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Senior Technical Lead (Product Releases & Engineering)
- Hyderabad, India
- Full-time
- Posted
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Job description
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Experience: 5+ yrs
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job Type: Full-time
We are looking for a mature, hands-on Senior Technical Lead โ Product Releases & Engineering to bring structure, predictability, and ownership to the engineering and product release lifecycle.
The role sits at the intersection of Product, Delivery, Architecture, and Engineering , with primary responsibility for coordinating developers, features, integrations, and code changes into stable, high-quality SaaS releases.
This is neither a purely managerial position nor simply a senior developer role. The successful candidate will remain technically hands-on while taking ownership of release coordination, engineering discipline, technical delivery, production reliability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
โขOwn and coordinate the complete product release lifecycle across Development, Test/QA, UAT, Production, and Monitoring .
โขCoordinate release scope with Product and Delivery teams, maintaining clear visibility of features, fixes, dependencies, and risks.
โขConduct technical release-readiness checks and ensure development, code reviews, integration, and testing are completed before deployment.
โขCoordinate application, API, database, and configuration changes across environments.
โขManage Git branching, release branches, versioning, merges, hotfixes, and production fixes.
โขCoordinate deployments across Dev, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
โขSupport UAT issue resolution and provide technical Go/No-Go recommendations for releases.
โขEnsure rollback, recovery, and production support procedures are clearly defined and understood.
โขValidate production releases and coordinate post-release monitoring and issue resolution.
โขMaintain visibility of engineering progress and dependencies across frontend, backend, databases, and integrations.
โขIdentify blockers and technical risks early and drive them towards resolution.
โขCoordinate cross-functional development work where features span multiple components or services.
โขStrengthen pull-request, code-review, Git, branching, merge, and version-control practices .
โขEstablish and maintain release-readiness criteria and Definition of Done standards.
โขImprove automated build, testing, deployment, code-coverage, and CI/CD practices.
โขStrengthen environment management, logging, monitoring, documentation, incident management, and RCA processes.
โขManage technical debt and promote secure and maintainable development practices.
โขLead production incident response, assess severity and impact, and coordinate engineering teams during investigations.
โขManage hotfixes and emergency releases while maintaining appropriate technical and communication controls.
โขConduct root-cause reviews and ensure preventative actions are implemented.
โขReview code and technical implementations, challenge design decisions where appropriate, and provide hands-on technical guidance.
โขDrive continuous improvement in engineering processes, release reliability, and production operations.
โขSupport adoption of AI technologies such as LLMs, agents, RAG, MCP, LangGraph/LangChain, OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini where relevant.
WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT
โข5+ years of software engineering experience with meaningful technical leadership responsibility in a production SaaS environment.
โขProven experience personally owning or leading software releases across Dev, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
โขStrong hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for deployment, operations, monitoring, and production troubleshooting.
โขStrong experience with GitHub , including repository management, pull requests, branching strategies, merge management, permissions, and code reviews.
โขHands-on experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation .
โขStrong understanding of release management, deployment processes, release readiness, versioning, and code consolidation.
โขStrong programming experience with React/React.js, Python, REST APIs, backend services, and relational databases such as MySQL .
โขExperience troubleshooting production SaaS applications and resolving complex technical issues.
โขStrong understanding of automated testing, code quality, logging, monitoring, incident management, and root-cause analysis.
โขExperience coordinating engineers across frontend, backend, database, and integration workstreams.
โขProven ability to work effectively with Product Owners, Technical Architects, Delivery Managers, QA, and engineering teams .
โขStrong technical judgement with the ability to decide when to proceed, challenge an approach, or escalate a risk.
โขStrong ownership mindset with the ability to drive outcomes rather than simply coordinate activities.
โขExcellent organisation and communication skills, particularly during releases, incidents, and high-pressure situations.
โขAbility to guide and mentor developers without micromanaging.
โขStrong quality mindset with the ability to balance delivery speed, reliability, security, and maintainability.
โขExperience in AI applications, LLMs, AI agents, RAG, MCP, LangGraph, LangChain, OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini is an advantage.
โขComfortable working in a fast-paced SaaS environment with evolving priorities and multiple technical dependencies.