Lead Software Developer

Join ABC Fitness and become part of a culture that’s as ambitious as it is authentic. Let’s transform the future of fitness—together!

Our Values

Best Life

We believe great work begins with great people. That’s why our culture is built on respect, trust, and belonging. We create an inclusive environment where every team member can bring their authentic self to work—because diverse perspectives drive innovation and meaningful impact.

Growth Mindset

We are doers, thinkers, and dreamers. At ABC Fitness, your growth is our investment. Through continuous learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities, we empower you to reach new heights—personally and professionally.

One Team

From day one, you’ll be part of a team that collaborates, celebrates, and cares. We move fast, support one another, and have fun along the way. Because when you thrive, we all thrive.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Leadership

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of back-end solutions that support business growth, scalability, reliability, and security objectives. 

• Guide technical direction for assigned services or product capabilities ensuring team level decisions align product goals, architecture guidance and platform direction.   

• Design and review complex distributed systems, APIs, integrations, and data flows,that balance delivery speed, maintainability, and technical excellence. 

•  promote and apply engineering standards, best practices, and design principles within the team. 

• Identify and address technical debt, system bottlenecks, and architectural risks through proactive planning and execution. 

Software Development & Delivery 

• Contribute hands-on to the development of high-quality software, leading by example through clean, maintainable, and well-tested code. 

• Develop and optimize back-end systems using technologies such as GoLang, PHP, MongoDB, and MySQL. 

• Design and maintain RESTful APIs following OpenAPI standards and modern API design principles. 

• Participate in all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements analysis and solution design through deployment and production support. 

• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, security, and operational requirements. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Strategic Influence 

• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, Engineering Managers, and other stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps and delivery plans. 

• Collaborate across teams to drive consistency in architecture, engineering practices, observability, and operational excellence. 

• Provide technical guidance during product discovery, helping teams evaluate trade-offs, risks, and implementation approaches. 

• Influence technical and business decisions through data-driven recommendations and strong engineering judgment. 

Engineering Excellence & Operational Ownership 

• Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices, including DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability. 

• Utilize cloud technologies (AWS or Azure) to build scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions. 

• Lead efforts to improve system reliability, performance, scalability, and security. 

• Support incident response activities, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational stability. 

• Champion quality, security, and compliance standards throughout the development lifecycle. 

Technical Leadership  

• Mentor and coach engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, design reviews, and knowledge sharing. 

• Help grow the team's technical capabilities by fostering a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and engineering excellence. 

• Act as a trusted technical leader, helping teams navigate complex technical challenges and make informed engineering decisions. 

• Lead by example in Agile practices, supporting effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement across the team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, including significant experience building and operating large-scale back-end systems. 

• Strong hands-on experience with Golang and modern back-end development practices. 

• Prior PHP experience is not required. However, the successful candidate should be comfortable working with and supporting a legacy PHP monolith as part of a broader platform modernization strategy. 

• Proven experience designing, building, and evolving scalable distributed systems and microservices architectures. 

• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure), including designing and operating cloud-native applications in production environments. 

• Extensive experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and service integrations using modern API standards and best practices. 

• Experience working with high-volume, high-availability, and performance-sensitive systems. 

• Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, system design, scalability, resilience, observability, and security principles. 

• Experience with containers and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. 

• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and modern software delivery approaches. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives from design through production deployment. 

• Proven experience guiding architectural decisions and influencing technical direction across a teams or product areas. 

• Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and make pragmatic decisions that balance business needs, technical quality, scalability, and delivery timelines. 

• Strong understanding of Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery principles and their practical application in high-performing engineering organizations. 

• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex technical and organizational challenges. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to engineers, product teams, and senior leadership. 

• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers, conducting technical reviews, and helping grow team capabilities. 

• Strong ownership mindset with a passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and engineering quality. 

AI-Enabled Engineering

• Use AI assisted engineers tools responsibly to improve development speed, testing, documentation and code quality while maintaining accountability for security, reliability, maintainability and customer trust 

• Share practical AI-assisted development techniques within the team and help evaluate where workflows improve engineering effectiveness without compromising quality or compliance   

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE:

• Experience contributing to technical strategy decisions for a product domain, platform, or major engineering initiative. 

• Experience contributing to event-driven architectures, message brokers, and asynchronous distributed systems. 
• Experience contributing to platform modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale architectural transformation initiatives. 

• Experience contributing to engineering standards, governance, and organization-wide technical practices. 

• Experience in the fitness, health-tech, SaaS, or high-growth technology sectors. 

• Experience speaking at conferences, contributing to technical communities, publishing technical content, or participating in open-source projects. 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Purpose led company with a Values focused culture – Best Life, One Team, Growth Mindset

• Time Off – competitive PTO plans with 15 Earned accrued leave, 12 days Sick leave, and 12 days Casual leave per year

• 11 Holidays plus 4 Days of Disconnect – once a quarter, we take a collective breather and enjoy a day off together around the globe. #oneteam

• Group Mediclaim insurance coverage of INR 500,000 for employee + spouse, 2 kids, and parents or parent-in-laws, and including EAP counseling

• Life Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance

• Best Life Perk – we are committed to meeting you wherever you are in your fitness journey with a quarterly reimbursement

• Premium Calm App – enjoy tranquility with a Calm App subscription for you and up to 4 dependents over the age of 16

• Support for working women with financial aid towards crèche facility, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for their little ones while they focus on their careers

At ABC Fitness, we don’t just build technology—we build communities and transform lives. Your work matters here, your growth is supported, and your voice is heard. We welcome diverse talent and encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.

ABC’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, BELONGING AND INCLUSION:  ABC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to create a workplace where every employee, client, and partner feels valued, inspired, and empowered to reach their full potential. For us, inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s a business imperative. Learn more at abcfitness.com.

About ABC Fitness

ABC Fitness is the #1 software provider for fitness businesses of any size, all around the world. Supporting 30K clubs, 650K coaches, 40M members, and processing more than $12B in payments every year, ABC Fitness provides scalable, data-driven solutions to simplify club management and engage members and clients.

From personal trainers, boutique studios, and gyms, to international franchise health clubs, ABC Fitness will move your business forward through technology and industry insights. Innovation is at the center of everything we do, across ABC Glofox, ABC Ignite, ABC Trainerize, and ABC Evo. Let's make your fitness vision a seamless reality, together. Learn more at abcfitness.com

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