Technical Lead (Cloud Platform & Connected Systems)

ePropelled; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ePropelled is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead for Cloud Platform & Connected Systems in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The role focuses on architecting and delivering cloud-native services and APIs that connect with devices and field systems.

You will lead a small team, drive technical decisions, and collaborate with QA, DevOps, and hardware-adjacent teams to ensure reliable, scalable software ecosystems for telemetry and IoT applications.

Qualifications

• At least 8–12 years of software engineering experience in product/platform environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native services, APIs, and platform components for connected software products.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for a small engineering team including planning, code reviews, mentoring and decisions.
• Design backend systems for telemetry, device/edge integration, data ingestion and event processing.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and internal tools teams to support dashboards and operator-facing apps.
• Define and improve engineering standards for system design, testing, release quality, observability, and reliability.
• Work with product, QA, DevOps, and firmware teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.
• Support production ops through incident review and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Java

JVM

Cloud-native

APIs

Microservices

Telemetry/IoT

Data processing

React/Angular/TypeScript

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Angular

TypeScript

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Datadog

Splunk

Kafka

Job description

Technical Lead (Cloud Platform & Connected Systems)

ePropelled flexible technology portfolio represents a major innovation in the market, just as many industries and society as a whole are gearing up for a greener world. We apply our knowledge and experience to create solutions based on in-depth research and thorough testing while looking into the future for inspiration.

Job Description

Job title: Technical Lead – Cloud Platform &Connected Systems
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Work model: Primarily Office Based
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
Team size: Initially 4–7 software engineers, with close collaborationacross QA, DevOps/platform engineering, and firmware/hardware-adjacent teams
Compensation: TBD

Role summary
We are hiring a hands-on Technical Lead to own the design and delivery of cloudand application-platform capabilities for connected software systems. This roleis best suited to a senior engineer who is strongest in backend andcloud-native platform engineering, can lead a small team, and has practicalexposure to telemetry, IoT, edge-connected, or hardware-integrated softwareproducts.

You willlead the software architecture and execution of APIs, services, data flows,deployment patterns, and operator-facing applications that connect cloudsystems with devices or field systems. This is not a firmware lead roleand it is not a pure people-management role. The centre of gravity ismodern cloud/platform engineering with real-world connected-systemsintegration.

• Leadthe technical design and delivery of cloud-native services, APIs, and platformscomponents for connected software products.
• Provideday-to-day technical leadership for a small engineering team, including taskbreakdown, code review, mentoring, and technical decision-making.
• Designresilient backend systems for telemetry, device or edge integration, dataingestion, event processing, and operational workflows.
• Workwith frontend engineers, or contribute directly where needed, to supportinternal tools, dashboards, and operator-facing web applications.
• Defineand improve engineering standards for system design, testing, release quality,observability, and operational reliability.
• Collaborateclosely with product, QA, DevOps/platform, and firmware or hardware-adjacentteams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.
• Supportproduction operations through incident review, root-cause analysis, anditerative improvements to reliability and visibility.
• Contributeto architecture roadmaps, technical hiring, and capability-building within thesoftware team.
• 8+years in softwareengineering, with at least 2 years in a technical lead, staff engineer,or architecture-ownership role.
• Stronghands-on experience in one primary backend language: Python or Java or JVM. Working familiarity with the other is useful but not mandatory.
• Provenexperience building and operating cloud-native or distributed systems using at least one major cloud platform and modern container tooling such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strongdesign and implementation experience with APIs, microservices, event-drivensystems, SQL/PostgreSQL, and production-grade backend services.
• Practicalexperience with connected systems such as telemetry platforms, IoTproducts, industrial software, remote monitoring, edge-connected services,device integration, or hardware-adjacent applications.
• Experienceleading engineers through architecture reviews, delivery planning, codequality, and technical problem-solving.
• Experiencewith React, Angular, or TypeScript for internal tools, operationaldashboards, or web applications.
• Experiencewith observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana,OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or Splunk.
• Familiaritywith CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and Git-based release workflows.
• Exposureto message brokers or streaming systems such as Kafka, MQTT, RabbitMQ,or cloud-native event services.
• Familiaritywith security-by-design, identity/access patterns, and secureAPI/platform engineering.
• Domainexposure in industrial automation, mobility, robotics, drones, smartdevices, or connected equipment.
• Exposureto AI-enabled features or ML-backed services is welcome, but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in ComputerScience, Electronics, Information Technology, or a related engineeringdiscipline. Equivalent practical experience is also acceptable.
• Typical fit: 8–12 years ofsoftware engineering experience in product, platform, GCC, or high-qualityengineering-services environments.
• Within 3 months, build a strongunderstanding of the current architecture, deployment model, engineeringworkflow, and product roadmap.
• Within 6 months, own one ormore critical platform or service areas end to end, and drive measurableimprovements in code quality, delivery predictability, and system reliability.
• Within 9 months, establishclearer engineering standards across APIs, observability, testing, and releasereadiness.
• Within 12 months, havematerially improved the platform’s ability to support connected-systemworkflows, scaled team delivery, and reduced recurring production orintegration issues.