Tech Lead (Developer)

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Own the technical design, architecture decisions, and code quality across modules.
• Guide dev teams through solutioning for POS, OMS, ERP integrations, store mobility, e commerce, and other retail platforms.
• Break down requirements into well-defined technical tasks with clear estimates.
• Review code, enforce standards, and ensure engineering best practices remain sacred.
• Work closely with Project Manager & Product Owners to plan sprints, releases, and development timelines.
• Ensure dev tasks are delivered on schedule, with proactive follow-ups and early identification of delays.
• Drive technical grooming sessions, sprint reviews, and release readiness checks.
• Coordinate with QA and DevOps teams for smooth builds, automated testing, CI/CD, and stable deployments.
• Evaluate technical options and propose scalable, future-proof solutions.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, system bottlenecks, and integration failures in retail workflows.
• Maintain documentation for architecture, APIs, data flows, and store-level processes.
• Work with Product, UX, Store Ops, and Business teams to convert ideas into feasible tech solutions.
• Manage vendor technical teams and ensure alignment with internal engineering standards.
• Support UAT, pilot rollouts, and critical store releases.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developersfostering growth, discipline, and smart habits.
• Conduct technical assessments, guide training plans, and shape the team's engineering maturity.
• Encourage structured thinking, clean coding practices, and responsible innovation.

Requirement:

• Experience in omnichannel architecture and real-time inventory systems.
• Exposure to event-driven or microservices-based retail systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with retail technology stacks (POS, ERP, OMS, WMS, loyalty, microservices, e-commerce platforms).
• Proficiency in: Backend: .NET framework; Frontend: React / Angular; Databases: SQL/NoSQL, MongoDb, Oracle DB; APIs: REST, GraphQL; Integration technologies: KAFKA, RabbitMQ etc
• Deep understanding of integrations, middleware, and store-level deployments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and cloud platforms (AWS / Azure).
• Ability to manage technical complexity while keeping solutions practical for the shop floor.
• Prior leadership of 410 engineers.
• Passion for improving the retail experience end-to-end.
• Agile/Scrum experience.