Technical Lead

Fifth Generation Technologies India (P) Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

The 5G Group of Companies is seeking a Technical Lead to drive architecture, design, and technical execution for manufacturing solutions. You will own technical decisions across the product lifecycle, mentor engineers, ensure standards, and coordinate with product and customer-facing teams.

The role requires 6+ years in software development with leadership experience, strong system design skills, and hands-on expertise in distributed/edge deployments. Interest in OT security is a plus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software development with leadership exposure.
• Experience in designing scalable architectures for distributed/edge systems.
• Proven track record of code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Ability to translate product needs into technical designs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex issues.
• Experience mentoring engineers and conducting architecture reviews.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural decisions across the product lifecycle.
• Lead a team of engineers and guide technical execution.
• Ensure coding standards, design practices, and debt management.
• Collaborate with product management and customer teams.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

System design

Architecture patterns

Edge computing

CI/CD pipelines

Git workflows

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team communication

OT/industrial security

Tools

Distributed systems

Job description

Join Us in Shaping the Next
Digital Revolution in Manufacturing

Our state-of-the-art solutions have been driving plant floor efficiencies for the past 20 years by integrating the physical & digital worlds.
At 5G, you help propel the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and enrich not just our customer's lives with innovation, but yours as well. #ThinkSmart
We are an equal opportunity employer.

Welcome to Life @ 5G

OUR CULTURE

Promoting continuos learning and skill building.

Self Motivation, Self Discipline and Self Pride in work.

OUR PEOPLE

OUR PEOPLE

Our team constantly pushes the envelope and runs the extra mile in pursuit of excellence, both for themselves and our customers.

We reward innovative thinking & leadership.

OUR WORK

OUR WORK

Everyday is a learning & adaptive
experience, not work.

Adopt & apply best-in class
technologies.

Have thought leaders as mentors.

If you believe in constantly challenging your limits, and are indefatigable in work until the challenge is met, then reach out to us - we are looking for you!

Dr. Ananth Seshan, Chairman of the 5G Group of Companies

Current Talent Needs

Working as part of our product team, the Technical Lead will drive the architecture, design, and technical execution of solutions applicable to manufacturing customers. The Technical Lead will own technical decision-making across the product lifecycle, mentor and guide a team of engineers, ensure adherence to coding and design standards, and act as the primary technical point of contact between the development team, product management, and customer-facing teams.

The Technical Lead is expected to be passionate about building scalable, reliable, and secure industrial software, curious about manufacturing technologies (IoT, Edge computing, OT/IT integration), and comfortable balancing hands‑on coding with technical leadership responsibilities.

• Must have at least 6/8 years of experience in software development, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or architect-level role.
• Strong hands-on expertise in system design, architecture patterns, and technology trade-off decisions for distributed and edge-deployed systems.
• Proven experience leading code reviews, setting engineering best practices, and owning technical debt management.Ability to translate business and product requirements into technical designs and break them down into actionable engineering tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layered technical issues (application, integration, infrastructure).
• Experience mentoring engineers, conducting design/architecture reviews, and driving technical upskilling within the team.
• Effective communicator, able to represent technical decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate with a geographically spread-out team.
• Well-versed in Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipeline design and ownership, and release management practices.
• Working knowledge of cloud and/or on-premise deployment models, containerization, and security considerations relevant to industrial/OT environments is a plus.