Tech Lead

AArete; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Parental leave

Referral bonus

Transportation allowance

Night shift allowance

Salary loan facility

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

AArete seeks a highly experienced Tech Lead / Solution Architect to own the end-to-end technical architecture for an AI-powered SaaS platform. You will lead frontend (React.js), backend (Golang), and AWS DevOps teams, aligning architecture with the product roadmap and business goals.

You will shape system scalability, security, and performance while mentoring engineers and guiding best practices across the organization. This hybrid role emphasizes ownership and collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering and system architecture experience.
• Proven Tech Lead or Solution Architect in building scalable SaaS platforms.
• Experience designing microservices and distributed systems.
• Familiar with AI/ML systems, LLM integration, or data processing pipelines.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end system architecture (frontend, backend, data, AI/ML, cloud).
• Lead cross-functional team of frontend, backend, and AWS DevOps engineers; drive product delivery per roadmap.
• Drive scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions aligned to business outcomes.
• Mentor engineers; conduct design reviews and technical coaching; ensure security/compliance.

Skills

Software Architecture

Tech Leadership

Frontend: React.js

Backend: Golang

AWS DevOps

Security & Compliance

AI/ML Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Data modeling tools

Job description

AArete is one-of-a-kind when it comes to consulting firm culture.

We’re a global, innovative management and technology consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and India. Our name comes from the Greek word for excellence: “Areté.” And excellence is exactly what we strive for.

We’re celebrating our fourth year as one of Forbes’ World's Best Management Consulting Firms – and our success starts with our people. From robust career development planning to competitive life and wellness benefits, AArete’s “Culture of Care” takes a holistic approach to the employee experience.

AAretrians (our team members) are leaders at every level. You are encouraged to unlock your full potential by directly contributing to our mission and prioritizing personal development and fulfillment.

The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Tech Lead / Solution Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of our AI-powered SaaS platform. This role is responsible for owning the end-to-end technical architecture and execution, while leading a cross-functional team of frontend (React.js), backend (Golang), and AWS DevOps/Infrastructure engineers. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions aligned to product roadmap and business outcomes.

Work You’ll Do

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and own the end-to-end system architecture (frontend, backend, data, AI/ML, and cloud infrastructure)
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure solutions leveraging AWS cloud-native services
• Establish best practices, coding standards, and design patterns across the engineering team
• Drive architectural decisions for high-throughput AI/LLM-based processing systems

Product Delivery & Execution

• Lead execution of the product roadmap, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of features
• Break down business requirements into technical designs, epics, and sprint deliverables
• Ensure alignment between product, engineering, and data/AI workflows
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks and bottlenecks
• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team including:
• Frontend engineers (React.js)
• AWS DevOps and Infrastructure engineers
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and engineering excellence
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical coaching

Platform Engineering & Scalability

• Optimize performance for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency
• Drive implementation of CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring frameworks
• Ensure system reliability through fault tolerance, retries, and self-healing mechanisms

AI/ML & Data Integration

• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate LLM pipelines, OCR, and metadata extraction workflows
• Design data models and pipelines for structured and hierarchical data outputs
• Ensure seamless integration with downstream systems (data warehouses, BI tools, APIs)

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Implement and enforce security best practices (RBAC, encryption, secure APIs, VPC architecture)
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, data privacy requirements)
• Oversee access controls, auditability, and data protection mechanisms

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with product managers, business stakeholders, and clients to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Provide technical input into roadmap planning, effort estimation, and prioritization
• Communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and system architecture
• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Solution Architect in building scalable SaaS platforms
• Frontend: React.js (or similar modern frameworks)
• Experience designing microservices and distributed systems
• Familiarity with AI/ML systems, LLM integration, or data processing pipelines
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building AI-driven or data-intensive platforms
• Exposure to LLM orchestration, prompt engineering, or high-volume API systems
• Knowledge of data modeling for hierarchical and relational datasets
• Experience in healthcare, payer systems, or contract analytics (a plus)
• Flexible Paid Time Off of up to 23 days annually, in addition to 10 paid public holidays
• Hybrid work model with flexible in-office attendance
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical insurance (Mediclaim), personal accident insurance, and term life insurance
• Generous paid parental leave program
• Attractive employee referral bonus scheme
• Transportation allowance and night shift allowance
• Employee advance salary loan facility
• Structured professional certification reimbursement policy to support ongoing learning and development

We put humans at the center of our work

We’re a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in strategic profitability improvement, digital transformation, and strategy & change for clients. Our cross-industry solutions are powered by a digital-first mindset, market intelligence, and data-driven approach to deliver purposeful change, actionable insights, and guaranteed results.

But what sets us apart is our people. We are guided by our deeply embedded guiding principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

And we’ve been recognized as a top firm to work for by companies like Forbes, Top Workplaces Chicago Tribune, and Consulting Magazine.

We’ve earned a Great Place to Work Certification™ and been named a World’s Best Management Consulting Firm by Forbes, Vault’s Top 50 Firms to Work For, Crain's Chicago Business Fast 50, Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Firms, and Consulting Magazine's Fastest Growing Firms.

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