Tech Lead

Experience : 7.00 + years

Salary : Confidential (based on experience)

Shift : (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type : Office ()

Placement Type : Full time Permanent Position

**(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Rediff.com)

**What do you need for this opportunity?

Must have skills required: Java, Python, C++, Ruby on Rails, Golang, Architecture, HLD, Distributed Systems, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, PostgreSQL

Rediff.com is Looking for:**** Job Description: Tech Lead – Rediff Bangalore

At Rediff, we are building large-scale technology platforms that power millions of users and businesses across Commerce, Enterprise Communication, Search, and Data Systems. We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead to help architect and build the next generation of scalable products and platforms.

As a Tech Lead, you will play a critical role in driving technical strategy, architecture, and execution across multiple initiatives. You will lead engineering teams in designing and developing highly available, distributed systems that solve complex challenges in search, data processing, platform scalability, catalog management, seller ecosystems, and enterprise communication. You will work closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering leaders to deliver impactful solutions at scale.

This role is ideal for engineers who are passionate about solving large-scale technical problems involving data, search, distributed systems, and platform engineering while mentoring and leading high-performing teams.

Key Focus Areas

• Commerce Platforms

• Seller Platform powering onboarding, management, and growth of merchants.

• Large-scale Accounting and Financial Systems for eCommerce and Food Commerce businesses.

• Catalog Management Platforms supporting millions of products and complex enterprise commerce workflows.

• Enterprise Communication Platforms

• Large-scale Enterprise Email infrastructure.

• Search and Discovery systems for enterprise communication.

• Collaboration and Conferencing platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable, high-performance distributed systems.
• Own technical delivery and provide end-to-end leadership from concept to production.
• Drive architectural decisions, technical roadmaps, and engineering best practices.
• Solve complex challenges related to search, indexing, storage, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and elevate engineering excellence across teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, and Engineering stakeholders to define and deliver strategic initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in technical hiring and help build a strong engineering organization.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions.
• Foster innovation through technical thought leadership, architectural improvements, and intellectual property creation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in Java, C++, or similar object-oriented programming languages.
• Proven experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, reliability, performance optimization, and cloud-native systems.
• Experience working on search technologies, data-intensive platforms, or high-volume transaction systems is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of databases, caching technologies, messaging systems, and distributed computing.
• Excellent understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building large-scale search, indexing, recommendation, or data platform solutions.
• Experience with marketplace, eCommerce, fintech, communication, or SaaS products.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern distributed architectures.
• Proven track record of delivering systems serving millions of users.
• Strong technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration experience.

Why Join Rediff? At Rediff, you'll work on challenging engineering problems involving scale, search, data, and distributed systems. You'll have the opportunity to shape technical direction, influence product strategy, mentor talented engineers, and build platforms that power critical business functions across commerce and communication. If you are passionate about technology leadership and solving complex engineering challenges at scale, we'd love to hear from you.

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