ApplySarthiLead Software Engineer (eDV)
Akersystems
Tailor my CV for this job, freeView job and applyYour CV rewritten for this role, from your real experience. Sign in with Google, nothing to install.
Got this interview? Our apps help you get the job.
Skills named in this job
Read from the description itself, not inferred.
This role on the market
12,186 open software roles across 874 companies are on ApplySarthi right now, most of them in Bengaluru (802), Hyderabad (302), Pune (193).
- Senior Software EngineerEverquote
- Software Engineering Manager (Agentic Engineering)Coder
- Solutions Architecture Manager, Software and Technology Solutions ArchitectureAmazon Web Services
- Software Development Engineer II, AWS SageMaker AI Training JobAmazon
What software roles keep asking for: Python (31%), Java (29%), AWS (29%), System design (25%), C++ (22%), CI/CD (21%), Observability (21%), Kubernetes (20%) — counted across their open postings here.
Software Engineer jobs in Germany · Remote Software Engineer jobs · Java jobs · Kafka jobs · Kotlin jobs · PostgreSQL jobs
Akersystems has 2 open roles listed here.
Counted across 14 company job boards, updated as roles open and close.
Preparing for this interview
Interviews for software roles keep coming back to Python, Java, AWS, System design. Practise those questions before you sit with Akersystems.
Questions you are likely to be asked
- Why do you want to join Akersystems?
- What is your experience with Agile? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- How would you design an API for a feature you have worked on?
- What do you do when a production issue happens on your code?
- Walk me through a system you built. How was it designed, and what would you change now?
Prep Sarthi gives you a free mock interview: an AI interviewer asks you questions like these out loud, from your own CV and this job, and shows your score and your weakest answer.
Practise the Lead Software Engineer (eDV) at Akersystems interview free →Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.
In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work.
Aker Systems designs, builds & operates advanced, ultra-secure data infrastructure, delivering data modernisation at enterprise scale to enable AI-driven transformation and seamless sharing of trusted data at scale, predominantly for highly regulated and Central Government clients in the UK.
Aker has proven tech-enabled service offerings - covering the entire client lifecycle through strategic cloud & data capability leadership, secure cloud and data infrastructure modernisation, managed services in client environments and data & platform engineering.
Aker powers AI digital transformation through trusted, enterprise scale data modernisation with proven mission critical, secure, trusted and real-time expertise & solutions. With deeply trusted relationships and influence, innovative technology and excellent delivery track record.
Client Focus
You will be working for national security and defence clients in the Southwest in the long term, across both short and long-lived programmes of work, as part of an Agile team of likeminded individuals that thrive on solving real-world problems, keeping the UK safe.
We will support you in obtaining enhanced DV Clearance. Whilst eDV is being processed, you will be working with our Central Government clients on SC level work.
Duties & Responsibilities
As a Software Engineer, you will help lead the development of backend platforms and services for National Security and Defence clients leveraging the latest commercial and open-source technologies in private and public cloud environments.
- Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance features to our platforms and services that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
- Actively participate in the team’s elaboration and estimation of user stories
- Build frequent, small releases to maintain the team’s momentum
- Collaborate closely with other engineers in our cross-functional feature teams; ensuring that others can cover for you, and that you can cover for them
- Build, optimise and operate our Continuous Deployment pipelines
- Maintain operational responsibility for the services that your team owns
Core Competencies
The successful candidate will have at least 5 years professional experience delivering production grade cloud solutions.
You will have demonstrated the following competencies to the proficiency level appropriate to the seniority of the role;
- Fluent in writing JAVA coding and experience with JVM compatible languages (Kotlin, Scala)
- Experience with Kafka or a similar platform.
- Experience working in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust Architecture
- Integrating with backing services, such as PostgreSQL, Redis or S3
- Good engineering practices including continuous delivery, clean code, documentation, defensive programming, automated testing and code reviews
- Using GitHub/GitLab/Atlassian Suite for source control
- Test Driven Development with appropriate tools and frameworks
- Experience with micro-service design patterns
- Experience in Big Data technologies
Aker Systems Attributes
At Aker we work as a team; we are collaborative, hardworking, open, and delivery obsessed. There is no blame culture here: try things, and take responsibility for the outcomes. You are always part of the wider Aker. We help our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help to solve them. Communicate always, do so accurately and in a timely fashion.
In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company paid medical insurance and life assurance, pension scheme, annual training allowance, wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, Employee Assistance plan and more.
Equal Opportunities
Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment that encourages openness in its communications and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity because they help challenge us and find new groundbreaking technical solutions.
Match this job to your CV
ApplySarthi scores your CV against this role, shows the skills you are missing, and writes a tailored version for the application.
Check my match →Similar open roles
- Senior Data Platform EngineerAkersystems
Need answers during your interview? Try Live Sarthi.
Live Sarthi, an Interview Sarthi app, shows answer suggestions during the call.
- Hidden from supported screen sharingThe overlay stays out of supported Windows screen captures.
- Answers start in about 1.5 secondsResponse time varies with your connection and model.
- From your own CVYour projects and your experience, not a generic script.
- 30 minutes freeThen ₹99 for a 2-day pass with unlimited calls — you pay for the days you are interviewing, not a subscription.
A Windows app, from the same team as ApplySarthi.
Listed on arbeitnow · posted 2026-10-11. ApplySarthi collects openings and links to application pages; the role is advertised by Akersystems, not by us.