Head of Technology

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior AEM  Developer to join our team of bright thinkers and doers. You’ll use your problem-solving creativity to design, architect, and develop high-end technology solutions that solve our clients’ most complex and challenging problems across different industries. We are on a mission to transform the world, and you will be instrumental in shaping how we do it with your ideas, thoughts, and solutions.

Your Impact:

• Drive the design, planning, and implementation of multifaceted applications, giving you breadth and depth of knowledge across the entire project lifecycle.
• Combine your technical expertise and problem-solving passion to work closely with clients, turning complex ideas into end-to-end solutions that transform our clients’ business.
• Constantly innovate and evaluate emerging technologies and methods to provide scalable and elegant solutions that help clients achieve their business goals.

Qualifications

• Overall experience of 4 to 8 years with 2-3 years of AEM including AEM 6.x .
• Strong hands on experience of Components, Templates, Taxonomy, metadata management, Forward and Reverse Replication, Workflows, Content Publishing and unpublishing, Tagging, Analytics, Deployment(Maven) and Content migration/ planning. · Significant hands-on design experience with AEM and very strong concepts of OSGi, Apache Sling, Apache Sightly, Apache Oak and Adobe Dispatcher
• Has worked on and implemented at least one of the popular Search engines with AEM like Solr, ElasticSearch or Lucene and involved in search queries performance tuning.
• Worked on integrations with popular products /Technologies like Salesforce, SSO, LDAP, API Gateways using ReST · Understands and implements the Quality Properties of the system in every day work including Accessibility, SEO, URL management, Security, Performance and Responsive architecture.
• Has implemented Quality Processes for projects like Continuous Integration (Bamboo/Jenkins/Git/BitBucket/Cloud Manager), SonarQube, Code reviews (Manual and Automated), code Formatters, Automation testing etc.
• Understanding of frontend technologies like Bootstrap, Backbone.js, ReactJS, Handlebars, Grunt, Angular, CSS3, HTML 5 and jQuery.
• Mastery of all core web and Java technologies including java 8/11, JEE, XML, XHTML, client/server-side scripting languages such as JavaScript, and JSP, HTL and web services development using Restful implementations.
• Good understanding of AEM capabilities including Multi-site manager (MSM) and Blueprinting, and the use of Online marketing components such as advanced targeting/personalization, and multi-variate testing, is preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of the end to end content lifecycle, web content management, content publishing/deployment, and delivery processes.
• Knowledge of Cloud native approaches and platforms including AWS, Azure or GCP. Understanding of AEM as Cloud Service.
• Familiarity with Adobe I/O Runtime and Adobe I/O Events.
• Good understanding of integration patterns and content-centric application development patterns using AEM Search, Commerce package or others platforms is preferred. Education:
• Full time Bachelor’s/Master’s degree (Science or Engineering preferred)

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Develop Digital Consumer experiences based on Adobe marketing product suite including Adobe Sites (AEM), CRX, WCM, Adobe Launch, Adobe Assets (DAM) & Adobe Social.
• Develop powerful features such as multi-site and multi-channel delivery, personalization/targeting, content aggregation & syndication, multi-lingual support, automated workflow management, social media etc.
• Diagnose and solve technical problems related to web content management implementation.
• Interact with clients to create end-to-end specifications and solution architecture for content & collaboration solutions.
• Mentor and provide inputs and direction to senior developers on the team for design and implementation.
• Collaborate with your architect to define implementation processes and quality gates and standards
• Write application code and extensions for the AEM platform that exceeds the defined quality standards

Additional Information

• Gender-Neutral Policy
• 18 paid holidays throughout the year for NCR/BLR (22 For Mumbai)
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you in wellness and well being  

Job Description 

The future is infinitely wide and begging to be reimagined and we are looking for people who have the courage to make their dent in what has always been. If you have an optimism that says there is no limit to what we can achieve in a time inviting those with vision to shake things up, then we should talk. Our work is fueled by connected thinking, challenging boundaries, and the power of digital redefining a connected world. Our people thrive because of the belief that it’s both our privilege and responsibility to usher our clients and the world into what is next. We’re seeking those who question the status quo and want to reimagine the way the world works while realizing a smarter way for business to help – all in service of improving the daily lives of people, the world, your career. Next_reimagined. 

Your Impact: 

• Drive the design, planning, and implementation of multifaceted applications, giving you breadth and depth of knowledge across the entire project lifecycle. 
• Combine your technical expertise and problem-solving passion to work closely with clients, turning complex ideas into end-to-end solutions that transform our clients’ business. 
• Constantly innovate and evaluate emerging technologies and methods to provide scalable and elegant solutions that help clients achieve their business goals. 

Qualifications 

• Strong hand on experience of Components, Templates, Taxonomy, metadata management, Forward and Reverse Replication, Workflows, Content Publishing and unpublishing, Tagging, Deployment(Maven) and Content migration/ planning. 

• Strong Physical Architecture concepts (Infrastructure) including but not limited to Load Balancers(ELB), Apache set up, CDN, Disaster Recovery, recommending capacity of AEM publish and author instances. 
• Taking a lead in recommending the solution considering quality properties of the system like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Accessibility (A, AA, AAA), Monitoring (Squid, Nagios, Zabbix, Ganglia, App Dynamics, New Relic etc.), Scalability, Security, Performance and Responsive architecture 
• Has implemented Quality Processes for projects like Continuous Integration (Bamboo/Jenkins/Git/BitBucket/Cloud Manager), SonarQube, Code reviews (Manual and Automated), code Formatters, Automation testing etc. 
• Good to have Mobile App development and technologies, Digital Asset Management products, Adobe Scene 7(Adobe Dynamic Media), integration with eCommerce products like Hybris, Magento, ElasticPath and micro-services based architecture experience. 
• Strong knowledge of Cloud native approaches and platforms including AWS, Azure or GCP.  

• Experience with SaaS based implementation of AEM as Cloud Service and AEM SDK (preferred).  
• Good knowledge with Adobe I/O Runtime and Adobe I/O Events.  
• Good experience with frontend technologies like Bootstrap, Backbone.js, ReactJS, Handlebars, Grunt, Angular, CSS3, HTML 5 and jQuery. 
• Knowledge of templating with JSP, HTL, and integration with MVC FE frameworks. 
• Mastery of all relevant “core Java technologies” with Java 8/11 that are used in most Java-centric CMS/WCM platforms, including but not limited to XML, XSL, XSLT, XSD, server-side programming models, and other related presentation, middle-tier & persistence frameworks 

Set Yourself Apart With: 

• Develop Digital Consumer experiences based on Adobe marketing cloud products including AEM. 
• Define solution architecture for global customer engagement and global web content management platforms, integrating a full collage of supporting technologies including AEM, Search, Adobe Social, Adobe Analytics, Adobe Communities, Adobe Target, Adobe Campaign Standard, Adobe Launch and others 
• Develop powerful features such as multi-site and multi-channel delivery, personalization/targeting, content aggregation & syndication, multi-lingual support, automated workflow management, social media etc. 
• Diagnose and solve technical problems related to AEM implementation. 

• Interact with clients to create end-to-end specifications and solution architecture for content & collaboration solutions. 
• Provide inputs and direction to senior developers on the team for design and implementation. 
• Define implementation processes, quality gates and standards for design and development. 
• Define best practices to manage performance, security and scalability of the Digital Platforms 
• Lead teams of 20+ people through all phases of Development. Agile development methodology is a plus 

• Lead and Involve in Planning and estimations of Adobe projects, Lead all tracks of the project from Frontend, backend, QA and Project Management 

Additional Information 

• Gender-Neutral Policy 
• 18 paid holidays throughout the year for NCR/BLR (22 For Mumbai) 
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program 

• Flexible work arrangements 
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you in wellness and well being   

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead with a strong development background and leadership skills to drive technical solutions and manage a dynamic development team. The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, Node.js, and Server management, along with excellent communication and team leadership abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Development:

• Lead the development team, providing technical direction, guidance, and mentorship.
• Architect and implement scalable, high-performance, and secure web applications.
• Provide hands-on expertise in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, and Node.js.
• Manage and optimize server infrastructure for smooth deployment and performance.
• Ensure best coding practices, security, and performance optimization.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and improve development processes.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.

Team Management & Leadership:

• Build and lead a high-performing development team, fostering a collaborative work culture.
• Assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Conduct regular team meetings, training, and performance evaluations.
• Encourage innovation, skill development, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, project managers, and stakeholders.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment on goals

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a development team.
• Expertise in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, and Node.js.
• Strong experience in server management (Linux, cloud hosting, deployment).
• Hands-on experience with APIs, third-party integrations, and database management.
• Ability to design and implement technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, security, and scalability.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Please note that, we are looking Male candidates for this position, in an around West Bengal only. 

About the Organization

Real Estate Syndicators leverage SyndicationPro to manage billions in real estate assets and thousands of investors. Growing at 17% MoM,  SyndicationPro is #1 Platform To Automate Real Estate Fund Raising, Investor Relations, & Close More Deals!

What makes SyndicationPro unique is that it is cash flow positive while maintaining a healthy growth rate and is backed by seasoned investors and real estate magnates. We are also a FirstPrinciples.io Venture Studio Company, giving us the product engineering, growth, and operational backbone in India to scale our team. 

Our story has been covered by Bloomberg Business, Yahoo Finance, and several other renowned news outlets. 

About the Role

SyndicationPro.com is looking for an experienced Technical Lead who has scaled Enterprise SaaS Products built using JavaScript and AWS. Past experience in building a secure and scalable app is a critical requirement.

50,000 ft View

• Technology Evangelist: Research, create proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
• Evolve System Architecture: Evolve the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
• People Coordination: Coordinate team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
• Define Process: defines the right processes for the team’s maturity level, balancing agility and discipline

Here is a visual representation of what we are expecting from this role

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You will work with the team on the following:

• Architecture and System Design & Integration
• Tech Mentoring, Adoption and Alignment
• Technical Spikes and Experiments​
• Code Reviews and Feedback
• Technical Capacity Planning​
• Production Issues Escalation
• System SLAs, Metrics & Monitoring
• Platform Direction, Patterns and Practices
• Alignment with other Tech Leads​
• Hands-On Coding 30% to 70% of the Time
• Playing an important part in building the company technical roadmap and development processes
• Playing the role of Engineering Manager as required

Tech Stack

MERN & MEAN Stack
AWS

What Success Looks Like

In 90 Days

• Clear understanding of the platform, current code base, and the product roadmap
• Understanding of the your team member’s strengths and weaknesses
• Clear plan of action to tackle the product roadmap, address technical debt, and upskilling team members

In 180 Days

• Work with the team to deliver the planned roadmap and address technical debt
• Leading the development of POCs, managing code reviews, and process design and implementation
• Building and maintaining the SLAs that we define together
• Playing an important role in hiring out for key technical roles 

In 365 Days

• We have built a solid team and systems, processes, and infrastructure in place to scale 
• We have delivered against the product roadmap 
• Becoming an important part of the company leadership team by being a voice for the tech team

Location

• Preferred: Bangalore, India. 

Open for Remote work with the right candidate

We are looking for a technology leader that can lead a group that builds and runs a product. We are a product company so we develop, manage and grow our own products. Our key objectives include acquiring clients and growing our user base. Product development is an ongoing process.

We need a leader that has experience in developing technologies but also understands how to leverage 3rd party platforms. Integration into FB and Google systems are critical to our success.

We operate in the Marketing technology world. Understanding marketing data is a key requirement. The great opportunity of this position is that the Team Lead gets to design and participate in the entire product cycle. We manage our own product, marketing and sales process within the company.

We Work globally and you ll have a chance to interact with teams in New York, Europe, Latin America and India. We are looking for a software engineer who has played the role of a team lead and who has worked on all phases of SDLC from prototyping to feature delivery and scaling features. A capable result oriented visionary Technology lead with a unique experience in leading high performance development teams, increasing efficiency and productivity while reducing costs. Somebody with the ability to build and run technology platforms, evaluate opportunities and risks and deliver innovative new solutions to meet customer needs. Hands on experience on all facets of software application development, covering deployment, support, quality assurance, customer support, project management and process improvement. Strong planning abilities and setting product and technology strategies in B2C and B2B environments.

• Responsible for leading the team for successful delivery of projects assigned.
• Risk assessments for architectural solutions and proposed systems and technologies; should know how to do module planning and effort estimation.
• Develop overall technical strategy for projects from technical requirements.
• Help in Project planning, progress tracking & delivery verification.
• Keep track of time spent on individual project tasks, provide guidance & advice best technology approach to the team.
• Follow guidelines for quality delivery, project documentation, code management, etc.
• Implement new technologies which are good for business & guide the team members
• Must possess personality to switch tasks and projects frequently as each will have different priorities.
• Meet stipulated deadlines and timelines.
• Work in Agile based project methodology.
• Open for frequent short-term travel to US.

• Having a strong IT experience, minimum 10 years, along with team handling role.
• Expertise in PHP, MVC Frameworks and good technology exposure of at least one framework such as Laravel, Zend etc.
• Expertise in at least one JavaScript framework such as jQuery, AngularJS, React JS etc.
• Excellent exposure with bespoke and open-source technologies (e.g., Drupal/Magento, etc..).
• Sound knowledge of database designing and application architecture planning for Core & MVC projects
• Excellent knowledge of SQL scripting and MySQL database administration
• Sound understanding of OOP and MVC development.
• Must have strong experience in handling International Clients and overseas accounts.
• US Travelled would be preferred.
• Good debugging skills with browser extensions & server tools
• Experience with GIT/Jira/Agile.
• Experience in enterprise level architecture design including server management.
• Experience in handling AWS/cloud/ Dedicated enterprise servers.
• Experience in handling high volume, high traffic sites.
• Strong in technical knowledge and documentation.
• Should be able to think out of the box, solution driven and passionate about the work.
• Ability to communicate ideas and concepts.

• upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19,
• upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India.
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech.
• upGrad is the official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program.
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

• Work with Product Managers and Business to understand business/product requirements and vision.
• Provide a clear architectural vision in line with business and product vision.
• Lead a team of architects, developers, and data engineers to provide platform services to other engineering teams.
• Provide architectural oversight to engineering teams across the organization.
• Hands on design and development of platform services and features owned by self - this is a hands-on coding role.
• Define guidelines for best practices covering design, unit testing, secure coding etc.
• Ensure quality by reviewing design, code, test plans, load test plans etc. as appropriate.
• Work closely with the QA and Support teams to track quality and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with DevOps and IT to ensure highly secure and cost optimized operations in the cloud.
• Grow technical skills in the team - identify skill gaps with plans to address them, participate in hiring, mentor other architects and engineers.
• Support other engineers in resolving complex technical issues as a go-to person.

• 12+ years of experience in design and development of ecommerce scale systems and highly scalable SaaS or enterprise products.
• Extensive experience in developing extensible and scalable web applications with
  • Java, Spring Boot, Go
  • Web Services - REST, OAuth, OData
  • Database/Caching - MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Memcached/Redis
  • Queue/Broker services - RabbitMQ/Kafka
  • Microservices architecture via Docker on AWS or Azure.
  • Experience with web front end technologies - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery, AngularJS, React, Vue.js, Bootstrap etc.

• Extensive experience with cloud based architectures and how to optimize design for cost.
• Expert level understanding of secure application design practices and a working understanding of cloud infrastructure security.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and design for testability.
• Experience working with big data technologies such as Spark/Storm/Hadoop/Data Lake Architectures is a big plus.
• Action and result-oriented problem-solver who works well both independently and as part of a team; able to foster and develop others' ideas as well as his/her own.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and schedule a high workload and multiple parallel projects efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Long term experience with at least one product from inception to completion and evolution of the product over multiple years.