IT Head

About the role

You will be a pivotal member of the leadership team, responsible for driving the company's product and platform strategy while overseeing engineering excellence across AI, data, platform, DevOps and infrastructure. This is a mission-critical role for an engineering leader who is both strategic and hands-on, and who can build scalable technologies for global enterprise clients in a fast-paced innovation ecosystem.

Reports to: CEO · Location: Bengaluru, India — hybrid, 3 days a week in office

What you will do

Technology & product leadership

• Define and drive the technology vision, architecture and long-term platform roadmap.
• Oversee the architecture, design and delivery of highly scalable enterprise systems.
• Ensure engineering excellence, velocity and reliability across the product lifecycle.

Engineering & platform management

• Lead platform engineering, product technology, DevOps, infrastructure and Quality Engineering.
• Build robust cloud-native systems using the Azure, AWS and GCP ecosystems.
• Oversee operational effectiveness, including uptime, production reliability and cost optimisation.

Innovation & AI strategy

• Spearhead Mission AI by developing scalable, production-grade AI/ML and GenAI capabilities.
• Own the GenAI/LLM solutions architecture.
• Core specialisation in AI agents and autonomous workflows, data extraction and intelligent automation.
• Direct hands-on architectural oversight of large language models, applied AI and multi-layered deep learning products.
• Extensive expertise in building intelligent document automation systems — similar in complexity to patent parsing, legal workflow automation and structured decision intelligence tools.

Technical leadership

• A proven track record overseeing product architecture, tech strategy and cross-functional engineering execution across core full-stack and AI platforms.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on business strategy, client requirements and product delivery.
• Build, mentor and scale high-performing engineering teams with a growth mindset.
• Establish a strong technology culture grounded in ownership, innovation and continuous learning.

What success looks like

• Mission AI: build a world-class AI system leveraging GenAI, ML and enterprise-grade data engineering.
• Hyper-scaling: architect and scale the platform to match global industry leaders in the IP space.
• Culture building: develop a strong engineering organisation with high ownership, performance and innovation DNA.

Qualifications & experience

• Preferably under 15 years of enterprise software engineering experience across B2B SaaS or technology-first companies; fewer is fine for an exceptional engineer.
• A proven track record of taking early-stage AI/ML prototypes and scaling them into robust enterprise SaaS platforms featuring multi-agent orchestration, complex workflows and decision intelligence.
• Experienced in building and mentoring agile, lean startup teams of full-stack and machine learning engineers from the ground up.
• Proven leadership in defining and executing technology strategy and platform roadmaps.
• Extensive cloud-native engineering experience with Azure, AWS and GCP.

Technical expertise

• Strong full-stack engineering background (Java, Python, JavaScript frameworks).
• Expertise with JS frameworks such as React, Angular and Node.js.
• Experience building and scaling distributed systems and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of databases (SQL, NoSQL), data modelling and unstructured data management.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and tools (Atlassian, Git, CI/CD pipelines).

Behavioural & leadership competencies

• Product and delivery management expertise, end to end, including delivery and customer support.
• Excellent communication, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• High technical proficiency combined with strong business acumen.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

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Sapical  is looking for an experienced Full Stack Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, engineering governance, delivery management, and people leadership across multiple software development projects.

The role combines hands-on full-stack technical expertise with project delivery and team management responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience across React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, APIs, integrations, cloud technologies, and microservices, along with proven experience leading engineering teams.

Experience Required

• 8+ years of overall software engineering experience
• At least 3 years of experience in a Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, or Delivery Lead role
• Experience managing teams of 10+ members
• Strong experience in full-stack application development and technical leadership

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, architecture reviews, and engineering governance across multiple projects.
• Provide technical oversight for React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, APIs, integrations, and cloud-based solutions.
• Manage multiple project streams, delivery plans, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Drive Agile delivery practices including sprint planning, estimation, tracking, and release management.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor development teams and support technical and professional growth.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, business users, architects, QA, and DevOps teams.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reporting to leadership.
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and team development.
• Ensure successful delivery within agreed scope, schedule, quality, and budget expectations.

AI & Automation

• Drive the strategic adoption of AI and automation technologies across engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity and delivery efficiency through AI and automation.
• Help reduce development effort and time-to-market through effective adoption of emerging technologies.

Technical Requirements

Frontend Technologies

• Strong hands-on experience with React.js
• JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript
• Modern JavaScript frameworks and state management libraries
• Experience building responsive and performance-optimized web applications

Backend Technologies

• Strong experience with Node.js
• Express.js and/or NestJS
• REST APIs and GraphQL
• Microservices architecture
• API integrations and enterprise application development

Databases

Experience with one or more of:

• MongoDB
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MS-SQL

Cloud & DevOps

• Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• AWS and/or Azure
• Monitoring and observability tools

Leadership & Delivery Competencies

• Project planning and delivery management
• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and issue management
• Resource planning and team allocation
• Executive reporting and communication
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Continuous improvement and process governance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale digital transformation projects
• Experience managing distributed teams
• Experience working in client-facing engagements

What Success Looks Like

• Successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects
• High customer and stakeholder satisfaction
• Strong engineering quality and governance
• Effective team leadership and retention
• Consistent adherence to project timelines and delivery commitments

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of full-stack engineering and technical delivery, while leading teams and driving engineering excellence across enterprise projects.

You will play a key role in shaping technical solutions, improving engineering processes, mentoring teams, and driving the adoption of AI and automation across engineering.

Key Skills

React.js | Node.js | TypeScript | JavaScript | Express.js | NestJS | MongoDB | PostgreSQL | REST API | GraphQL | Microservices | Docker | CI/CD | AWS | Azure | Agile | Technical Leadership | Team Management | AI & Automation

Sr. Technology Architect

Experience Range: 12–15+ years of IT experience, including 3–5+ years in leadership / people management roles.

Location: Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore

Qualification: B. Tech /B.E in computer science or equivalent

Minimum 10+ years of experience in Advanced Java

At least 2+ years of experience for the following areas:

• Lead and mentor full-stack development teams across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Define technical architecture, coding standards, and development best practices.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications using Agile methodologies.
• Oversee application design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Ensure adherence to security, performance, quality, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with clients, product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams.
• Manage resource planning, risk mitigation, technical reviews, and stakeholder communication.
• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, and automation practices to improve delivery efficiency

Must Haves-

• Strong experience in Java Full Stack Development.
• Expertise in Spring Boot and Microservices Architecture.
• Proficiency in Python, Shell Scripting, and backend development.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL databases.
• Front-end expertise in React, Angular, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, and JSP.
• Experience with Kafka or similar event-driven messaging platforms.
• Strong understanding of API Design, REST Services, and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Experience implementing security frameworks including OAuth 2.0.
• Hands-on expertise with Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with code quality and security tools such as SonarQube and Fortify.
• Proven people management, stakeholder management, and delivery leadership experience.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Good to Haves-

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Experience with performance tuning, observability, and application monitoring tools.
• Telecom, OSS/BSS, or enterprise digital transformation domain experience.
• SAFe Agile, PMP, Scrum Master, or cloud certifications.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and engineering productivity platforms.