Key Responsibilities

Architecture & System Design

- Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable system architectures
- Lead discovery sessions and create structured solution blueprints
- Define:
- Data models
- System boundaries
- API contracts
- Performance trade-offs

- Design systems that can evolve from MVP scalable product

MVP Development & Delivery

- Build MVPs that are fast to launch yet production-conscious
- Ensure systems are designed to scale without major rework
- Balance speed vs engineering quality

Technical Leadership

- Guide developers on:
- Clean code practices
- Design thinking
- Implementation standards

- Introduce reusable patterns and architectural best practices
- Ensure code quality, maintainability, and performance

AI-Driven Development

- Use AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor) to:
- Accelerate development
- Debug efficiently
- Prototype rapidly

- Validate and refine AI-generated output using robust fundamentals.

Core Requirements (Must-Have)

1. Strong Engineering Fundamentals

Database Design

- Expertise in schema design (normalized vs denormalized)
- Strong understanding of:
- Indexing strategies
- Query optimization
- Execution plans

- Experience handling large datasets and performance bottlenecks
- Design for analytics, reporting, and scalability
- Advanced SQL proficiency

System Design & Architecture

- Experience designing scalable, modular systems
- Strong understanding of:
- Monolith vs Microservices (and when to use each)
- API design (contract-first approach)
- Caching, queues,



background jobs

- Ability to design systems that grow without redesign

Problem Solving

- Break down ambiguous problems into structured solutions
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills

2. AI-First Mindset

- Daily usage of AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor)
- Ability to learn new tech stacks quickly using AI
- Experience integrating AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI)
- Use AI for:
- Rapid prototyping
- Code generation
- Debugging
- Architecture exploration

Key Expectation:
You do not blindly rely on AI—you validate and improve outputs using solid engineering judgment.

- Technology Stack Expectations

Backend

- Laravel (PHP), Node.js (Express/NestJS), Python (Django/FastAPI), or Ruby on Rails
- Strong experience in API design & integrations

Frontend

- React / Next.js / Vue.js
- Ability to build functional and usable UI quickly

Cloud & DevOps

- AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, SES, CloudWatch)
- Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Git

Databases

- Strong expertise in:
- MySQL / PostgreSQL (mandatory)

- Exposure to NoSQL is a plus.

Job Information

Work Experience

7–10 years

Salary

Best in industry

Start Date

Immediate

Location

Pune – Baner

Qualification

Experience Required

- 7–10 years of software development experience
- Proven track record of:
- Shipping multiple MVPs/products end-to-end

- Experience in:

- Startups / Product companies / Consulting environments (preferred)

- Strong ownership mindset with ability to lead small teams.

📌 Technical Lead (AI-First | Strong Fundamentals | MVP Builder) (India)
🏢 Codevian Technologies
📍 India