Virtusa Corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa Corporation • $120K — $145K *
Hartford, CT 06106In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience, primarily with Python.
  • Strong relational database skills, including schema design and query optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
  • Strong understanding of modular design principles and architectural strategies.
  • Fluency in RESTful API design and WebSocket integration practices.
  • Familiarity with design patterns and system scalability strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to architecture discussions and decision-making.
  • Apply modular design principles to develop scalable systems.
  • Mentor junior engineers on best practices informally.
  • Design and implement RESTful APIs and real-time communications.
  • Optimize existing systems for performance and reliability.
  • Integrate observability features into software solutions.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Professional development opportunities and resources.
  • Dynamic team environment focused on innovation and collaboration.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and methodologies.
Full Job Description
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Python, Agentic AI Cloud 4-10 Years Experience
Must-Have Skills
Python strong, production-grade proficiency
Databases solid relational/SQL fundamentals; schema design, query optimization, data modeling
Cloud platform strong hands-on experience with at least one of: Google Cloud Platform
or AWS
4+ years of professional software engineering experience
Design Architecture Thinking
Strong grounding in modular design clear separation of concerns well-bounded
components/services low coupling / high cohesion
Ability to design systems that scale horizontally statelessness where it matters partitioning/sharding
strategy load distribution avoiding single points of contention
Working fluency in core design patterns and principles and knowing when to
apply vs. avoid them
API & Real-Time Integration Best Practices
Strong grasp of RESTful API design resource modeling versioning pagination idempotency for
retries, proper status codes/error contracts
Practical experience with WebSocket-based real-time communication - connection lifecycle
management, reconnection/backoff strategy heartbeat/keep-alive handling and graceful degradation
when a socket drops
Understands tradeoffs between REST WebSockets and event-driven/streaming integration patterns
and picks the right one for the use case
Designs integrations for observability and resilience structured logging timeouts circuit breakers and
clear failure modes rather than silent drops
Highly Desired
Java working knowledge candidates comfortable in both Python and Java are ideal
Healthcare domain experience prior work on healthcare health-tech or health-data platforms is a
strong plus
ML/AI exposure enough to reason about model outputs,
confidence, and integration patterns
Role Expectations by Level
Senior Engineer
Contributes to architecture discussions; applies design patterns appropriately
Mentors junior engineers informally
Nice to Have
Deep AI/ML research background not required this is an application/systems engineering role that
touches AI tooling not a research role
What We're Really Screening For
Strong in Python SQL databases as a baseline
Solid architectural instincts modular scalable design not just make it work
Comfortable or curious about Java
Open to learning already exposed to agentic AI MCP server patterns

About Virtusa Corporation

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital business strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions. The company helps its clients transform their businesses through innovative technology solutions that enable them to improve customer engagement, increase operational efficiency, and drive revenue growth. Virtusa Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts. The company has over 20,000 employees and operates in over 30 countries around the world. Virtusa Corporation is committed to sustainability and has received numerous awards for its environmental and social responsibility initiatives.
Learn more about Virtusa Corporation
Size
22,883 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$44.6 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+22.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ
VRTU
* Ladders Estimates

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