Team Lead – Backend Engineering (C++)

For more than 40 years, Accelya has been the industry’s partner for change, simplifying airline financial and commercial processes and empowering the air transport community to take better control of the future. Whether partnering with IATA on industry-wide initiatives or enabling digital transformation to simplify airline processes, Accelya drives the airline industry forward and proudly puts control back in the hands of airlines so they can move further, faster.

Team Lead – Backend Engineering (C++)

Location: Pune, India

Reporting to: Senior Manager – Software Development, FLX ONE Cargo

About Accelya

Accelya is a global leader in airline software, supporting over 200 airlines worldwide with an open, modular platform that enables modern airline retailing. The FLX ONE platform supports airlines across Offer, Order, Settlement, and Delivery (OOSD), aligned with IATA standards.

Role Context

This role is part of the FLX ONE Cargo (F1C) platform engineering team, focused on building high-performance backend and system-level components that power core platform capabilities.

As a Team / Tech Lead, you are a hands-on senior engineer who leads by building. You will spend a significant portion of your time writing, reviewing, and optimising production-grade C++ code while guiding a small engineering team.

This role is deeply focused on systems engineering, performance, and concurrency. You are expected to design and build scalable, low-latency components that operate reliably under load.

You will work closely with Architects and the Senior Manager to translate platform architecture into efficient, robust implementations.

What You’ll Own

Hands-On Development (Primary Responsibility)

• Design and implement core platform components using modern C++.
• Build high-performance, low-latency backend services and modules.
• Work on concurrency, memory management, and system optimization.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues at system level.
  
  

Technical Leadership Through Code

• Lead through high-quality, efficient, and maintainable C++ code.
• Drive best practices in performance, concurrency, and system design.
• Conduct deep code reviews focused on correctness and efficiency.
  
  

Delivery Ownership

• Own delivery from design through production deployment.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability of services.
• Break down complex system problems into executable tasks.
  
  

Team Enablement & Mentorship

• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Build strong engineering discipline around systems thinking.
• Drive ownership and engineering excellence.
  
  

Collaboration

• Work with Architects on system design and platform alignment.
• Collaborate with application teams for integration points.
• Partner with Platform teams on infrastructure and runtime concerns.
  
  

What You Must Bring

• 8+ years of strong hands-on C++ development experience.
• Deep understanding of systems programming, memory management, and concurrency.
• Experience building high-performance backend or platform systems.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills at system level.
• Experience working with distributed systems or performance-critical applications.
• Hands-on coding is mandatory; this is not a coordination-only role.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with low-latency systems or real-time processing.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS preferred).
  
  

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical to building the performance backbone of FLX ONE Cargo. The quality of system design and implementation here directly impacts scalability, reliability, and long-term platform evolution.

What does the future of the air transport industry look like to you? Whether you’re an industry veteran or someone with experience from other industries, we want to make your ambitions a reality!