Staff Software Engineer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (company site, opens in a new tab)6+ yrsPuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–45 LPA
Posted 24d ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Lead a team of 5-10 engineers in developing features for HMH’s Educational Online/Digital Learning Platform using Java microservices, React frontend, AWS cloud, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
- Accountable for decomposing business objectives into incrementally releasable features, contributing code, reviewing AI-generated code, and ensuring high-quality, scalable, secure software.
- Drive technical direction of the engineering organization, improve team productivity, and mentor peers while leveraging agent AI technologies and cloud orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Mesos).
Minimum Requirements
- 6-10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a staff or lead engineer role.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a STEM field.
- Experience with JVM languages (Java, Scala), microservices architecture, AI agent development, and AI-powered development tools (OpenAI Codex, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Mesos), databases (Postgres, NoSQL), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Concourse).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Technically strong leader capable of influencing engineering direction and mentoring teams in AI-enhanced software development environments.
- Experienced in highly scalable distributed systems using microservices architecture and cloud-native technologies.
- Demonstrates track record in delivering incremental product features with expertise in AI-assisted code generation and monitoring tools.