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Digital Revolution in Manufacturing


Our state-of-the-art solutions have been driving plant floor efficiencies for the past 20 years by integrating the physical & digital worlds.

At 5G, you help propel the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and enrich not just our customer's lives with innovation, but yours as well. #ThinkSmart

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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If you believe in constantly challenging your limits, and are indefatigable in work until the challenge is met, then reach out to us - we are looking for you!

Dr. Ananth Seshan, Chairman of the 5G Group of Companies

Current Talent Needs

Posted Sep 2026.
Chennai, INDIA

Technical Lead
Full-Time.

Working as part of our product team, the Technical Lead will drive the architecture, design, and technical execution of solutions applicable to manufacturing customers. The Technical Lead will own technical decision-making across the product lifecycle, mentor and guide a team of engineers, ensure adherence to coding and design standards, and act as the primary technical point of contact between the development team, product management, and customer-facing teams.

The Technical Lead is expected to be passionate about building scalable, reliable, and secure industrial software, curious about manufacturing technologies (IoT, Edge computing, OT/IT integration), and comfortable balancing hands-on coding with technical leadership responsibilities.

  • Must have at least 6/8 years of experience in software development, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or architect-level role.
  • Strong hands-on expertise in system design, architecture patterns, and technology trade-off decisions for distributed and edge-deployed systems.
  • Proven experience leading code reviews, setting engineering best practices, and owning technical debt management.Ability to translate business and product requirements into technical designs and break them down into actionable engineering tasks.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layered technical issues (application, integration, infrastructure).
  • Experience mentoring engineers, conducting design/architecture reviews, and driving technical upskilling within the team.
  • Effective communicator, able to represent technical decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate with a geographically spread-out team.
  • Well-versed in Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipeline design and ownership, and release management practices.
  • Working knowledge of cloud and/or on-premise deployment models, containerization, and security considerations relevant to industrial/OT environments is a plus.


INTERESTED IN BEING A 5G-ITE, BUT DON’T SEE A RELEVANT POSITION?

With offices in Canada, India, Mexico & the U.S.A., we're always on the lookout for new talent.

Send your resume and portfolio to [email protected] .

We'll reach out if your qualifications match a relevant position.

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