Technical Lead

About the job Andela Talent Cloud is the industry’s only unified solution to manage the complete global talent lifecycle. We help enterprises source, qualify, hire, manage, and pay global technical talent in one integrated platform. Market leaders partner with Andela to help rewrite their workforce strategies to include global, remote talent from over 175 countries to scale their teams and deliver projects faster. Andela Talent Cloud provides an intelligent, AI-driven platform that helps enterprises build remote-fluent teams from emerging geographies such as Africa and Latin America. Powerful AI-matching algorithms learn from thousands of data points in the hiring journey to pinpoint the best engineers up to 70% faster at 30 to 50% less cost than other hiring approaches. Andela caters to specialized disciplines such as Application Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, and Data & Analytics, with over 30 specific use cases. The world’s best brands trust Andela, including GitHub, Mastercard Foundry, ViacomCBS, and Mindshare. We are looking for a talented

Technical Team Lead / Engineering Lead — Java & Python to join our client’s team. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who can guide engineering teams, own delivery, contribute to architecture, and remain close to the code across backend services, enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and scalable data-driven systems.

Responsibilities • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical direction, delivery oversight, and hands-on engineering support • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and enterprise applications using Java and/or Python • Build and support backend systems using Java, Spring/Spring MVC, Python, and modern backend frameworks • Own technical design decisions, system architecture discussions, code quality, and engineering best practices • Work closely with senior business, product, and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable technical solutions • Build, consume, and integrate RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, backend systems, and data sources • Support event-driven and distributed systems using tools such as Kafka or similar messaging technologies • Execute the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from design and development to testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support • Ensure applications and services are scalable, secure, reliable, performant, and maintainable • Lead troubleshooting, debugging, root-cause analysis, and enhancement of existing systems and services • Support CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and production-readiness standards • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders • Develop and maintain software documentation, technical specifications, and architecture-related materials • Drive continuous improvement, technical debt reduction, and adoption of engineering best practices

Requirements • 9+ years of overall software engineering experience, with strong hands-on backend development experience • Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Team Lead, Engineering Lead, or hands-on Lead Engineer • Strong experience in Java development, including Spring / Spring MVC / Spring Boot or similar frameworks • Strong experience building backend services, APIs, and enterprise-grade applications using Python and/or Java • Experience leading engineering teams, mentoring developers, reviewing code, and owning technical delivery • Strong understanding of system design, scalable architecture, distributed systems, and production-grade engineering • Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and backend integrations • Experience with Kafka or similar messaging/event-driven technologies • Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, or similar • Experience with CI/CD, Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, JIRA, and modern software engineering workflows • Strong understanding of Agile, Lean, and DevOps principles • Experience with observability, monitoring, logging, debugging, and production support • Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional technology teams • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to document technical requirements, architecture decisions, and implementation details • Proficiency with software engineering tools, development standards, and best practices • Comfortable staying hands-on while also guiding the team technically and supporting delivery execution

Good to have • Experience with Angular or other modern frontend frameworks • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP • Experience with AI coding assistants or AI-enabled development workflows • Understanding of ML model integration or API-based AI service consumption • Experience working on data services, financial systems, enterprise platforms, or complex workflow-based applications This is a

12-month contract for one of our clients, with potential conversion to a full-time employee after 12 months. The role is

onsite in Bangalore, India , and compensation will be paid monthly in USD. At

Andela , we know our strengths lie in our diverse community whose talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and orientations we take pride in. Andela is committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Everyone has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of engagement, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination.