Technical Lead

Job Title : Technical Lead

Experience : 9+ years

Location : Onsite

Industry :

Media & Entertainment

About the Role

We are looking for a

Tech Lead

with deep expertise in

modern application development and technologies

to provide technical leadership and guidance to our engineering team. This role is primarily focused on

technical direction, mentorship, and hands-on contributions . You will drive design and architecture decisions across multiple systems and teams, ensure engineering best practices, and work across multiple groups to deliver scalable, reliable and secure solutions.

As a Tech Lead, you will act as the

technical point of accountability

for your team, balancing hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities. You will play a key role in

adopting emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools , to enhance team productivity and maintain modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Lead and guide the technical direction of multiple systems and services.

Design and build

client-facing APIs

that are

scalable, reliable, and secure , ensuring services and APIs comply with security best practices in collaboration with the security team.

Design and build

internal APIs

that are consumed by

frontend applications and services

Own

design

and

architecture

for assigned modules, escalating major architectural decisions when needed

Stay hands-on in coding, particularly for

common libraries, proof-of-concepts, and complex features

Write and review

clean ,

maintainable , and

performant code

across multiple languages

Ensure engineering best practices are followed for

CI / CD pipelines, Git workflows, and containerization

Collaborate with

Product Managers

to ensure requirements are clearly captured and prioritized for Engineering and QA

Collaborate with

Engineers

to ensure technical solutions meet product requirements and align with business needs

Guide the team in

Agile practices , ensuring effective sprint planning, backlog refinement, and continuous improvement.

Ensure the scrum team maintains strong quality by verifying

sufficient unit and integration test coverage

Oversee

database design

and

optimization

for relational and non-relational databases.

Mentor both junior and senior engineers through

code reviews, technical coaching, and knowledge sharing

Continuously

evaluate emerging technologies

and

AI-assisted development tools , introducing best practices to keep engineering approaches current, efficient, and future-ready.

Support the

hiring process

by participating in interviews and evaluations

Champion

observability and monitoring best practices

to ensure high availability and performance of systems

Required Skills & Experience

9+ years of professional experience in software engineering

Strong

hands-on expertise

in multiple programming languages, architectures

Proven experience

designing and building scalable

client-facing APIs

as well as

internal APIs

to support frontend integration

Solid grasp of

software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, and best practices

Deep knowledge of

relational

and

non-relational databases , with the ability to design and optimize data models.

Proven experience with AWS (preferred) or other

cloud platforms

and building distributed, scalable systems

Strong understanding of

system design principles , including

scalability ,

performance optimization , and

high availability .

Proficient in

modern distributed system patterns

such as microservices and event-driven messaging.

Strong experience with

modern development workflows , including

CI / CD

pipelines,

git , and

containerization / orchestration

platforms.

Proven experience

guiding Agile practices

at the team level, ensuring effective sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and continuous improvement.

Experience incorporating

security

and

compliance

best practices into system and API design.

Proficiency in leveraging and evaluating

AI-assisted coding tools

to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity.

Experience implementing

observability practices , including monitoring, logging, and alerting, to ensure system reliability.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience with

• .NET Core

and its ecosystem is a plus.

Prior experience in the

media & entertainment industry

Exposure to

infrastructure-as-code tools

(Terraform, CloudFormation)