Technical Lead (Hands-on Engineering Leader)

Technical Lead (Hands-on Engineering Leader)

Chennai | Full-Time

Role Summary

We are looking for a Hands-on Technical Lead with strong system design capability and deep engineering expertise. This is a coding-first leadership role — you will design, build, review, optimize, and scale production-grade systems while mentoring a team of engineers.

This is not a coordination role. We are looking for someone who actively codes, reviews architecture, and solves complex technical problems.

Key Responsibilities ·

Design scalable, high-performance system architectures ·

Write clean, production-ready code (30–50% hands-on contribution) ·

Lead backend architecture, API design, and integration frameworks ·

Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices ·

Design and implement CI/CD pipelines ·

Drive DevOps, containerization, and cloud deployment strategies ·

Optimize performance, reliability, and security of applications ·

Troubleshoot complex production issues ·

Mentor and guide developers on system design and coding standards

Technical Requirements Core Engineering Expertise (Mandatory) 8–12 years of software development experience Strong expertise in any one primary stack: ·

Python (FastAPI/Django) ·

Java (Spring Boot) ·

.NET Core

Strong understanding of: ·

Microservices architecture ·

RESTful APIs & API Gateway patterns ·

Distributed systems fundamentals ·

Database design (PostgreSQL / MySQL) ·

Cloud & DevOps (Mandatory) ·

Hands-on with AWS / Azure / GCP ·

Docker & container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred) ·

CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / GitLab / Jenkins)

aEngineering Practices ·

Strong system design capability ·

Experience with high-availability and scalable systems ·

Knowledge of design patterns and clean architecture ·

Experience with test-driven development ·

Strong debugging and performance tuning skills

If you are passionate about building scalable systems and leading through engineering excellence , share your profile to hiring@kashtechllc.com