Lead Developer

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The Technical Lead Developer is a practitioner-leader, someone who guides their team to deliver high-quality software solutions, while remaining deeply hands-on with code. This role bridges technical excellence and team enablement, embodying a philosophy of continuous improvement, clean code, and collaborative delivery. This role reports to our Engineering Managers and is critical in Taylor & Francis growth to a Leading Knowledge Marketplace. This is an exciting time to join our historical business as we ensure that technology is at the forefront of Academic Publishing. Based in our Technology hub in Bangalore, we seek a dynamic, results oriented Technology leader, the Technology lead will make timely, practical decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term goals, ensuring progress without unnecessary delays. In support their team to devise innovative technology that solves our customer needs. Technical Leadership Lead the design of scalable, resilient, and maintainable cloud-based system architectures aligned with product and business needs Advocate for and implement modern engineering practices, such as Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Write, review, and own production-quality code as an active contributor to the team's codebase; this is a technical, hands-on role Champion the use of AI-first software delivery approaches, leveraging AI tools and frameworks to enhance development efficiency, automate repetitive tasks, and improve decision-making Drive architectural decisions at the team and system level, balancing pragmatism with long-term maintainability Team Guidance & Mentorship Act as a mentor and coach to team members, fostering a culture of learning and growth, spotting and capitalising on high potential, supporting individual growth through targeted feedback and development conversations Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment by prioritizing the success of the team over individual achievements. Demonstrate humility by valuing and implementing good ideas, regardless of their source, ensuring every team member feels heard and respected. Facilitate knowledge sharing through pair programming, code reviews, and technical discussions Foster a psychologically safe environment where team members can raise technical concerns and experiment without fear of failure Delivery & Collaboration Help break down complex technical work into well-scoped, deliverable increments Serving as the primary technical reference point for the team, collaborate with cross-functional teams, including QAs, product owners, architects, designers, and program management to clarify requirements, surface constraints, align technical solutions with business goals Work closely with the Architecture Advice Forum through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to contribute to cross-team technical strategy, championing evolutionary architecture principles Remove technical blockers and escalate risks early to protect team delivery commitments Balance delivery pace with technical health - advocating for investment in test coverage, refactoring, and debt reduction Quality & Engineering Excellence Champion test-driven development (TDD), behaviour-driven development (BDD), and automated testing at all levels Collaborate with platform teams to establish CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes Oversee the design and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management Ensure robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems are in place to maintain system reliability and performance Promote security-by-design and advocate for responsible handling of data and infrastructure Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Effectively communicate technical concepts, challenges, and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences Represent the engineering team in cross-functional forums and leadership discussions Build trust with internal stakeholders through transparency about risk, progress, and technical decisions Technical expertise 7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership role Deep expertise in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Java, Kotlin, Python) with strong working knowledge of others Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and principles (e.g., SOLID, microservices, event-driven architectures) Experience with AI tools, frameworks, platforms, and their application in software delivery Experience with cloud platforms (especially AWS services), containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modelling Fluency with XP practices: TDD, pair programming, continuous integration, refactoring Working knowledge of security principles (secrets management, least privileg

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