Tech Lead

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients** **Salary range: Rs 500000 - Rs 20000000 (ie INR 5- 200 LPA)** Min Experience: 6+ years Location: India JobType: full-time We are looking for an experienced **Tech Lead** to architect and build a next-generation internal technology platform from the ground up. This is not a conventional product ownership role—the ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise, database architecture knowledge, product thinking, and technical leadership to create scalable systems that will support long-term business growth. In this role, you will define the technical vision, establish engineering best practices, and lead the development of mission-critical platforms spanning customer management, operational workflows, data infrastructure, and AI-ready systems. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team. ### Key Responsibilities - Design and own the long-term system architecture and technology roadmap for internal platforms. - Build scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure designed for future growth. - Translate business requirements into well-architected technical solutions. - Collaborate with product and business teams during product requirement definition and technical validation. - Lead the engineering team by defining development standards, code quality practices, and hiring strategies. - Design and implement modern data platforms capable of supporting analytics, AI, and machine learning workloads. - Develop scalable APIs, backend services, and platform components that enable seamless integration across systems. - Establish security best practices, access controls, compliance standards, and disaster recovery mechanisms. - Drive engineering excellence through architecture reviews, mentoring, and continuous process improvements. - Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that improve scalability, productivity, and platform reliability. ### Required Qualifications - 8–15 years of experience in Software Engineering, Technical Architecture, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, or related fields. - Prior experience as a Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Engineering Lead, Database Architect, or a similar leadership role. - Proven experience building enterprise platforms or internal systems from the ground up (0→1). - Strong experience leading engineering teams and driving technical decision-making. - Experience working in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments. - Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. ### Technical Skills ### Database & Data Architecture - Strong expertise in relational and NoSQL databases. - Deep understanding of data modeling, schema design, and query optimization. - Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent database technologies. ### System Architecture - Strong knowledge of distributed systems and scalable application architecture. - Experience designing secure APIs and service-oriented platforms. - Expertise in scalability, resiliency, backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning. - Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and modern engineering tools. ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience building platforms in regulated or data-intensive industries. - Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure, deployment pipelines, or analytics platforms. - Strong understanding of operational workflows and enterprise platform engineering. - Ability to think strategically about long-term architecture while balancing immediate business priorities. - Passion for designing highly scalable systems and mentoring engineering teams. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts. ### Must-have Skills - Database Architecture ### Good-to-have Skills - Platform Engineering - Healthcare Domain Experience