Technical Lead

As the Technical Lead for mobile and digital applications, you will play a crucial role in leading the design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge digital solutions. You will collaborate closely with Delivery Managers, UI/UX Designers and Product Managers to guide on technical requirements, technical estimation, and prioritizing backlogs. Additionally, you will provide hands-on technical leadership to front-end, IOT, API, and back-end development teams, ensuring the successful delivery of scalable and high-performance applications. This role requires strong experience in hands-on development, application design, team leadership, test automation, code review, best practices implementation, integration with existing systems, representing application architecture and design in organizational forums, and aligning with global standards and guidelines.From day #1, you are expected to dive into project, establish rapport with stakeholders and team members. Begin design and development of the product while gaining a thorough understanding of the organization's processes, standards and objectives.Together with Product Manager and Delivery Manager, you'll be at the forefront, ensuring that technical strength of the product and is delivered as expected.Responsibilities:Technical Leadership:- The primary focus is on Technology, architecture & Code Implementation.- Lead and mentor front-end, API, and back-end development teams, providing technical guidance, feedback, and support to ensure the successful delivery of digital solutions.- Set technical direction and drive innovation by staying informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices.Collaboration with Delivery Manager, UX/UI Designer and Product Manager:- Collaborate with Delivery Managers, UX/UI designer and Product Managers to define agile technical requirements, provide technical estimation, and prioritize backlogs based on business needs and technical feasibility.- Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning meetings to ensure alignment between technical implementation and product roadmap.Hands-on Development:- Participate in hands-on development activities (~60%), including coding, debugging, and troubleshooting, to deliver high-quality and scalable applications.Application Architecture, Design and Development:- Lead design and development of mobile, web and digital applications, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles.- Design & develop scalable solution for multi-region deployment and high user concurrency applications, optimizing performance and reliability.Test Automation:- Implement test automation strategies and frameworks to automate testing processes and ensure the quality and reliability of applications.- Collaborate with QA teams to define test scenarios, automate test cases, and integrate testing into the CI/CD pipeline.Code Review and Best Practices:- Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.- Define and implement code best practices, development standards, and documentation processes to maintain code quality and readability.Integration with Existing Assets:- Integrate mobile and digital applications with existing digital assets, backend systems, and third-party APIs, ensuring seamless data exchange and interoperability.- Collaborate with integration teams to design and implement integration solutions that meet business requirements and architectural standards.Representation in Organizational Forums:- Represent the application architecture and design in various organizational forums, providing updates, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders and decision-makers.- Collaborate with global teams to align with global standards and guidelines, ensuring consistency and quality across projects and regions.Collaboration and Communication:- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Delivery Managers, Product Managers, designers, testers, and operations, to ensure alignment and coordination throughout the development lifecycle.- Communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner.Required Skills:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.- Overall 10 to 15 years and 5+ years of hands-on experience as Tech Lead in mobile and digital application development, with a strong focus on application design and development.- Proven track record of leading technical teams and delivering complex digital products/projects on time and within budget.- Expertise in front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, React, Angular, IONIC), API development (REST, GraphQL), and back-end technologies (e.g. .NET).- Good understanding and implementation experience of IOT platform (covering sensors, protocols, data, etc.)- Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Gatling, Selenium, Appium) and continuous integration tools (e.g., Azure DevOps).- Strong understanding of scalable architectures, micro-frontend microservices, and cloud technologies (preferably Azure).- Proficiency in software craftmenship (clean code, clean architecture), code review processes, coding standards, and best practices implementation. Test-Driven-Development is a plus.- Experience integrating applications with existing digital assets, backend systems, and third-party APIs.- Knowledge of API-first approach.- Experience with Agility at scale (SAFe, Spotify)Soft skills:- Leadership: Inspire, lead teams with engineering leaders: engineering manager, staffs, tech leads.- Business Understanding: Grasp business goals and challenges.- Collaboration: Promote teamwork across tech groups.- Stakeholder Relations: Fosters collaboration across tech divisions.- Strategic Alignment: Match tech and business objectives.- Time Management: Prioritize for timely delivery.- Initiative: Lead proactively.- Consistency: Deliver quality work regularly.- Empathy: Address team members' needs.- Accountability: Own and learn from mistakes.- Communication: Explain tech details clearly.- Problem Solving: Address and solve issues.- Conflict Management: Resolve team disputes.