Tech Lead - Full Stack (AI-First Mindset)

Job Description: Tech Lead - Full Stack (AI-First Mindset)

Location: [Hybrid/Remote - India]

Experience: 7-12+ years

Role Type: Full-time

About the Role

As a Tech Lead (AI-First), you will lead technical execution across full-stack

applications while actively contributing to architecture, coding, and delivery. You will

guide engineers, drive best practices, and integrate AI-driven capabilities across the

development lifecycle - from automation to smart features inside the product.

This role is 80% hands-on, with strong leadership responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead technical design, architecture decisions, and development workflows

across frontend and backend systems.

Provide direction on frameworks, patterns, code quality, and performance

optimization.

Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and ensure engineering best practices.

Evaluate new AI tools, frameworks, and libraries for integration into the project.

AI-First Engineering

Apply AI tools and LLMs to improve developer productivity (code generation,

testing, documentation, automation).

Design systems that can support future AI/ML capabilities (API orchestration,

extensible data models, scalable services).

Partner with AI/ML engineers to embed models into full-stack applications.

Full-Stack Development (Hands-On)

Build scalable applications using:

o Frontend: React.js, Angular

o Backend: Node.js, Express.js, NestJS

Design and develop RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend logic.

Build reusable UI components, dashboards, and interactive interfaces.

Implement secure, optimized, and maintainable code across the stack.

Architecture & System Design

Contribute to high-level architecture: microservices, API gateways, event-driven

systems, and cloud-native design.

Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and performance benchmarks are met.

Work with DevOps to strengthen CI/CD pipelines and automation.

Collaboration & Delivery

Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, DevOps, QA, and AI teams to

build robust product increments.

Break down engineering tasks, provide estimates, and ensure predictable

delivery.

Communicate technical decisions, risks, and timelines clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

Must Have

7-12+ years of software development experience with strong full-stack

expertise.

Deep hands-on skills in:

o React.js

o Angular

o Node.js

o Express.js

o NestJS

Strong understanding of microservices, API design, and distributed systems.

Proven experience leading technical projects or small teams.

Experience integrating AI/LLM-based features OR willingness + capability to

adopt AI-first tools.

Good to Have

Experience with TypeScript, RxJS, and modern frontend architecture.

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Experience with vector DBs, LangChain, or integrating AI APIs.

Knowledge of DevOps practices and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).