Lead Technical Architect (Fullstack + Agentic)

Dentsu Global Services Private Limited; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Global Services Private Limited in Mumbai, India, seeks an experienced software engineer to guide development, design robust features, and ensure timely delivery aligned with performance and quality standards. The role emphasizes hands-on coding across Java, Node.js, and Python, plus cloud architecture (Azure) and data modeling.

You will lead reviews, mentor teammates, and drive best practices, including SOLID, TDD/BDD, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of software development experience.
• Expertise with Java/Node.js/Python.
• Azure cloud & data modeling experience.
• Experience leading code reviews and applying SOLID principles.
• Strong communication and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the full software development cycle including requirements analysis, design, development, unit testing and documentation.
• Leads code reviews and mentor teammates to improve code quality.
• Owns delivery of complex features and resolves key technical issues.
• Ensures accurate estimates and adheres to delivery timelines.

Skills

Java

Node.js

Python

Azure

RESTful services

NoSQL/SQL

Kafka

Docker

CI/CD

Git/GitHub

SOLID principles

TDD/BDD

Unit tests

Schema design

Data warehouse

JIRA

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to provide technical guidance and suggest improvements in development processes. Develop required software features, achieving timely delivery in compliance with the performance and quality standards of the company.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participates in the entire software development cycle - requirements' analysis, design and development, unit testing and documentation.
• Responsible for long-term code reusability and stability.
• Proactively identifies security, usability etc. issues and formulates strategies to resolve them.
• Works independently, without guidance, with broader overview on the project.
• Takes ownership of the delivery of complex application features and resolves key technical issues related to the assigned project.
• Complies with estimation process and is responsible for accurate personal estimates.
• Develops required software features, achieving timely and quality delivery.
• Delivers training and participates in knowledge sharing.
• Mentors' new software engineers in the team.
• Integrates recent technologies.

Must Have

• Minimum 8 to 12 years of experience.
• Expertise with building components/Services using Java/Node JS/Python.
• Expertise in building Agentic workflows on Azure.
• Expertise with Schema design and dimensional modelling, Optimizing data warehouse performance.
• Experience in leading code reviews.
• Demonstrate understanding of SOLID principles.
• Demonstrate understanding of TDD or BDD.
• Good knowledge and experience of writing good unit tests.
• Good implementation design using cloud (Azure) Microservices architecture, RESTful Webservices, NoSQL & SQL.
• Exposure towards Docker & containerization, CI/CD pipeline design & build.
• Event driven architecture, Kafka.
• Use of tools such as JIRA, Git, GitHub.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to lead discussion and solve problems for the dev team.
• Ability to manage expectations of Product/Business teams in terms of prioritizing quality, aligning to the strategic vision.
• Provide guidance on inline technical documentation.

Good to have

• Experience in AWS or GCP.
• Experience in GraphQL tools such as ApolloGraph or Wundergraph.
• Experience with Serverless.
• Experience in Terraform/Cloud Formation Tools like Babel, Webpack, NestJS, Jest, Lint, Helm to support build of Node applications.
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow.
• Experience with troubleshooting using Grafana / Loki.

Location & Contract

• Location: DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT Park.
• Brand: Merkle.
• Time Type: Full time.
• Contract Type: Permanent.

About dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering - exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We're leading the way - helping to build a more sustainable planet. Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way. Find out more about us. Who we are. Our Social Impact. Our work.