Senior Technical Lead

Experience: 8 to Not Available years

Location: Chennai, India

Skills: Embedded C, C++, Embedded Linux, Microcontrollers, drivers, peripherals, UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Debugging tools, JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, Git, SVN, CI pipelines, TouchGFX, HMI frameworks, IoT protocols, BLE, Wi Fi

Job Summary
Role Purpose
Provide technical leadership for embedded firmware/platform development and act as the technical interface to Kärcher architects and product engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities
• Architect and lead embedded firmware development (C/C++, Embedded Linux)
• Review requirements, define technical solutions, and guide implementation
• Lead design/code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization
• Mentor developers and ensure adherence to coding and quality standards
• Support integration, system testing, and release stabilization
• Collaborate closely with hardware, testing, and DevOps teams

Required Skills & Experience
• 8+ years in embedded software development
• Robust hands on experience in Embedded C / C++
• Microcontrollers, drivers, peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN)
• Debugging tools (JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)




• Experience with Git/SVN, CI pipelines

Nice to Have
• Embedded Linux, TouchGFX / HMI frameworks
• IoT protocols (BLE, Wi Fi)
• Exposure to Kärcher platforms or similar appliance products

Key Responsibilities
To be responsible for providing technical guidance to a team of developers, enhancing their technical capabilities and increasing productivity.
To conduct comprehensive code reviews, establish and oversee quality assurance processes, performance optimization, implementation of best practices and coding standards to ensure successful delivery of complex projects.
To ensure process compliance in the assigned module and participate in technical discussions/review as a technical consultant for feasibility study (technical alternatives, best packages, supporting architecture best practices, technical risks, breakdown into components, estimations).
To collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables and accordingly prepare and submit status reports for minimizing exposure & closure of escalations.
Skill Requirements
null
Other Requirements
null

📌 Senior Technical Lead Chennai
🏢 HCL Technologies
📍 Chennai