Tech Lead (backend)

EdgeVantage; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in India is seeking a seasoned technical lead with over 8 years of experience in backend development, specifically with Node Js and unit testing. The role involves leading design discussions, overseeing system architecture, and providing technical leadership to mid-level developers. Ideal candidates will have experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms, particularly Azure. Exceptional communication skills and a proactive approach to mentoring are also essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in backend technologies, especially Node Js and unit testing.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, planning, and estimation discussions.
• Conduct system analysis and architecture design.
• Oversee technical documentation and production support.

Skills

Backend development

Unit testing

Node Js

TypeScript

Software architecture

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Technical leadership

Postgres

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.tech)

Job description

Roles & Responsibility

• Extensive experience working on Backend development with Node Js and TypeScript.
• Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team and with partners from across the department along with business stakeholders.
• Conduct high-level system analysis and architecture design, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards and the overall architecture blueprint.
• Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs into technical specifications.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation.
• Identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC, proposing solutions to complex problems.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Oversee production support processes, collaborating with operations and business stakeholders. Analyze issue patterns to drive. Guide documentation efforts, maintain on-call rotations and lead post-mortems. Lead efforts to resolve root-causes and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers, analysts and grads.
• You bring experience across API integration, databases, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies.
• You enjoy being hands‑on and are happy to lead from a technical perspective, mentoring others and helping upscale teams.
• You have exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in backend technologies especially Node Js and unit testing practices.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and (micro)services.
• Experience building solutions on at least one Cloud platform (preferably Azure).
• Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns.
• A desire to teach others and share knowledge. A team player mindset where you want you to coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns.
• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Learn technologies and patterns quickly. Comfortable in uncharted waters.
• Ability to see the long term by choosing suitable technologies and approaches based on the end goals.
• High standards. We are looking for people who expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
• Experience using both relational databases (e.g. Postgress).

Education

Bachelor’s degree(B.tech) preferably from A grade college.

Skills: backend development,unit testing,postgress,backend,node js,architecture,tech lead,restful apis,typescript,software architecture,microservices,technical architecture