AI Tech Lead

Blueaspire Technologies; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blueaspire Technologies is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to drive the technical direction of scalable software platforms. You will lead engineers, design scalable architectures, and stay engaged in coding to solve complex problems.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong system design and cloud expertise. You will own architecture decisions, guide CI/CD practices, and mentor a growing team in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on programming and system design experience.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
• Experience making and owning technical architecture decisions.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineers.
• Design and review scalable software architectures and system designs.
• Stay hands-on with coding and solve complex technical problems.
• Drive technical decisions across APIs, databases, cloud, and application architecture.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and performance.
• Identify and resolve technical risks, bottlenecks, and architectural challenges.
• Mentor engineers and raise the team's technical capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, observability, and engineering practices.

Skills

Hands-on coding

System design

Distributed systems

Cloud technologies

Code reviews

Mentoring

Debugging

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on Tech lead to drive technical direction, solve complex engineering problems, and help build scalable, reliable, and high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineers.
• Design and review scalable software architectures and system designs.
• Stay hands-on with coding and solve complex technical problems.
• Drive technical decisions across APIs, databases, cloud, and application architecture.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and performance.
• Identify and resolve technical risks, bottlenecks, and architectural challenges.
• Mentor engineers and help raise the team's technical capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, observability, and engineering practices.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on programming and system design experience.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
• Experience making and owning technical architecture decisions.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with SaaS, AI/ML, or data-driven products.
• Experience with Python and modern backend technologies.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Experience working in a fast-growing startup environment.

Preferred candidate profile

Work experience in product based companies is mandatory