Job title: Technical Lead – Cloud Platform & Connected Systems
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Work model: Primarily Office Based
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
Team size: Initially 4–7 software engineers, with close collaboration across QA, DevOps/platform engineering, and firmware/hardware-adjacent teams
Compensation: TBD
Role summary
We are hiring a hands-on Technical Lead to own the design and delivery of cloud and application-platform capabilities for connected software systems. This role is best suited to a senior engineer who is strongest in backend and cloud-native platform engineering, can lead a small team, and has practical exposure to telemetry, IoT, edge-connected, or hardware-integrated software products.
You will lead the software architecture and execution of APIs, services, data flows, deployment patterns, and operator-facing applications that connect cloud systems with devices or field systems. This is not a firmware lead role and it is not a pure people-management role.



The centre of gravity is contemporary cloud/platform engineering with real-world connected-systems integration.
Key responsibilities
· Lead the technical design and delivery of cloud-native services, APIs, and platforms components for connected software products.
· Provide day-to-day technical leadership for a small engineering team, including task breakdown, code review, mentoring, and technical decision-making.
· Design resilient backend systems for telemetry, device or edge integration, data ingestion, event processing, and operational workflows.
· Work with frontend engineers, or contribute directly where needed, to support internal tools, dashboards, and operator-facing web applications.
· Define and improve engineering standards for system design, testing, release quality, observability, and operational reliability.
· Collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps/platform, and firmware or hardware-adjacent teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes.
· Support production operations throug

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