Technical Lead-(PHP/Laravel, Flutter)- Hinjewadi, Pune

Technology (Engineering Leadership & Execution)

Location: Pune (On-site preferred)

Experience: 4+Years (hands-on + leadership)

Salary:12–14 Lakhs per annum (Fixed)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reporting To: Founder / CEO

Role Overview

• Backend Engineering (PHP / Laravel)
• Frontend / Mobile (Flutter)
• QA & Release Quality
• DevOps & AWS Production Operations
  
  

This is a hands-on leadership role, not a title-based or vendor-coordination position.

You are expected to understand code, infrastructure, security, and people, and take end-to-end responsibility for delivery and stability in a fintech environment.

Core Responsibilities

• End-to-End Tech Ownership
• Act as single-point owner of technology outcomes
• Translate business priorities into executable technical plans
• Own delivery timelines, release quality, and production stability
• Be accountable for decisions, not just planning
• Engineering Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor:
• Backend developers (PHP / Laravel)
• Frontend / Flutter developers
• QA engineers
• DevOps / Infra
• Enforce:
• Coding standards
• Review discipline
• Clear ownership per module
• Drive hiring, performance, and upskilling
• Architecture & Technical Direction (Practical)
• Maintain and evolve architecture incrementally
• Ensure:
• Clean APIs
• Secure data flow
• Scalable but simple designs
• Avoid over-engineering and unnecessary tech churn
• DevOps, AWS & Production Governance
• Retain final authority over production decisions
• Ensure:
• Dev / Staging / Prod separation
• Access governance and audits
• Deployment & rollback discipline
• Work closely with DevOps, but do not outsource accountability
• QA, Release & Quality Control
• Define what is:
• Bug
• Rework
• Enhancement
• Ensure QA blocks unsafe releases
• Stop repeat bugs and post-deployment firefighting
• Vendor & Third-Party Control
• Own all tech vendor relationships
• Ensure:
• No vendor controls infra, IP, or access
• Clear scope, cost discipline, and accountability
• Be capable of challenging vendors technically
• Security, Compliance & Fintech Hygiene
• Ensure customer data protection
• Align tech processes with:
• Audit expectations
• Access logs
• Incident reporting
• Act as bridge between compliance and engineering
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have

• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong hands-on background in backend development (PHP/Laravel or similar)
• Good working understanding of:
• Mobile/front-end workflows
• QA & testing cycles
• DevOps & AWS fundamentals
• Experience leading cross-functional tech teams
• Proven production incident handling experience
• Comfortable taking hard decisions and saying NO
  
  

Good to Have

• Fintech / payments / lending platform exposure
• Prior role as Tech Lead / Engineering Manager
• Experience working in compliance-heavy environments
  
  

What This Role Is NOT

Not a project manager role

Not a hands-off architect

Not a vendor-dependent coordinator

This is a leadership + accountability + execution role

Success Metrics

• Predictable releases with fewer production issues
• Reduced repeat bugs and rework
• Stable infrastructure and deployments
• Strong developer ownership
• Reduced vendor dependency
• Founder confidence in tech decisions
  
  

Skills: laravel,aws,flutter,fintech,devops,fullstack developer,mobile,php,leadership,qa