Software Engineering Lead - Data Services

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineering Lead - Data Services based in India.

This is a high-impact technical leadership role responsible for the backend, APIs, data services, and AI/LLM systems powering a global B2B sales intelligence platform. You’ll lead two engineering pods through their team leads while remaining deeply hands-on, with approximately 80% of your time focused on architecture and engineering. You’ll shape scalable services, production-grade AI agents, data models, and reliability standards that reach customers every day. The environment is AI-native, fast-moving, and built around senior engineers with strong ownership. You’ll have significant architectural freedom to define the next generation of backend and AI infrastructure. This is an opportunity to lead from the front, combining technical depth with broad organizational influence.