Experience: 8-12 years in software engineering and product delivery, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership role managing development teams.

About the Role

Calinova is seeking a Technical Lead who can bridge technology execution with delivery excellence. This role requires someone who can drive a product or functional area from requirement discussions through production readiness while actively contributing to technical decisions and engineering quality.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Delivery Ownership

- Translate business requirements into clearly defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
- Maintain ownership of the delivery of roadmap, backlog prioritization, and sprint commitments.
- Drive sprint ceremonies including planning, estimation, reviews, retrospectives, and daily execution tracking.

Technical Leadership

- Review solution designs, API contracts, data models, and integration patterns to ensure scalability and maintainability.
- Provide technical mentorship and architectural guidance to engineers across the team.
- Make informed technology decisions while balancing business priorities, technical debt, and long-term sustainability.

Engineering Excellence

- Remain actively involved in software development, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving when required.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and establish engineering best practices across the team.
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, version control processes, branching strategies, and deployment guidelines.
- Drive adoption of modern development practices, automation, and engineering productivity improvements.

AI-Assisted Development Governance





- Guide teams in effectively leveraging AI-assisted development tools while maintaining engineering quality standards.
- Review and validate critical AI-generated code, particularly in areas involving security, compliance, financial processing, or sensitive business logic.
- Establish quality controls to ensure generated code aligns with architectural and business requirements.

Quality, Security & Performance

- Own the overall quality of delivered solutions, including functional correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
- Promote test-driven and quality-focused development through robust unit, integration, and automated testing practices.
- Ensure security considerations are embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Monitor and improve system performance, scalability, and operational readiness before release.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

- Coordinate with architects, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and other technical leads to manage dependencies and integration requirements.
- Communicate delivery progress, technical risks, mitigation plans, and scope impacts to leadership and stakeholders.
- Foster a collaborative team environment focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

- Experience with PostgreSQL, relational database design,



and query optimization.
- Practical knowledge of Kafka or similar event-driven messaging platforms.

Leadership & Delivery Skills

- Proven experience leading agile development teams and managing end-to-end software delivery.
- Strong backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, and execution capabilities.
- Ability to convert complex business requirements into structured and actionable technical deliverables.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Attributes

- Experience working in AI-assisted software development environments.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Passion for mentoring engineers and building high-performing teams.
- Ownership mindset with a focus on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Pay: Up to ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits :

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Commuter assistance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Internet reimbursement
- Leave encashment
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
- Work from home

Application Question(s):

- Do you have at least 3 years of experience leading software development teams, engineering squads, or technical projects?
- Do you have hands-on development experience with Java and Spring Boot in production environments?
- Do you have practical experience working with PostgreSQL, including database design and query optimization?
- Do you have hands-on experience with Kafka or other event-streaming/message broker platforms in production systems?
- What is your current ctc?
- Willing to relocate to Trivandrum?

Work Location: In person

📌 Technical Lead (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Calinova Innovation Private
📍 Thiruvananthapuram