Senior Technical Lead
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Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Houston, Texas

Job Summary

This role sits within HCLTech's App & IoT engineering track supporting Daikin's Embedded Controls domain. The team builds and maintains the cloud-connected application layer that bridges Daikin's embedded/IoT devices with end-user mobile and web applications.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
• Lead the App & IoT engineering team for Daikin's Embedded Controls program, providing technical direction and hands-on leadership from an onsite position.
• Own end-to-end technical architecture for the App & IoT stack, spanning the AWS backend (S3, Amplify), React-based web/mobile applications (iOS/Android), and BLE-based device connectivity (ESP32, AWS IoT Rainmaker).
• Act as the primary onsite technical point of contact for Daikin's Engineering Manager; translate business and product requirements into engineering tasks and allocate work across the offshore App & IoT and AWS engineers.
• Drive design, implementation, and code/architecture reviews for phone-to-ESP32 BLE communication, ensuring reliable and secure connectivity.
• Guide and, where needed, personally design/develop/debug embedded firmware in C/C++, applications, and device drivers.
• Oversee implementation and troubleshooting of Modbus RTU/TCP communication protocols where applicable to connected devices.
• Define and review the strategy for hardware/software test benches, unit testing, integration testing, and system-level verification across the App & IoT stack.
• Own root-cause analysis and resolution of complex firmware, application, and connectivity defects and performance issues.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, testing, systems engineering, and Model-Based Design teams to ensure a coherent end-to-end solution.
• Mentor offshore engineers, review their deliverables, and build hands-on technical capability within the team.
• Own and review technical documentation, architecture/design specifications, and test reports produced by the team.
• Support Daikin and HCLTech leadership with resource planning and staffing recommendations as the engagement scales.

Skill Requirements

Required Skills & Experience
• 10+ years of overall experience in embedded, IoT, or mobile/application engineering, including demonstrated technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS services, particularly S3 and Amplify.
• Proven experience building and shipping React-based web applications and native iOS/Android mobile applications.
• Very strong, demonstrable experience in BLE communication between a mobile phone and a microcontroller, ideally ESP32.
• Working knowledge of AWS IoT Rainmaker or equivalent device-provisioning/connectivity frameworks.
• Solid C/C++ programming background for embedded/firmware-adjacent development.
• Familiarity with Modbus RTU/TCP communication protocols is an advantage.
• Experience defining and reviewing hardware/software test benches and validation strategies for connected products.
• Strong stakeholder management, client-facing communication, and the ability to work onsite alongside the client's Engineering Manager.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a distributed (onsite/offshore) engineering team.

Other Requirements

Educational Qualification
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
 
Cloud backend: AWS (S3, Amplify) – AWS IoT Core is not currently in use.
• Applications: React-based web application; native iOS and Android mobile applications.
• Device connectivity: BLE and AWS IoT Rainmaker on ESP32-based hardware.
• Strong, hands-on experience with phone-to-ESP32 BLE communication is a core requirement for this track.
 
 
Maximum Salary (US):  148000
Minimum Salary (US):  78000
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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.