Virtusa Corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa Corporation$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in full-stack development
  • Proficient in system design and performance metrics
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container deployments
  • Strong testing skills with TDD and CI processes
  • Expertise in Go and React, including API and component architecture

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end development and deployment processes
  • Design scalable architectures with attention to observability and security
  • Implement comprehensive testing strategies for high-quality code
  • Utilize AI tooling effectively for coding and validation tasks
  • Manage Kubernetes environments and troubleshoot deployment issues
  • Collaborate on the integration of SQL databases with applications
  • Develop accessible and robust user interfaces using React

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Remote work opportunities
  • Professional development programs
  • Health and wellness initiatives
  • Collaborative team environment
Full Job Description
Job Requirements

FNAV IDEAL CANDIDATE

Grouped by domains, where % corresponds to how important that domain expertise is

to us. AI native engineers should be able to own the full vertical stack from development

to delivery.

ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING JUDGMENT - 35%

Skills: Full-stack ownership, system design, observability, security, and performance

metrics.

Technologies: DNS, HTTPS/TLS, F5 LTM, F5 NGINX Ingress, nginx, OIDC, OAuth 2.0,

WebSockets, Valkey (caching strategies), SQL Server integrations, OpenAPI/Swagger

design, Go slog design.

TESTING - 20%

Skills: Selecting valuable unit, component, integration, and end-to-end tests;

TDD, performance testing, and quality CI gates.

Technologies: Go testing, net/http/httptest, go-sqlmock, Vitest, React Testing

Library, user-event, jest-dom, jsdom, Playwright, ESLint, Stylelint, golangci-lint, gofmt,

go vet.

AI TOOLING - 15%

Skills: Models versus harnesses, skills versus MCP tools, LLM APIs versus coding

agents, prompt/context design, retrieval, permissions, review, and validation.

Technologies: Codex CLI, Claude Code, MCP server mechanics, agent skills and

instructions, semantic encoding for rag retrievals

KUBERNETES AND CONTAINERS - 15%

Skills: Container builds, Kubernetes workloads and networking, environment

configuration, health probes, rollouts, troubleshooting, and delivery pipelines.

Technologies: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes Deployments, Pods, StatefulSets,

Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, NetworkPolicies, persistent volumes,

Kustomize, kubectl, GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, Prisma Cloud.

GO AND REACT - 15%

Skills: Go API architecture, SQL repositories, React component architecture,

server state, forms, validation, accessibility, and enterprise workflows.

Technologies: Go 1.26, Chi, net/http, sqlx, go-mssqldb, React 19, TypeScript 5,

Vite, React Router, PrimeReact, PrimeFlex, TanStack Query, TanStack Table, React

Hook Form, Zod, Sass/SCSS, ECharts, Quill, DOMPurify.

Work Experience
5-7Years

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
Net Income
$44.6 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+22.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Virtusa Corporation

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Lead Software Engineer jobs: