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Principal Engineer

  • Hybrid
    • Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
  • Development

Job description

About Leapfrog

Leapfrog is on a mission to be a role model technology company. Since 2010, we have relentlessly worked on crafting better digital products with our team of superior engineers. We’re a full-stack company specializing in SaaS products and have served over 100 clients with our mastery of emerging technologies.

We’re thinkers and doers, creatives and coders, makers and builders— but most importantly, we are trusted partners with world-class engineers. Hundreds of companies in Boston, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco choose us to gain speed, agility, quality, and stability, giving them an edge over their competitors.


About the role

At Leapfrog, our mission is to be a role model technology company. We want to be trusted partners, world-class engineers, and creative innovators for our clients. We have built well-crafted impactful software solutions for many industries and ecosystems.

  • Oversee the technical design and discovery of new/existing products.
  • Drive technical direction and innovation in the engineering team.
  • Decide the right balance for project deliverables based on resource, cost, effort, and time.
  • Gather and analyze business requirements, understand the business perspective of the client, and plan product roadmap in collaboration with the project manager and the client.
  • Foster global engineering culture across the company-wide.
  • Keep up with the latest trends and technologies.
  • Research and Development on new technologies and stacks
  • Lead or Involved in company level engineering strategies, processes, and standards
  • Comply with all professional departmental as well as company best practices.
  • Regularly involved in project and process inspection and improvement.
  • Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
  • Conduct code reviews and ensure the implementation of best practices in the project.
  • Take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring high quality and performance.

Job requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in the software industry.

  • Demonstrated experience in one or multiple software architecture styles like SAAS, multi-tenancy, IAAS, PAAS, mBAAS, and microservices.

  • Demonstrated experience in architecting large-scale projects.

  • Well-acquainted with software compliance, policies, and industry standards.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud-native platforms. Expert in any one of AWS/GCP/Azure/On-Premise.

  • Experience in designing and working with distributed systems.

  • In-depth knowledge of one or more programming languages.

  • Experience in multiple areas of software development: frontend, backend, database, and DevOps.

  • Strong knowledge of various programming paradigms like OOPs, functional, static vs dynamic, weakly vs strongly, and declarative vs imperative.

  • Strong foundations in data structure and algorithms.

  • Experience in designing scalable SQL and NoSQL DBs.

  • Demonstrable experience with application scalability, availability, and performance

  • Nice to have AWS SA Certification/ Google Cloud Architect certification/ Microsoft Azure Architect.

  • Good project management skills.

  • Good communication and negotiation skills.

  • Excellent documentation and presentation skills.

  • Experience in managing and planning resources and product deliverables


🌞 Life at Leapfrog:

  • Work with talented engineers and remarkable professionals in Nepal, the US and Europe, building state-of-the-art digital health products.

  • Have an amazing career growth plan with support from experienced mentors and unlimited learning opportunities.

  • Be a part of an experienced team—apply the best industry practices, get mentored by experienced professionals and be ready to mentor the new ones.

  • Get exposure to clients who are leading entrepreneurs and startups from Silicon Valley.

  • Your work will be at the cutting edge of healthcare innovation and make a difference in the lives of thousands of people worldwide.

  • You will get the flexibility to work remotely or in the office— we value accountable freedom.

  • Get growth opportunities, not just in your work. We organize various internal initiatives where you can be a part of a bigger learning community with webinars, Knowledge Sharing Sessions (KSS), and internal conferences.

  • Be a part of a safe workplace where it’s okay to fail fast— get constructive feedback and grow as you move ahead.

  • Get recognized for your work and all the changes you will make. We always look for, NO, create opportunities to celebrate efforts, play games, and have fun together!

  • You will have a lot of fun at Leapfrog— there’ll never be a dull day.


🎁 Benefits and perks:

We believe our people are our greatest strength. And with perks and benefits, we intend to offer everything our people need to do their best while maintaining a healthy balance between work and personal life.

Daily Work Support

  • 🏠 Hybrid work: Flexibility to work from office or home

  • 💻 Support for resources: Get internet and laptop allowance monthly, and request resources for convenient WFH

  • 📆 5-day workweek: Take the weekend off and come back refreshed on Monday

  • 🍔 Food: Eat healthy food while you’re here.

Professional Growth

  • 📚 'Growth mindset' fund: Investment in your post-grad degree, learning opportunities, and career growth

  • 👶 Child scholarship: Scholarships for your child in selected schools

  • 📈 Bi-annual bonus: Get timely festival and company bonus

  • 💸 Advance salary: Request salary in advance

Work/Life Balance

  • ✈️ Paid time-offs: Annual, sick, compensation, and bereavement leaves

  • 🍼 Maternity leave: 3 months of paid leave, 1 month of unpaid leave, and 90 days of reduced workload

  • 🐣 Paternity leave: 11 days of paid paternity leave and reduced workload after

  • 💊 Menstruation leave: 6 days of paid menstruation leave annually

We take care of you

  • 🌿 Your well-being: Company-funded counseling services from certified therapists as well as COVID care services.

  • 💰 Retirement fund: Social security fund with health and accidental insurance.

Celebrating your efforts

  • 🎉 Engagement and Events: Team lunch/dinner, company outing, and festival celebrations with your favorite co-workers!

  • 😎 Exposure: Visit and work in the States and build better client rapport.

  • 💖 Recognition: In-house awards, appreciation platforms, and 5th-anniversary

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