC, Security, Data), Hibernate/JPA, and relevant testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)
• Experience with high-volume, real-time applications
• In depth experience with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process)
• Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ
• Java, Bamboo/GIT, Open source components and frameworks
• Experience with Test Driven Development and BDD

 

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Spring frameworks (Core, Boot, Batch, Data, REST)
• Extensive experience in Microservices Architecture, GraphQL
• Build Management tools (GitHub Actions, Hudson)
• Familiarity and experience with AI/ML driven tooling
• AWS, EKS, Karpenter, ArgoCD

 

About Kobie

Named a Top Workplace in the USA and Top Remote Workplace, Kobie is where the best minds in loyalty come together, driven by passion and innovation. We’re always looking for talented individuals ready to join a collaborative, growth-focused culture.

As a trusted partner to some of the world’s most recognized brands, we are loyalty leaders, helping brands build lasting emotional connections with their consumers.  We do this with a strategy-led technology approach that uncovers the truth behind what drives consumers on an emotional level. As we launch our India Tech Hub, we are excited to bring our award-winning culture to a new region - creating an environment where collaboration, flexibility, and career growth come together to build something truly special.

We are proud to be the only loyalty provider to be externally recognized for their culture. We believe people thrive when they feel valued, supported, and empowered to be their authentic selves. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ensures every teammate has a voice and the opportunity to be heard.

Giving back is in our DNA at Kobie, through an annual fundraiser, charitable partnerships, and volunteer opportunities, we encourage our teammates to make a difference in their communities.

To support our teammates beyond just their careers, we offer highly competitive benefits, comprehensive health coverage, and well-being perks that support our teammates and their dependents. We understand the importance of time for life outside of work - recognizing public holidays, offering flexible time off, and prioritizing work-life balance.

As we expand into India, our new teammates will be fully integrated with our U.S. teams, working on global projects and gaining exposure to top industry leaders. With continued growth, we will establish a physical office in Bengaluru, India, giving teammates a space for collaboration and fostering connection.

Now is the perfect time to join Kobie. Be part of something big and help shape the future of our global capabilities center, the Kobie India Tech Hub.