Senior Technical Lead

Company Description

ContentLens provides solutions to verify content ownership, editing history, and permissible use to safeguard against misinformation, fake content, and copyright infringement. Our advanced AI solutions detect data that has been invisibly altered through watermarking and poisoning to prevent AI model degradation. We aim to make the internet a safe space for content engagement by implementing frameworks to deter and track the spread of manipulated content and misinformation.

Role Description

This is a full-time Senior Technical Lead role at ContentLens. The Senior Technical Lead will be responsible for overseeing technical projects, providing leadership to the engineering team, overseeing system design, and ensuring technical quality and adherence to best practices. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with stakeholders to define the project's scope and requirements and offering technical guidance during the implementation phases. This role is a hybrid one (remote/in-person) and the company office is located in Bengaluru.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain frontend applications using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Implement and optimize RESTful APIs with Python (FastAPI) and Celery for async tasks.
• Design and manage MySQL schemas, queries, and indexes for performance and scalability.
• Build and maintain Azure-based infrastructure — VMs, Blob Storage, Functions, and Container Apps.
• Implement CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage secrets, and versioned releases.
• Handle authentication and authorization using OAuth2/JWT & manage session lifecycles securely.
• Ensure system reliability with structured logging, tracing, and error monitoring (like Sentry)
• Write efficient, modular, and maintainable code following clean architecture principles.
• Collaborate with design and product teams to deliver responsive and performant user interfaces.
• Participate in code reviews, deployment planning, and production monitoring.

Core Requirements

• 8-10 years of hands-on experience in full-stack web development and designing software architecture
• Strong proficiency in React / Next.js, TypeScript, and modern component design patterns.
• Proven backend experience with Python (FastAPI), Celery, and Redis task queues.
• Expertise in MySQL query optimization, schema design, and debugging.
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services — VMs, Blob Storage, Functions, networking/security groups.
• Practical experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Understanding of OAuth2, JWT, CORS, input validation, and API rate limiting.
• Familiarity with structured logging, metrics, tracing, and system observability best practices.
• Ability to design and deliver clean, modular, and asynchronous systems for scale.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Firebase, Clerk, or similar auth platforms.
• Experience with media and content workflows — FFmpeg, file uploads/streaming, presigned URLs, CDN integration.
• Understanding of content authenticity standards (C2PA) or watermarking pipelines.
• Basic scripting (Makefiles, task runners, dotenv management).
• Experience in watermarking or fingerprinting technologies
• Experience in developing, deploying, or maintaining deepfake detection products

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact products in the media-tech and AI space.
• Flat hierarchy and fast decision cycles.
• Remote flexibility with a high-ownership culture.
• Competitive compensation (CTC) with a mix of cash and founding member equity
• High growth opportunity both professionally and financially