Tech Lead

Tech Lead

Santa Clara, CA

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to guide engineering teams in designing, developing, and delivering high quality software solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands on technical expert who can balance architecture, coding, mentoring, and cross functional coordination. This role requires strong leadership, technical depth, and the ability to drive complex projects to successful completion.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for software development projects.
• Own end to end design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with best practices.
• Review and contribute to code, designs, and technical documentation.
• Identify and implement technical improvements across systems and processes.

Hands On Development

• Work closely with the development team to write high quality, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Lead by example in coding standards, testing, and DevOps practices.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive timely resolutions.

Team Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor developers, fostering growth in technical skills and career development.
• Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, and agile ceremonies.
• Delegate tasks effectively while ensuring high quality delivery from the team.
• Promote a collaborative engineering culture.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Estimate development efforts and assist in planning timelines and deliverables.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and adhere to technical quality standards.

Quality, Security & Performance

• Enforce best practices in architecture, coding, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Drive adoption of automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding practices.
• Ensure systems are reliable, observable, and maintainable.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 6 12+ years of hands on software development experience.
• Proven experience as a Senior Developer / Tech Lead guiding engineering teams.
• Strong expertise & hands-on experience in one or more technical stacks (e.g., .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, Full Stack, Cloud).
• Strong understanding of:
  • Software architecture & design patterns
  • Microservices / API design
  • Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform)
  • Databases: SQL & NoSQL
  • CI/CD & DevOps practices
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Flexibility: Should be able to work in Global development team conditions collaborating with multiple geos like India, Europe or Asia
• Must have worked earlier in the career as custom application developer using Microsoft .Net tech stack or Java or Python.
• Strong understanding of Python, .Net and Java application architectures and ability to guide and provide solutions.
• Must have understating of Gen AI based code generation tools (cursor, windsurf, claude, copilot etc.) and prompt engineering
• Must have leveraged Gen AI or Co-Pilots for day-today activities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and observability tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Prior involvement in technical hiring and team-building.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and decision-making ability.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards.
• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on outcomes.