We are seeking a highly technical hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead our engineering organization This is not a purely strategic role - we need someone who can write code conduct rigorous code reviews make critical architectural decisions and build a world-class high-concurrency data analytics platform You will work directly with the CEO to drive technical vision while remaining deeply involved in day-to-day engineering execution Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership Architecture Define and drive the technical architecture for our high-concurrency analytics platform Make critical decisions on system design technology choices and infrastructure Design scalable distributed systems capable of processing millions of events with sub-second query response times Lead architectural reviews and ensure engineering excellence across the codebase Stay ahead of technology trends and evaluate new tools and frameworks Hands-On Engineering Write production code and contribute to critical components of the platform Conduct thorough code reviews with focus on performance scalability and maintainability Debug complex system issues and performance bottlenecks Optimize high-concurrency systems for throughput and latency Build and maintain core platform infrastructure and data pipelines Team Leadership Development Lead mentor and grow the engineering team in Bangalore Establish engineering best practices coding standards and development workflows Drive hiring strategy to build a high-performing engineering organization Foster a culture of technical excellence continuous learning and innovation Conduct 1 1s performance reviews and career development planning Product Strategy Partner with CEO on product roadmap and technical feasibility Balance technical debt with feature development and platform improvements Translate business requirements into technical solutions Drive engineering velocity and ensure on-time delivery of key initiatives Manage relationships with key enterprise customers on technical matters Required QualificationsTechnical Expertise 10 years of software engineering experience with deep backend systems knowledge 5 years of experience building and scaling high-concurrency distributed systems Strong expertise in backend technologies Java and or Python for production systems Deep understanding of databases PostgreSQL ClickHouse Redis Elasticsearch or similar Extensive experience with streaming data platforms Apache Flink Kafka or similar event processing systems Expert knowledge of system design microservices APIs data modeling caching strategies Cloud infrastructure expertise AWS GCP Azure Kubernetes containerization IaC Terraform Performance optimization profiling monitoring debugging high-scale systems Systems Architecture Knowledge Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts consistency replication partitioning fault tolerance Experience with high-concurrency patterns async processing connection pooling load balancing Knowledge of data pipeline architectures ETL ELT stream processing batch processing Understanding of analytics query optimization and columnar databases Familiarity with observability and monitoring DataDog Grafana Prometheus distributed tracing Leadership Experience 3 years in engineering leadership roles Head of Engineering VP Engineering or senior technical leadership Proven track record in enterprise B2B SaaS product companies Experience building products that successfully serve enterprise customers at scale Track record of hiring and developing strong engineering teams Experience working closely with founders CEOs in growth-stage companies Coding Review Skills Active coder - must be comfortable writing production code regularly Strong code review skills with ability to provide constructive detailed feedback Experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and best practices Ability to read and understand complex codebases quickly Proficiency with Git CI CD pipelines and contemporary development tools Preferred Qualifications Engineering degree from top-tier institution Computer Science Engineering or related field Experience in analytics BI data platforms or business intelligence companies Background in fast-growing SaaS startups that scaled to significant ARR Experience with real-time analytics or event processing platforms Previous experience as founding engineer or early technical hire Contributions to open source projects or technical thought leadership Experience managing geographically distributed teams Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements SOC2 GDPR What Success Looks Like Technical Excellence Platform handles 10x growth in data volume without major rewrites Code Quality Clean maintainable codebase with comprehensive testing and documentation Team Performance High-velocity engineering team delivering quality releases consistently System Reliability 99 9 uptime with robust monitoring and incident response Customer Success Technical architecture supports enterprise customer requirements Innovation Regular introduction of technical improvements and optimizations Our Tech Stack Languages Java Python Databases PostgreSQL ClickHouse Redis Elasticsearch Streaming Apache Flink Kafka Infrastructure Kubernetes AWS Terraform Monitoring DataDog Grafana PagerDuty Development Git Jenkins Jira Confluence What We Offer Competitive compensation Significant equity stake and market-leading salary Technical autonomy Freedom to make architectural decisions and choose technologies Direct impact Work closely with CEO and influence company direction Ownership Build and scale the technical foundation of a growing company Growth opportunity Scale the engineering organization as the company grows Modern work environment Flexible arrangements with focus on outcomes The Ideal Candidate You are a technologist at heart who gets excited about solving hard distributed systems problems You ve built high-scale backend systems before and understand the tradeoffs between different architectural approaches You can context-switch between writing a critical piece of code reviewing a junior engineer s pull request and discussing technical strategy You value clean code automated testing and good documentation You lead by example and earn respect through technical credibility rather than hierarchy Application Process Please submit your resume along with Links to your GitHub profile or code samples if available Brief description of the most complex system you ve architected and built Your approach to code reviews and maintaining engineering quality Why you re interested in leading engineering for an analytics platform company Examples of technical challenges you ve solved in high-concurrency systems Job Type Full-time Pay 4 500 000 00 - 12 500 000 00 per year Benefits Food provided Health insurance Life insurance Paid sick time Paid time off