Technical Lead Product & Platform
Location: Pune (On-site preferred)
Experience: 812 years
Salary: 1214 LPA (Fixed)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reporting To: Founder / CEO

Role Overview
SwipeLoan is hiring a Technical Lead Product & Platform to take hands-on ownership of our core technology stack and engineering delivery.

This is a hands-on leadership role, not a project manager or corporate delivery role.

You will directly guide backend (PHP/Laravel), mobile (Flutter), QA, and DevOps coordination ensuring clean architecture, predictable releases, and strong production stability in a fintech environment.

This role is ideal for a strong senior engineer who has grown into leading teams, not a title-driven or enterprise governance profile.

What You Will Own
1 Backend & Platform Engineering (Primary Focus)
Lead and review PHP/Laravel backend development
Ensure:
Clean APIs
Secure authentication flows
Scalable database design
Clear module ownership
Improve code quality and engineering discipline

2 Mobile & Frontend Collaboration
Work closely with Flutter developers
Define clean API contracts
Ensure stable release coordination
Prevent backend/mobile integration issues

3 Release Quality & Production Stability
Define release readiness standards
Reduce repeat bugs and rework
Ensure rollback discipline
Take ownership of production incidents

4 DevOps & AWS Coordination (Not Infra Architect Role)
Work closely with DevOps engineer
Ensure:
Dev / Staging / Prod separation
Secure access governance
Deployment discipline
Retain accountability over production outcomes

5 Vendor & Technical Accountability
Challenge external vendors technically when required
Ensure no vendor controls infra or access
Maintain clear scope and execution discipline

Required Skills & Experience
812 years of software engineering experience
Strong hands-on backend development experience (PHP/Laravel or similar stack)
Experience leading small to mid-sized engineering teams (515 engineers)

Practical exposure to:
REST APIs
Authentication systems
Cloud environments (AWS preferred)
CI/CD basics
Proven experience handling production incidents
Comfortable saying No when required for stability

Good to Have
Fintech / lending / payment platform exposure
Experience in compliance-heavy environments
Prior role as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager
Startup experience preferred

What This Role Is NOT
Not a project manager role
Not a corporate delivery director position
Not a hands-off architect
Not a vendor-dependent coordinator
This is a leadership + accountability + execution role.

Success Metrics
Predictable releases with fewer production issues
Reduced repeat bugs and rework
Stable infrastructure and disciplined deployments
Strong developer ownership
Reduced vendor dependency
Founder confidence in tech decisions

Why Join SwipeLoan
Build and stabilize a growing fintech platform
Direct access to founder-level decision making
Real ownership not bureaucracy
Opportunity to shape product architecture and team culture

Compensation
1214 LPA (Fixed)
Aligned to hands-on technical leadership and execution ownership.

Technical Lead- Product & Platform

SwipeLoan

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