Tech Lead (IC)

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 6+ years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

This is a senior position within the company. You will serve as a trusted advisor for key engineering decisions. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the delivery and overall design of multiple modules under your management. We expect you to genuinely appreciate this opportunity and to move forward only if you have a true passion for the education sector we aim to revolutionize.

Required Experience and Skills

• 7-9 years of software development experience in startups during their growth phase.
• Innate problem solver with a data-driven approach to decision making.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, application design, and development.
• Hands-on experience in building and scaling systems using Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, SQS/Kafka/AMQ, Redis, NoSQL databases, web services, and performance optimization.
• Background in developing ERP software products along with solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills for proposing and reviewing engineering designs.
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end projects (from zero to one) with clearly defined impact metrics.
• Ability to clarify ambiguous problem statements and break down multi-quarter projects into phased launches.
• Experience in creating systems that serve at least 100,000 users.
• Experience developing microservices capable of handling over 100 queries per second in production environments.
• Minimum of 3 years experience leading or mentoring senior developers.
• Experience with ReactJS is a plus.
• Experience in enterprise SaaS environments is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise leveraging AI tools and implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, with a history of building AI agents or applying AI technologies in engineering projects is advantageous.

Job Description

• Lead the scaling of our multi-tenant SaaS software architecture to support 10 million students.
• Continuously measure system performance and perform tuning to achieve optimal results.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to optimize infrastructure costs, supported by impactful cost metrics.
• Develop prototypes, set up infrastructure, and establish frameworks for future development in a hands-on capacity.
• Strive for engineering excellence and maintain high standards of quality.
• Enhance the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process through technical contributions.
• Analyze product requirements to define non-functional requirements and propose both short-term and long-term solutions with high-level estimates.
• Create integration platforms using appropriate frameworks and tools, connecting multiple third-party systems.
• Typically expected to independently manage your task list and schedule without supervision, delivering timely results supported by metrics.
• Identify and escalate concerns related to processes, budgets, teams, etc., and develop resolution plans in collaboration with the Engineering Manager and CTO.
• Work closely with engineering teams—including Developers, QA, DevOps, and UX/UI—to ensure a seamless development process.
• Communicate technical solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Engage constructively with stakeholders to prioritize bugs, features, and support tasks, facilitating business continuity as needed.
• Management expects you to efficiently manage your time with minimal to no supervision, evaluating performance based on impact metrics rather than hours worked.

Must-have skills

Java, Spring Boot, Kafka

Good-to-have skills

LLM, RESTful Web Services