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Lead Software Engineer

New Relic · Hyderabad, India

Posted 9 days ago

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This role has been open
9 days
New Relic's roles stay open a median of 36 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of New Relic's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at New Relic
high
19 stale, 5 reposted of 54 open
Hiring momentum
105 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from New Relic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for New Relic.

About this role

As a Lead Software Engineer at New Relic, you will architect and build a massive-scale streaming data platform that supports observability ingestion pipelines. Your role involves defining the architectural roadmap, leading the design of distributed systems, mentoring engineers, and optimizing cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical strategies.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 8+ years in software engineering
  • Expert-level proficiency in Java
  • Mastery of Apache Kafka (or AWS MSK)
  • Extensive hands-on experience with AWS compute and data services
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills in system design
  • Proven track record of technical leadership

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with stream processing frameworks like Apache Flink or Kafka Streams
  • Practical experience with Azure equivalents
  • Experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
  • Experience establishing and improving CI/CD pipelines

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves high technical complexity and leadership responsibilities
  • Emphasis on a diverse and inclusive work environment
  • Criminal background check required for employment

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Listed by New Relic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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