Lead technical direction and architecture for a cloud-native SaaS platform. Design scalable distributed systems, drive platform modernization, mentor engineers, deliver high-performance backend services, improve observability and reliability, and apply AI-enabled engineering to boost productivity and quality.
Technical Leader – Engineering/ Kolkata
Experience: 10–15 Years
Location: Kolkata, India
About Practice by Numbers:
Practice by Numbers (PbN) is a fast-growing SaaS platform helping healthcare organizations
leverage data, automation, patient engagement, and operational intelligence to improve
business performance and patient outcomes. We build highly scalable cloud-native products
serving thousands of customers across North America.
We are looking for an exceptional Technical Leader who can drive architecture, technical
excellence, and platform scalability while remaining deeply involved in solving complex
engineering challenges.
Role Overview:
As a Technical Leader, you will be responsible for driving the technical direction of critical
products and platform services. You will lead architectural decisions, influence engineering
standards, solve complex technical problems, and guide teams in building scalable, reliable,
and high-performance systems.
This is a highly technical role requiring strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud
architecture, software design, performance optimization, and modern engineering practices. The
ideal candidate is passionate about building great software, enjoys working on challenging
technical problems, and leads through technical depth and execution excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture & System Design:
● Design and evolve highly scalable, resilient, and secure SaaS platforms.
● Define architecture standards, design principles, and engineering best practices.
● Lead technical design reviews and architecture discussions across teams.
● Drive modernization initiatives and platform evolution.
● Design distributed systems capable of handling large-scale workloads and future growth.
● Ensure systems are built for performance, observability, reliability, and maintainability.
Technical Leadership:
● Act as the technical authority for key business-critical systems and services.
● Drive engineering excellence through high standards for design, code quality, testing,
and operational readiness.
● Review complex designs and critical code paths.
● Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and technical leads.
● Identify technical risks early and develop pragmatic solutions.
● Influence technology decisions across multiple teams and products.
Software Engineering:
● Contribute hands-on to architecture, design, and implementation of critical platform
components.
● Build scalable APIs, backend services, and cloud-native applications.
● Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
● Drive adoption of reusable frameworks, shared services, and engineering accelerators.
● Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.
Cloud & Platform Engineering:
● Architect and optimize solutions on AWS.
● Drive containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure automation initiatives.
● Implement scalable deployment strategies and resilient cloud architectures.
● Improve observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing.
● Partner with DevOps teams to continuously improve deployment reliability and platform
stability.
AI-Enabled Engineering:
● Leverage modern AI capabilities to improve engineering productivity, software quality,
and development efficiency.
● Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across teams.
● Evaluate emerging technologies and identify practical opportunities to accelerate
engineering outcomes.
● Promote effective use of AI while maintaining strong engineering standards, security,
and code quality.
Required Qualifications:
● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
● 10–15 years of software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications.
● Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale SaaS products.
● Strong experience working in high-growth product engineering environments.
● Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native
development.
● Track record of solving complex scalability, performance, and reliability challenges.
Technical Expertise:
Backend Technologies:
● Python
● Django / Django REST Framework
● Node.js
● REST APIs
● Microservices Architecture
● Event-Driven Systems
● Asynchronous Processing
Frontend Technologies:
● React.js
● TypeScript
● Modern JavaScript
● Frontend Architecture Patterns
● State Management Frameworks
Data & Storage:
● PostgreSQL
● Redis
● Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
● Database Design
● Query Optimization
● Caching Strategies
● Data Modeling
Cloud & Infrastructure:
● AWS
● ECS / EKS
● Lambda
● API Gateway
● S3
● RDS
● CloudWatch
● IAM
● Networking Fundamentals
DevOps & Reliability:
● Docker
● Kubernetes
● CI/CD Pipelines
● Infrastructure as Code
● Monitoring & Observability
● Distributed Tracing
● Performance Engineering
● Incident Management
Software Design:
● Object-Oriented Design
● Design Patterns
● SOLID Principles
● Domain-Driven Design
● System Design
● Secure Coding Practices
● Test Automation
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
● Experience handling large-scale transactional and analytical workloads.
● Exposure to healthcare technology or data-intensive applications.
● Experience driving platform architecture across multiple engineering teams.
● Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, and performance engineering.
● Passion for emerging technologies and continuous learning.
What We Look For:
● Strong hands-on technical depth.
● Exceptional system design and architectural thinking.
● Ability to solve ambiguous and complex technical problems.
● Bias toward execution and ownership.
● Strong engineering judgment and decision-making capability.
● Ability to influence through technical expertise rather than hierarchy.
● Passion for building high-quality software and scalable platforms.
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