Technical Team Lead (Full-Stack)

Job Overview

Uvation is looking for a Technical Team Lead (Full-Stack) to own the architecture and delivery of our marketplace and portal systems. This is a hybrid position based in India. You will lead a team of skilled software engineers, drive technical excellence, and work closely with product and business stakeholders to translate roadmaps into high-quality, scalable software. This is a hands-on leadership role - you will be both a technical authority and a people manager responsible for the growth and performance of your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own architecture decisions for marketplace and portal systems, including build/buy/scale tradeoffs.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and drive best-practice adoption across the engineering team.
• Ensure reliability, security, and performance SLAs are defined, met, and continuously improved.
• Mentor engineers, set delivery standards, and support career development within the team.
• Manage sprint planning, estimation, and delivery cadence in collaboration with product stakeholders.
• Coordinate with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders on technical feasibility and scope.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Contribute to hiring decisions and participate in technical interviews.

Tech Stack

Required:

• Strong full-stack experience: backend (Python/Django) and frontend (React/Node.js)
• System design and API design - microservices and monolith architectures
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP (compute, storage, networking)
• DevOps: Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Observability: logging, metrics, and tracing (ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Security fundamentals: OAuth2/JWT, RBAC, OWASP, secrets management

Nice to have:

• Experience with e-commerce platforms (Magento or similar)
• Familiarity with GraphQL, Redis, or message queue systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Experience working in a SaaS or marketplace product environment

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or engineering management role.
• Demonstrated track record of leading full-stack teams from design through production delivery.
• Experience managing engineers directly, including performance conversations and career development.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and the ability to build team culture and accountability.
• Clear, confident communicator - comfortable with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Structured problem-solver who can break down ambiguous requirements into actionable plans.
• Highly organized with strong project management and prioritization skills.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent practical experience is also considered.