Technical Lead – Digital Manifacturing

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Work Mode: Full-Time

Experience: 8–12 Years

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead – Full Stack Engineering to join our team working on Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 solutions for manufacturing clients.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technical professional who can understand business and manufacturing requirements, design practical technical solutions, contribute to development, and guide the engineering team in delivering scalable production-ready applications.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the technical design and development of web-based Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 solutions.
- Understand business requirements and translate them into technical architecture and implementation plans.
- Take ownership of technical delivery from requirement understanding through development, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Develop and review scalable, maintainable, and production-ready applications.
- Provide technical guidance to developers and conduct code/design reviews.
- Identify technical challenges and provide practical solutions to improve performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, customers, and cross-functional teams.
- Participate in client discussions and explain technical approaches, limitations, dependencies, and solutions.
- Estimate technical effort, identify dependencies, and contribute to project planning.
- Ensure development standards, coding practices, security, and quality guidelines are followed.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support the team in resolving production challenges.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers while remaining actively involved in development.

Required Technical Skills

- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Express.js.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs and microservices architecture.




- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.
- Working knowledge of Python and Django is preferred.
- Strong understanding of Git, CI/CD, cloud environments, and deployment practices.
- Understanding of system design, API design, database design, scalability, and application security.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.

Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 Exposure

Experience in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage:

- Manufacturing Digital Transformation
- Industry 4.0
- Smart Manufacturing
- MES / MOM
- IIoT / IoT
- Shop-floor applications
- Machine data / industrial systems
- OT-IT integration
- Production monitoring and analytics
- Supply Chain / Manufacturing applications
- Industrial automation

What We’re Looking For

- 8+ years of software development experience with significant experience in a technical leadership role.
- Solid hands-on coding and problem-solving ability.
- Experience leading or mentoring a team of developers.
- Ability to take ownership of technical deliverables and drive them to completion.
- Robust understanding of end-to-end software development and production deployment.
- Ability to work directly with clients and understand real-world business requirements.
- Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Someone who can balance technical depth, delivery requirements, and business objectives.

Important

This is a hands-on Technical Lead role. We are looking for candidates who continue to contribute technically and are comfortable working on architecture, development, debugging, and technical problem-solving rather than candidates focused primarily on people management or project coordination.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Interested candidates can share their updated CV at [email protected] with details of their technical leadership experience, hands-on development experience, team size, manufacturing/Industry 4.0 exposure, notice period, and current CTC.

📌 Technical Lead – Digital Manifacturing (Chennai)
🏢 KASH Tech
📍 Chennai