Technical Lead

Codup is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to drive the development of scalable, high-performance web applications using modern technologies. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of architectural decisions, team mentorship, and technical leadership, ensuring the successful delivery of complex, cloud-native software solutions.

You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to shape engineering best practices, guide product direction, and uphold the highest standards in code quality, system design, and DevOps automation. If you're passionate about clean code, technical excellence, and building eCommerce platforms that scale, we want to hear from you. Join a collaborative and fast-paced environment where innovation, ownership, and continuous learning are part of the culture.

• Write high-quality, elegant, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Provide architectural guidance and leadership across the teams.
• Champion and implement best practices in software development, testing, and deployment.
• Lead sprint planning, story refinement, and prioritization in collaboration with project managers.
• Review and approve code for security, functionality, scalability, and adherence to team standards.
• Guide the team in identifying and avoiding anti-patterns; promote reusable patterns and frameworks.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines; ensure the deployment pipeline remains green and the main branch is always shippable.
• Promote test-driven development and ensure test automation is a core part of the delivery cycle.
• Use data and metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement across the team.
• Ensure code quality through rigorous peer code reviews and mentorship.
• Drive operational excellence and provide post-release support as needed.
• Collaborate closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to enable a seamless, cloud-native, and resilient system architecture.
• Document technical designs, APIs, and integrations in a clear, structured, and concise manner.
• Encourage a culture of ownership, accountability, and innovation within the engineering team.
• Guide team members' growth through mentoring, feedback, and continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• 7 years of professional software development experience, including hands-on leadership roles.
• Proven expertise in MERN stack.
• Strong experience building eCommerce applications, including cart, checkout, payment integration, product catalog, and admin tools.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL.
• Familiarity with event-driven systems, using tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience building and consuming webhooks and third-party integrations (e.g., Stripe, Shopify, PayPal, etc.).
• Proficient in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitLab CI.
• Cloud-native development experience, preferably on AWS (Lambda, S3, EC2, API Gateway, etc.).
• Working knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
• Exposure to serverless functions and designing modular back-end services.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Strong in quick context switching and handling multiple threads.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with observability tools.
• Experience with code quality and security tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, or Checkmarx.
• Experience with headless CMS platforms (e.g., Contentful, Strapi) or headless eCommerce systems (e.g., Medusa, ).

Join our high-performing engineering team and elevate your career to new heights. Work on challenging, innovative projects using the latest technologies in a collaborative, growth-driven environment.

Ready to architect solutions, lead with impact, and drive real change? Apply now and be a part of building something exceptional