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Salary: INR 3,334,976 - 4,512,026 / annual
Vena Solutions is seeking a Technical Lead - Staff Software Developer to lead engineering operations and drive high-quality delivery of product improvements for their cloud-native SaaS platform while remaining hands-on and contributing to the codebase.
In this role, you will lead day-to-day engineering operations, ensuring consistent delivery of high-impact product enhancements while maintaining and improving long-term codebase quality and sustainability. You will serve as the technical leader within the team, partnering with Software Architects to drive system design decisions for major initiatives aligned with broader architectural vision. You will tackle complex technical challenges, providing hands-on solutions while empowering team members to contribute effectively to problem-solving.
You will collaborate closely with Product Managers to ensure roadmaps are realistic, delivery commitments are met, and resource gaps are proactively identified and addressed. You will critically review epics and project scopes to ensure work is well-defined, properly prioritized, and clearly understood by the team. Mentoring and developing engineers through coaching, pair programming, and thoughtful code reviews is essential, fostering a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence.
You will champion long-term codebase health by ensuring technical debt is appropriately identified, prioritized, and addressed during sprint and quarterly planning. You will promote and uphold engineering best practices, development standards, and continuous improvement initiatives across the team. Acting as a Guild or Chapter Lead, you will drive cross-team alignment and advance engineering practices at the organizational level. Additionally, you will drive the adoption of AI-driven development practices and innovative tooling to enhance engineering productivity, streamline workflows, and accelerate high-quality software delivery.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with strong focus on server-side engineering
- 3+ years of experience leading software development teams as a Tech Lead or similar leadership capacity
- Proven ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the software development lifecycle
- Demonstrated experience delivering against SaaS product roadmaps, with focus on improving development efficiency and delivery outcomes
- Strong track record in mentoring engineers and leading effective project planning and execution
- Hands-on experience working within Agile development environments
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Interest in AI and willingness to explore AI-driven solutions to enhance performance and drive efficiencies
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Extensive experience designing, developing, and optimizing complex Power BI solutions, including enterprise-grade dashboards and semantic models
- Proficiency in DAX with strong ability to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable data models
- Proficiency in Power Query (M) and experience building production-level Power BI connectors
- Proven track record of staying ahead of industry trends and applying advancements in Business Intelligence, cloud, DevOps, and AI-driven analytics
- Experience identifying gaps and leading improvements in BI tools, data architecture, and development processes
- Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services (data storage, processing, and analytics), ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant data solutions
- Exposure to AI/ML capabilities within Power BI and broader Microsoft ecosystem (AI visuals, Copilot, Azure AI services), with ability to translate them into business value
