Job Description: Tech Lead

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai (On-site)

Department: Tech

Working Days: 5 days a week

Shift: Flexible working hours

Experience: 10–12years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead to own and drive the technology function across front-end and back-end development. You will lead a team of developers, take architectural and technical decisions, and ensure the timely, high-quality delivery of web applications and features. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in Laravel and JavaScript, along with the ability to mentor a team, review code, and collaborate closely with product, design, and operations to build scalable systems for a fast-growing e-commerce jewellery brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of full stack web applications across front-end and back-end.

• Own technical architecture decisions for the platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

• Manage, mentor, and guide a team of front-end and back-end developers, setting best practices and coding standards.

• Review code, conduct design/architecture reviews, and ensure quality across the codebase.

• Plan sprints, break down requirements into technical tasks, and manage timelines and delivery.

• Build and maintain backend systems and APIs using Laravel, and oversee front-end development using JavaScript.

• Identify technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and process gaps, and drive fixes and improvements.

• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and operations teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Oversee deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and production stability,



and lead incident resolution when issues arise.

• Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and technologies to improve the tech stack.

Requirements

• 10–12 years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 1–2 years in a lead or senior technical role.

• Solid hands-on expertise in Laravel (PHP framework) for backend development.

• Strong command of JavaScript, with solid experience across both front-end and back-end development.

• Proven experience architecting and scaling web applications and RESTful APIs.

• Experience managing or mentoring a team of developers.

• Strong understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL), system design, and application security.

• Hands-on experience with Git, code review processes, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical trade-offs.

• Excellent communication skills to work across engineering, product, and business teams.

Preferred Background

• Experience with Node.js and Express in addition to Laravel.

• Familiarity with a modern front-end framework such as React or Vue.

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and containerized deployments (Docker).

• Experience working in a fast-growing startup or scale-up environment.

What We Offer

• Full ownership of the technology function in a fast-growing e-commerce jewellery brand.

• The opportunity to build and lead a team while shaping the technical direction of the platform.

• Flexible working hours with a 5-day working week.

• A collaborative, close-knit team environment in Lower Parel, Mumbai.

If interested please share your CV's on [email protected]

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