Principal Tech Lead

Job Title: Principal Tech Lead - Open-Source Stack
Location: Bengaluru(Kundalahalli gate)
Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 7+ years in software development, 3+ years in a leadership role
Industry: Technology enabled Services
Compensation: Competitive

About Us:
We’re an established company in the corporate immigration services space and now pushing into the retail space with a goal to be a digital services first company building innovative digital solutions with a strong emphasis on open-source technologies. Our team is small, agile, and passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. We're looking for a hands-on Principal Tech Lead to drive our technical vision, lead a team of developers, and help scale our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end architecture and development of web-based platforms using Java/ PHP/ Python and React.
• Work closely with founders, product managers, and designers to define and deliver product roadmaps.
• Drive technical decision-making, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of applications.
• Review code, mentor developers, and foster a culture of clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using open-source tools.
• Oversee integration of APIs, third-party services, and microservices.
• Ensure adherence to agile practices and participate in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, PHP, and Python backend development (any two required; all three a plus).
• Solid front-end expertise with React.js, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Proven experience designing scalable architectures and leading development teams.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with Git, Docker, and deployment to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Understanding of open-source communities, libraries, and contribution practices.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Other skills that will help:

• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Knowledge of container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Exposure to test-driven development and automated testing frameworks.
• Contributions to open-source projects.

Join Us:

• Be part of an early-stage team where your work directly impacts product and company growth.
• Work with a modern tech stack and flexibility to choose tools and frameworks.
• Competitive compensation and a culture that values innovation and ownership.