Position Overview:

The Technical Team Lead (TTL) is responsible for leading a team of software developers, ensuring high-quality software delivery aligned with product and project goals. This role balances technical oversight, team coordination, code quality, and process adherence throughout the software development lifecycle. TTL also acts as a liaison between developers and management, guiding the team technically and functionally.

Key Responsibilities:

Project & Technical Leadership

Lead the software development team through project lifecycles.
Participate in technical and architectural discussions and provide implementation-oriented feedback aligned with approved architecture standards.
Support implementation of approved technologies, frameworks, and technical patterns.
Estimate development tasks and provide timelines to the Product Manager.
Oversee the development and testing of features, ensuring alignment with business drivers and product guidelines.
Utilize approved AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, troubleshooting, and development efficiency while ensuring generated outputs are technically validated and compliant with internal standards.

Development Oversight & Quality Control

Review and approve code, scripts, and technical implementations before deployment.
Enforce feature freeze, branch freeze, and testing deadlines as per sprint cycle policies.
Perform technical validation and implementation verification before QA handoff to identify and resolve bugs and ensure feature completeness.
Deliver testing reports and implementation evidence verifying feature readiness.
Track team KPIs including code quality, test coverage, and bug ratios.
Monitor hotfix rework rate and ensure critical bugs remain under target thresholds.
Conduct proactive reviews to prevent high-severity or recurring bugs

Coordination & Communication

Coordinate with BAs, Project Managers, UI/UX, QA, and services teams to ensure clarity and alignment.
Communicate development gaps, inconsistencies, and risks early, ensuring updated and actionable user stories.
Provide release notes and collaborate with QA for release readiness.
Communicate early and clearly with stakeholders about delays, blockers, or quality risks.

Mentorship & Team Management

Act as a technical reference, mentor, and trainer to developers.
Conduct performance appraisals and track team performance metrics.
Delegate tasks appropriately, resolve conflicts, and ensure motivation and collaboration within the team.
Ensure task estimation accuracy and maintain 85%+ on-time delivery rate.
Escalate complex architectural or engineering challenges to Principal Engineers or Solution Architects when needed.
Guide developers on the effective and responsible use of AI tools in software development activities, including prompting practices, validation approaches, and productivity optimization.

Process & Compliance

Ensure team implementations align with approved solution designs, architecture standards, and engineering best practices.
Follow internal staging, daily release policies, and database/front-end request protocols.
Contribute to the knowledge base and ensure documentation of lessons learned.
Ensure development adheres to internal guidelines, security, and business requirements.
Ensure AI-generated code, documentation, and technical outputs are reviewed, validated, secured, and aligned with architecture, security, and business requirements before adoption.
Maintain awareness of data privacy, security, and confidentiality considerations when using AI-assisted tools and external platforms.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
Minimum of 6 years of software development experience, including at least 1–2 years in a leadership role.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Replit, Claude, or similar platforms is considered a strong advantage.

Technical Skills

Strong expertise in Microsoft .NET Framework (VB.NET or C#).
Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, JQuery, XML, Web Services, Web APIs.
Solid understanding of OOP, SDLC, and architectural patterns.
Advanced database skills (MS SQL Server or Oracle), including ER diagrams, stored procedures, and performance optimization.
Experience with TFS and Agile development practices.
Microsoft certifications are a plus.

Soft Skills

Strong leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Time management, task estimation, and conflict resolution capabilities.
Ability to work independently and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Team Leader - Fintech &.Net