Fullstack Developer Technical Lead

Burns & McDonnell India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell India is seeking a Technical Lead to drive architecture, engineering standards, and governance across multiple projects. The role blends hands-on full-stack work (Python/React) with mentoring and cross-team alignment to raise engineering maturity.

You will define patterns, review critical designs, and guide DevOps practices while enabling other Tech Leads. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven full-stack development in production systems.
• Experience leading multiple projects or mentoring Tech Leads.
• Strong architecture and system design exposure.

Responsibilities

• Define and standardize architecture patterns and design principles across teams.
• Review and guide critical technical designs; ensure scalability and security.
• Mentor and enable Tech Leads; drive governance and best practices.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices; promote reusable components.

Skills

Full-stack Python/React

Django

DRF

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Cloud: GCP

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

B.Tech/B.E / BCA / B.Sc

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description:

Description

We are looking for a Technical Lead who will operate at a cross-team level, driving architecture, engineering standards, and technical governance across multiple projects. This role goes beyond a typical team-level Tech Lead and focuses on enabling other Tech Leads, ensuring consistency, and improving overall engineering maturity. The ideal candidate is a strong full-stack engineer (Python React) with deep architectural expertise and the ability to guide teams hands-on.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design Governance

• Define and standardize architecture patterns and design principles
• Review and guide critical technical designs across teams
• Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term vision
• Drive technology selection and standardization

Engineering Standards & Best Practices

• Coding standards
• Code review practices
• Testing strategies
• Drive adoption of:

CI/CD Pipelines

• Code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube)
• DevOps best practices
• Ensure consistency across all teams
• Tech Lead Enablement:
• Mentor and support team-level Tech Leads
• Help resolve complex technical challenges

Conduct

• Design reviews
• Knowledge-sharing sessions
• Technical workshops
• Act as a technical escalation point
• Full Stack Technical Leadership:

Provide Hands-on Guidance In

• Backend development using Python
• Frontend development using React

Ensure Best Practices In

• API design and integration
• UI architecture and performance
• End-to-end system design
• Support teams in building scalable full-stack applications

Cross-Team Alignment

• Break silos and promote reusable components and shared services

Ensure Alignment Across Projects On

• Architecture
• Tools
• Frameworks
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Product teams
• Innovation & Productivity:

Innovation & Productivity

• Drive initiatives around:
• AI adoption
• Developer productivity
• Automation
• Improve developer experience and delivery efficiency

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong full-stack development experience using Python and React
• Hands‑on experience with Python backend frameworks, including:
• Django
• Django REST Framework
• FastAPI
• Flask
• Strong experience in designing and developing REST APIs and third‑party system integrations
• Hands‑on experience with React, including:
• Modern frontend architecture
• State management
• Component design and reusability
• Frontend performance optimization
• Experience with PostgreSQL, including:
• Relational database design
• Query optimization
• Indexing and performance tuning

Deep Understanding Of

• System design and distributed systems
• Microservices and service‑oriented architecture
• API design, authentication, and integrations
• Scalable and high‑performance application architecture

Cloud & DevOps

Strong hands‑on experience with GCP is preferred; equivalent experience with Azure or AWS may be considered

Experience With GCP Services Such As

• Cloud Run
• Cloud SQL
• BigQuery
• Secret Manager
• Cloud Scheduler
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Knowledge And Hands‑on Experience With

• CI/CD pipelines
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Docker and containerized deployments
• Cloud Run or Kubernetes
• Git‑based development and branching workflows
• Redis or equivalent caching solutions

Engineering Practices

• Strong understanding of application security, scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
• Experience with application monitoring, logging, observability, and troubleshooting
• Experience with code quality and static analysis tools such as SonarQube

Strong Understanding Of Testing Strategies, Including

• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• API testing
• End‑to‑end testing
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and common application security standards
• Experience with code reviews, coding standards, and engineering best practices
• AI & Modern Stack (Good to Have):
• Exposure to AI/ML or LLM‑based solutions
• Familiarity with agentic development / automation frameworks

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership and mentoring ability
• Excellent communication and collaboration
• Ability to influence without authority
• Strong problem‑solving mindset

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in software engineering
• B.Tech/B.E, BCA, B.Sc degree in Information Technology.
• Proven full‑stack development experience (Python React) in production systems
• Experience in leading multiple projects or mentoring Tech Leads
• Strong exposure to architecture and system design

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Information Technology

Primary Location: India-Maharashtra-Mumbai

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No