TECH LEAD AGILE, PRODUCT, CONSUMER APPS

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to act as a hands-on technical authority and design leader This role is not a people line-management position but requires strong leadership through technical direction solution design quality governance and team enablement.

The Tech Lead will work closely with the Product Lead and Engineering teams to design scalable high-availability solutions guide developers through Agile delivery and ensure engineering excellence across high-volume mission-critical platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Solution Design

• Own and govern technical solution design architecture decisions and quality standards within the assigned product area.
• Act as the technical right-hand partner to the Product Lead translating product vision into scalable reliable technical solutions.
• Review and validate designs code quality performance and non-functional requirements.
• Provide technical guidance across the full development lifecycle without being hands-on day-to-day.

Agile Delivery & Team Enablement

• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups sprint planning and technical discussions.
• Mentor and upskill developers bringing teams along through coaching guidance and best practices.
• Ensure Agile principles are genuinely understood and applied not just followed mechanically.
• Support interim or developing Tech Leads helping raise overall engineering maturity.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Product Managers Developers QA and other stakeholders to improve delivery outcomes and relationships.
• Foster a collaborative respectful and high-trust engineering culture.
• Act as a technical escalation point and problem-solver across teams.

Platform & Performance Focus

• Design and govern solutions for high-transaction high-availability high-volume systems.
• Ensure scalability resilience performance and reliability for platforms handling large volumes of low-value transactions.
• Focus on uptime latency timing and quality in always-on production environments.

Required Technical Expertise

• Backend: PHP (Laravel) JavaScript
• Frontend / Mobile: React Native
• Databases: MongoDB
• Strong understanding of distributed systems scalability and high-availability architectures
• Experience designing systems for high-throughput business-critical applications
• Familiarity with CI/CD quality controls and modern engineering practices

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead Senior Engineer or Engineering Architect in product-led environments.
• Strong ability to design solutions and review code even if not coding daily.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and how to lead teams within Agile frameworks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to bring teams together improve collaboration and positively influence engineering culture.
• Experience in high-volume digital platforms is strongly preferred.

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in high-traffic always-on consumer platforms are highly desirable including but not limited to:

• Online travel ticketing food delivery or marketplace platforms
• Examples: Ticketmaster Trivago Talabat Snoonu HungerStation or similar high-volume applications

Key Attributes

• Technical authority with a pragmatic mindset
• Collaborative respectful and team-oriented
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced high-scale environments
• Quality-driven with strong attention to performance and reliability
• Able to balance technical excellence with product delivery needs

Vertical:

Technology