Tech Lead

COMPANY
Propel Software transforms the way product companies work. Our product value management platform connects commercial and product teams to optimize decision making, drive process efficiencies, and engage customers with compelling products and experiences. Propel has a proven track record of improving product quality, speeding time to revenue and profit, and improving customer satisfaction. Recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winner and one of Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America, Propel is built on Salesforce and drives product success for hyper growth startups, corporate pioneers, and Fortune 500 leaders in the high tech, medtech and consumer goods industries.

ROLE

As a Tech Lead , you are a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the design and delivery of impactful systems and features. You will own the technical direction of medium-to-large initiatives, drive alignment through well-structured design documentation, and mentor engineers to raise the overall engineering bar. This role requires balancing hands-on development with system-level thinking, ensuring high standards of quality, scalability, security, and maintainability across the platform.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an in-office position located in Trivandrum, requiring attendance 4+ days per week. By submitting your application, you confirm that you are either presently located in Trivandrum or prepared to relocate. Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.

In this role you can expect to:

Technical Leadership & Design

Own end-to-end technical design for medium to large features and systems

Drive architecture decisions with clear trade-off analysis (performance, scalability, cost, maintainability)

Author and review design documents to ensure alignment across teams

Ensure systems are built with strong foundations in reliability, observability, and security

Execution & Delivery

Contribute hands-on to the codebase as part of every release.

Lead execution of complex projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery

Break down ambiguous requirements into clear, executable tasks

Ensure engineering best practices across development, testing, and deployment

Code Quality & Engineering Excellence

Enforce coding standards, design principles, and review practices

Drive improvements in CI/CD, testing strategy, and release quality

Ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready

Mentorship & Team Development

Mentor and guide engineers to improve technical depth and ownership

Provide actionable feedback through code reviews and technical discussions

Help onboard new engineers and elevate overall team capability

Collaboration & Alignment

Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine requirements

Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces through structured thinking

Ensure alignment across teams on technical decisions and priorities

AI-Assisted Development

Leverage AI coding tools to improve development velocity and quality

Ensure responsible usage without compromising system design or code integrity

To be successful in this role you bring:

Education: BE/B.Tech/MCA

6–8 years of professional software engineering experience

Strong expertise in at least one core language/technology stack

Solid experience building scalable, cloud-native applications

Proven experience leading complex features or systems end-to-end

Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and architecture patterns

Experience mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions

Ability to write clear design documents and communicate technical ideas effectively

Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on pragmatic trade-offs

Experience with modern development practices (CI/CD, testing, observability)

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor) and their effective usage

Authorization to work in India is required; please note that at this time, Propel is not sponsoring visas for any positions.

Additional Info
Location: This is an in office position located in Trivandrum.

Equal Opportunity: Propel is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace where different perspectives are valued and every voice is heard. We’re dedicated to pursuing and hiring a talented and diverse workforce.