Tech Lead

Infilect is a B2B SaaS company building cutting-edge AI-powered visual intelligence platforms for retail and FMCG brands. Its products use computer vision, image recognition, and AI to convert in-store images into real-time actionable insights, improving sales, compliance, and execution across thousands of stores globally.

With deployments across 400K+ stores and 18+ countries, Infilect processes millions of retail images monthly to drive measurable business impact such as improved on-shelf availability and revenue growth.

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead who can architect, build, and scale full-stack systems across backend, frontend, and mobile applications powering Infilect’s AI-driven retail intelligence platforms.

This Role Requires a Strong Mix Of

System design

Engineering leadership

Deep execution capability

You will work closely with AI/ML teams, product, and customer success to deliver scalable, real-time, enterprise-grade SaaS solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Own end-to-end architecture for high-scale SaaS platforms

Drive design decisions for real-time data processing systems (image/video pipelines)

Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of distributed systems

Define engineering best practices, code quality, and deployment standards

Backend Engineering

Design and build scalable APIs and microservices

Work with AI/ML pipelines (image recognition, computer vision outputs)

Build systems handling high-volume image data + analytics

Optimize databases, caching, and data pipelines

Frontend Engineering

Lead development of high-performance dashboards & analytics platforms

Build intuitive UIs for retail insights, reporting, and visualization

Work with modern frontend frameworks (React, etc.)

Mobile App Development

Oversee development of mobile apps used by field force for store audits

Ensure real-time image capture → processing → insight delivery workflows

Optimize for performance in low-network environments

Team & Execution

Mentor and lead a team of engineers (backend, frontend, mobile)

Collaborate with product, AI, and CSM teams

Translate business problems into scalable technical solutions

Drive sprint planning, delivery timelines, and execution rigor

Must-Have

Required Skills & Experience

6–10+ years in full-stack development, with 2+ years in a leadership role

Strong backend expertise in Node.js / Python / Java (any)

Experience in frontend frameworks (React / Angular / Vue)

Experience building mobile apps (Android / React Native / Flutter)

Strong Understanding Of

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

API design

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Good-to-Have (Highly Relevant For Infilect)

Exposure to computer vision / ML pipelines / image processing systems

Experience handling large-scale data (images, video, analytics)

Knowledge of real-time processing systems

Experience in SaaS product companies (B2B)

What Makes This Role Unique

Build systems that process millions of real-world retail images monthly

Work at the intersection of AI + SaaS + Retail Analytics

Direct impact on revenue outcomes for global brands

Opportunity to shape core product architecture from scale-up stage

Success Metrics

System scalability (latency, uptime, throughput)

Speed of feature delivery

Code quality & engineering standards

Team productivity & ownership

Business impact (feature adoption, customer outcomes)

Culture at Infilect

High ownership, high impact

Deep-tech + real-world problem solving

Fast-paced startup execution

Focus on AI-driven innovation in retail

Ideal Candidate

“Builder + Leader” mindset

Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid scaling

Strong product thinking (not just engineering)

Bias for action and ownership