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# Tech Lead at Propel Software Solutions

- **Company:** Propel Software Solutions
- **Location:** Thiruvananthapuram, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/propelsoftware/a12b1f03-53b6-4da3-9083-8cc123553c37

## Job description

## COMPANY

Propel Software transforms the way product companies work. Our product value management platform connects commercial and product teams to optimize decision making, drive process efficiencies, and engage customers with compelling products and experiences. Propel has a proven track record of improving product quality, speeding time to revenue and profit, and improving customer satisfaction. Recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winner and one of Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America, Propel is built on Salesforce and drives product success for hyper growth startups, corporate pioneers, and Fortune 500 leaders in the high tech, medtech and consumer goods industries.

## ROLE

As a Tech Lead , you are a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the design and delivery of impactful systems and features. You will own the technical direction of medium-to-large initiatives, drive alignment through well-structured design documentation, and mentor engineers to raise the overall engineering bar. This role requires balancing hands-on development with system-level thinking, ensuring high standards of quality, scalability, security, and maintainability across the platform.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an in-office position located in Trivandrum, requiring attendance 4+ days per week. By submitting your application, you confirm that you are either presently located in Trivandrum or prepared to relocate. Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.

In this role you can expect to: Technical Leadership & Design

- Own end-to-end technical design for medium to large features and systems
- Drive architecture decisions with clear trade-off analysis (performance, scalability, cost, maintainability)
- Author and review design documents to ensure alignment across teams
- Ensure systems are built with strong foundations in reliability, observability, and security

Execution & Delivery

- Contribute hands-on to the codebase as part of every release.
- Lead execution of complex projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
- Break down ambiguous requirements into clear, executable tasks
- Ensure engineering best practices across development, testing, and deployment

Code Quality & Engineering Excellence

- Enforce coding standards, design principles, and review practices
- Drive improvements in CI/CD, testing strategy, and release quality
- Ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready

Mentorship & Team Development

- Mentor and guide engineers to improve technical depth and ownership
- Provide actionable feedback through code reviews and technical discussions
- Help onboard new engineers and elevate overall team capability

Collaboration & Alignment

- Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine requirements
- Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces through structured thinking
- Ensure alignment across teams on technical decisions and priorities

AI-Assisted Development

- Leverage AI coding tools to improve development velocity and quality
- Ensure responsible usage without compromising system design or code integrity

To be successful in this role you bring:

- Education: BE/B.Tech/MCA
- 6–8 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong expertise in at least one core language/technology stack
- Solid experience building scalable, cloud-native applications
- Proven experience leading complex features or systems end-to-end
- Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and architecture patterns
- Experience mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions
- Ability to write clear design documents and communicate technical ideas effectively
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on pragmatic trade-offs
- Experience with modern development practices (CI/CD, testing, observability)
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor) and their effective usage

Authorization to work in India is required; please note that at this time, Propel is not sponsoring visas for any positions.

Additional Info Location: This is an in office position located in Trivandrum.

Equal Opportunity: Propel is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace where different perspectives are valued and every voice is heard. We’re dedicated to pursuing and hiring a talented and diverse workforce.

## About Propel Software Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Propel Software provides a unified AI-powered Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Quality Management (QMS), and Product Information Management (PIM) platform to connect product and commercial teams.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, last round in 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly available in current sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) / Enterprise Software / Manufacturing Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – discrete manufacturers in high-tech, medtech, and consumer goods (from startups to Fortune 500)
- **Mission statement**: “Help product companies win customers for life.” [propelsoftware.com](https://www.propelsoftware.com/)

## Products & Services
- **[Propel PLM]**: Product Lifecycle Management – manages product data, BOMs, change processes, and collaboration across engineering, marketing, and sales. SaaS on Salesforce.
- **[Propel QMS]**: Quality Management System – drives continuous quality improvements, compliance, and safer products.
- **[Propel PIM]**: Product Information Management – unifies product data for commercial teams to deliver compelling omnichannel experiences.
- **[Supplier Community]**: Platform to protect IP, ensure quality, and accelerate launches through supplier collaboration.
- **[Propel One / Agentic AI]**: AI-powered agents embedded in the product thread to automate workflows, analyze data, and improve productivity. [propelsoftware.com](https://www.propelsoftware.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$80M (est.) | Total Funding $48.2M (Series C of $20M led by Ankona Capital Partners and Salesforce Ventures in 2021)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Ankona Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Cloud Apps Capital Partners
- **Growth Signals**: 3× Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winner; named “Strong Performer” in Forrester Wave for PLM; headcount ~89 (slight decline YoY) but active hiring (5 open roles); recognized by Fortune as America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified platform**: Combines PLM, QMS, and PIM on a single Salesforce-native platform – unique in the market.
- **Agentic AI built-in**: AI is not bolted on but integral to the product thread, enabling role-based agents with data privacy guarantees.
- **Proven enterprise adoption**: Used by both hyper-growth startups and Fortune 500, with a strong track record in regulated industries (medtech).

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-first product thread**: Deepening agentic AI capabilities to automate decision-making across the value chain.
- **Expanding industry verticals**: Growing footprint in high-tech, medtech, and consumer goods.
- **Partner ecosystem**: Leveraging Salesforce as a distribution channel and investing in strategic alliances. [propelsoftware.com](https://www.propelsoftware.com/about-us)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values individuality, curiosity, and growth mindset. Offers paid volunteering time (24 hours/year) and educational benefits.
- **Work policy**: Mix of on-site (HQ in Redwood City, office in Santa Clara), remote (Bay Area), and on-site in Thiruvananthapuram, India for certain roles. [jobs.lever.co/propelsoftware](https://jobs.lever.co/propelsoftware)
- **Perks**: Health & finance benefits, top technology tools, professional development stipends.
- **Engineering culture**: Technical roles make up ~20% of the workforce. Small company feel with exposure to full product lifecycle.
- **Employee rating**: 4.8/5 on LinkedIn (25 reviews) with high marks for culture (4.7) and compensation (4.7). [linkedin.com/company/propelsoftware](https://linkedin.com/company/propelsoftware)

## Sources
1. [Propel Software – About Us](https://www.propelsoftware.com/about-us)
2. [Propel Software – Homepage](https://www.propelsoftware.com/)
3. [Propel Software – Careers](https://www.propelsoftware.com/careers)
4. [Propel Software – Job Openings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/propelsoftware)
5. [Propel Software – LinkedIn Page](https://linkedin.com/company/propelsoftware)

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