Technical Project Manager/Lead

Technical Project Manager / Lead Experience: 8 to 12 years in software delivery, with strong hands-on engineering depth and 3+ years leading a squad. Comfortable being both a delivery owner and a working technical lead. Role summary: Technical Lead who can own one module (or a tightly related module cluster) end to end, from SME clarification and user stories through development, review and module acceptance. This is a hybrid role: it runs the sprint and owns the backlog like a PM, and sets technical direction and reviews code like a lead. The lead is the human accountable for the quality and correctness of everything the squad and its AI agents produce. Key responsibilities: Own the module backlog: run SME clarification workshops, convert a near-final requirements document into clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria in Confluence, and keep that specification under change control as the build contract. Plan and run sprints for the squad (typically senior and mid engineers plus QA): estimation, sprint planning, demos, and unblocking. Set the module's technical approach within the architect's cross-module contracts: service design, data model, API and event contracts, test strategy. Direct and review AI-generated code: ensure agents work to the agreed specs, and personally gate AI output that touches finance, access control or the audit trail before it merges. Own code review standards, branch and version-control discipline, and the definition of done for the module. Drive module-level quality: unit and integration coverage, security-by-design, performance, and readiness for VAPT and UAT. Coordinate cross-module dependencies with other leads and the architects. Report progress, risks and scope-change requests for the module, supporting the program's court-reporting cadence. Must-have skills: Hands-on Java and Spring Boot, with the ability to design, review and debug microservices, not just manage them. Solid React and TypeScript understanding to guide full-stack delivery. Working command of PostgreSQL and Kafka in an event-driven design. Agile delivery leadership: backlog ownership, story writing, estimation, sprint facilitation. Strong requirements and stakeholder skills: able to run SME sessions and turn ambiguity into a frozen, testable spec. A rigorous code-review habit and the judgement to hold a quality line on AI-generated code. Location: Trivandrum, Kerala (Full-time, in-office) Experience: 8-12 years