Engineering Team Lead

Location :

Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience :

7+ years (with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role)

About Amealio

Amealio is building the

AI-powered experience economy , where food, travel, and entertainment converge into seamless, personalized journeys. From hyperlocal community engagement to AI-driven recommendations and scalable integrations with platforms like ONDC, Amealio is reimagining how people discover, connect, and experience life.

We are now scaling our platform to serve

millions of users

with next-gen AI capabilities — and we’re looking for an

Engineering Lead

to drive this mission.

Role Overview

As the

Engineering Lead , you will own the end-to-end technical leadership of Amealio’s AI-driven platform. You’ll guide a growing team of engineers, architect scalable solutions on the

MERN stack with Next.js , and ensure smooth deployment and optimization on

AWS cloud infrastructure . You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and AI / ML teams to bring cutting-edge features to life while keeping performance, scalability, and reliability at the core.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Lead design and implementation of scalable, high-performance applications using MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React / Next.js, Node.js).

Architect solutions to handle millions of concurrent users, integrating AI-driven features seamlessly.

Define coding standards, best practices, and ensure high-quality code reviews.

AI & Platform Scaling

Work with AI engineers to productionize ML models within the platform.

Optimize APIs and microservices for speed, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Scale Next.js applications with server-side rendering (SSR) and edge deployments.

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

Oversee deployment, monitoring, and scaling on AWS (ECS / EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB, RDS, etc.).

Implement CI / CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform / CloudFormation).

Drive observability and reliability practices (logging, monitoring, alerts).

Team & Stakeholder Collaboration

Lead and mentor engineers; build a strong technical culture.

Work closely with product, design, and business teams to translate requirements into engineering deliverables.

Provide technical direction on feature prioritization, scalability trade-offs, and long-term roadmap.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Strong expertise in

MERN stack

and

Next.js

(SSR, SSG, edge deployments).

Hands-on experience with

AWS services

(EC2, Lambda, ECS / EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, IAM).

Proven track record of

scaling applications

to large user bases.

Solid understanding of

microservices, APIs, GraphQL / REST , and real-time data handling (WebSockets, Kafka, or similar).

Experience integrating or deploying

AI / ML models

into production environments.

Strong background in

DevOps, CI / CD, and Infrastructure as Code .

Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

Experience with

agentic AI frameworks

and orchestration.

Exposure to ONDC integrations, e-commerce, or hyperlocal platforms.

Familiarity with

serverless architectures

and edge computing.

Knowledge of

security best practices

for scaling consumer applications.

Why Join Amealio?

Be part of a fast-growing startup shaping the

AI-driven experience economy .

Lead cutting-edge

AI and web scaling challenges

with autonomy and ownership.

Work with a passionate team on a mission to transform how communities eat, travel, and connect.

Competitive compensation, ESOP options, and growth opportunities.

If you’re excited about leading engineering teams to build

scalable AI-first platforms , let’s talk.

Apply at : careers@amealio.com