Lead Software Engineer Resume Example

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A Lead Software Engineer is both a technical expert and a team leader. They’re responsible for guiding the development of software projects from conception to deployment, while also mentoring developers and ensuring coding standards and architecture decisions are sound.

Lead usually has 6 to 10+ years of experience in software development. Typical career path is –

  1. Working as Trainee/Intern
  2. Software Engineer
  3. Senior Software Engineer
  4. Lead Software Engineer
  5. Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer

Example of Lead Software Engineer Resume

I have used below resume example to get interview in Google, Meta and many more companies.

lead software engineer resume

Text Version of Resume

Kunal Saxena

john.doe@example.com | (123) 456-7890 | Atlanta, GA, USA | linkedin.com/in/johndoe

Summary

  • 9+ years of experience leading projects and teams, designing and developing backend systems with Java in Investmemt banking, insurance, IT service industries.
  • Built high performance and scalable systems handling more than 15 M trade events daily with event-based architecture, real time processing, microservices and Kubernetes.
  • Ensured Product Quality, Code Quality, Exceptional Client Service and timely delivery while collaborating with business and operation teams globaly.

Skills

Java, Leadership, Collaboration, Data Structure and Algorithm, High Level Design, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS Cloud, Microservices, Kubernetes, REST APIs, Project Management

Professional Experience

Vice President | Goldman Sachs – Bangalore, India
Oct 2018 – Present

  • Led 15+ projects with team of 3-5 engineers and delivered on time through clear roadmap, planning, collaboraiton with business and Ops, risk management and reporting to stakeholders.
  • Managed 2-3 engineers, mentored them for career development, growth and performance reviews, resulted in promotion of 2 engineers to next level. 
  • Analyzed requirements from operations and business teams to prepare high-level system design, identify risk and dependencies.
  • Collborated with internal teams and senior stakeholders on technical design reviews, project plan and estimation which resulted in successful delivery of regulatory initiatives.
  • Led the project conversations with operations, business, complaince, change management and other engineering teams to deliver initiatives and update senior management. 
  • Received multiple appreciations from MDs and management for solution quality and delivering critical projects on time.

Associate Technical Lead | Ernst & Young – Gurgaon, India
Apr 2017 – Sep 2018

  • Implemented scalable Role-based access management in DigiGST-ASP module with Java, Spring MVC, SQL Server, software architecture patterns and redis Cache.
  • Optimized ASP module UI performance and made it load 25% faster by integrating gulp JS framework with maven.

Education

  • B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Kanpur, India

Certifications

  • Leading People and Teams from University of Michigan (2024)
  • JVM Troubleshooting from Oracle (2018)

Achievements

  • Technical writing on concepts like AWS, Twilio, Java on personal blog – techiekunal.blogspot.com to help the community
  • $4 billion liquidity saving per day for GS by implementing US Regulator business rule change.
  • 9-12 man-hour saving per project / change by automating business model deployment via shell script.
  • Trained 5+ engineers in more than 3 products alongside project deliveries, helped them lead projects independently.
  • Contributed articles/videos on Blog, LinkedIn and YouTube channel (200k+ views).

Languages

English, Hindi

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Author – Kunal Saxena

Kunal is a seasoned Technical Resume Writer with over 13 years of experience working with startups, mid-sized firms, and top global companies like Goldman Sachs and EY. He brings deep domain expertise across tech, education, insurance, e-commerce, and investment banking.

He has helped hundreds of professionals from top firms—including Apple, Meta, Google, Adobe, and Amazon — land interviews and advance their careers globally. His approach blends real-world hiring insight with high-impact resume strategy.

Kunal is an active member of Career Thought Leaders and the Resume Writing Academy, staying current with global resume trends and recruiter expectations.

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