Technical Lead in Kolkata at Elvira Infotech Private Limited · Kolkata · 5 - 8 years · ₹9L - ₹12L / yr · Profitable · Posted 21 Feb 2025

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.

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- Expertise in REST APIs, application architecture, and database optimization.
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Role Title: Tech Lead – AI & Technology
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2. Software Development & Architecture
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- Lead the development and integration of AI-powered applications and solutions.
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- Own the complete technology lifecycle from requirements and architecture to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
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5. Engineering Quality & Infrastructure
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- 5+ years of software development experience.
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- Strong understanding of application architecture and system design.
- Experience building and deploying production-grade applications.
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- Experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or Generative AI applications.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
- Experience integrating third-party AI APIs and services.
- Experience working in startups or fast-paced technology environments.
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- Strong technical ownership and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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- Work on AI-powered technology with meaningful social impact.
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- Collaborative and fast-moving environment with significant technical ownership.
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At Leegality, trust, ownership, transparency, and having fun while doing meaningful work are core to how we operate — not just values on paper. Our team rated us an incredible 97 eNPS for FY 2023–24 — the highest among 175+ startups surveyed.
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- Hybrid work setup
- Bi-annual performance appraisals
- A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and impact
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We are looking for a Technical Lead – Python to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable backend systems that power Leegality's products. This role combines hands-on backend development with technical leadership, enabling you to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team.
You will work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performance applications while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications using Python.
- Own the technical architecture of backend systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
- Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices for high-performance applications.
- Drive architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and promote clean, maintainable code.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Lead technical estimation, sprint planning, solution design, and execution for engineering initiatives.
- Optimize application performance through database tuning, caching, asynchronous processing, and efficient system design.
- Ensure high code quality through unit testing, integration testing, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while driving root cause analysis and long-term improvements.
- Evaluate and adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices to continuously improve the platform.
- Build and foster a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Desired Skills
- 7–11 years of experience in backend software development, with at least 2–4 years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development, authentication mechanisms (JWT/OAuth), and API security best practices.
- Experience designing scalable backend architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, with experience in query optimization, indexing, and schema design.
- Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and caching technologies like Redis.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, containerization using Docker, orchestration using Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including design patterns, SOLID principles, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and modern development workflows.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership and delivery ownership in a fast-paced product environment.
- Experience working in SaaS or product-based organizations is preferred.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT is an added advantage.










