Job Title : Technical Lead - Backend Development

Location : Bangalore

About Us :

Ingersoll Rand is a global provider of mission-critical flow creation, life science and industrial solutions.

Ingersoll Rands Global Engineering & Technology Center (GEC) in Bangalore, A GREAT PLACE TO WORK CERTIFIED WORKPLACE is driven by an ownership mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, has been a beacon of innovation for over 19 years, embodying our purpose to Make Life Better for our employees, customers, shareholders and the planet.

The Engineering & Technology center has expertly supported a diverse range of industrial products, offering deep expertise in core and digital engineering space.

By cultivating a sense of inclusion, belonging and respect, and a collaborative culture, the GEC has fostered the most talented and capable engineers, thereby playing a pivotal role in driving Ingersoll Rands purpose and strategic focus areas.

Ecoplant is a fast-growing, award-winning AI-based SaaS company on a mission to create a greener, smarter industrial world.

We help industrial plants reduce energy waste, CO? emissions, and unplanned downtime by bringing automation, visibility, and intelligence to compressed air systems.

Our innovative platform modernizes outdated infrastructure, enabling leading manufacturers to cut costs, optimize performance, and operate more efficiently than ever.

Job & Division Summary :

Ingersoll Rand, through its Ecoplant platform, is transforming industrial energy systems using real-time data, machine learning, and intelligent automation.

Ecoplant is an AI-driven SaaS platform that helps large industrial organizations optimize energy usage, reduce operational costs, and improve sustainability through advanced analytics and automation.

We are looking for a backend-focused Technical Leader who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to guide engineers and shape the technical direction of our platform.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will drive backend architecture and development while serving as a technical anchor for the engineering team.

As the Bangalore engineering presence grows, this role offers an opportunity to evolve into broader technical leadership as the team expands.

You will work closely with our global engineering and research teams in Israel and Europe while helping build our growing engineering presence in Bangalore.

Responsibilities :

- Lead the technical design and development of core backend services powering Ecoplants AI-driven platform

- Remain highly hands-on in backend development, contributing directly to architecture, system design, and implementation

- Design and evolve distributed microservices supporting real-time, data-driven systems

- Drive architectural decisions around scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability

- Collaborate closely with Research teams to productionize machine learning models and data-driven capabilities

- Support development of internal AI-powered tools delivering real-time commercial insights

- Guide engineers on backend best practices, system design, and engineering standards

- Work closely with Product, Data, and Engineering teams across global locations

- Help raise overall engineering quality, system reliability, and architectural maturity

Required Skills :

- 7+ years of software engineering experience

- Strong experience building and operating production backend systems

- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript (NestJS preferred)

- Experience designing distributed systems and event-driven architectures

- Solid experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL

- Experience with messaging or streaming systems (Kafka, SQS, Redis Streams, etc.)

- Experience working in cloud environments (GCP preferred, AWS also relevant)

- Strong system design and architectural thinking

- Working knowledge of modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)

- Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance

- Experience working in cross-functional and distributed teams

What We Offer :

We are all owners of the company! Stock options (Employee Ownership Program) that align your interests with the company's success.

- Yearly performance-based bonus, rewarding your hard work and dedication.

- Leave Encashments

- Maternity/Paternity Leaves

- Employee Health covered under Medical, Group Term Life & Accident Insurance

- Employee Assistance Program?

- Employee development with LinkedIn Learning?

- Employee recognition via Awardco?

- Collaborative, multicultural work environment with a team of dedicated professionals, fostering innovation and teamwork.