Company Description
RushCiti is a next-generation social commerce platform reimagining how people discover, shop, and engage online. We're building an intelligent platform that combines social experiences, content, community, and commerce into a single ecosystem. Currently in the MVP stage, we're assembling a small, high-performing team to help build the foundation for long-term growth.
Role Overview
We're looking for a Platform Architecture & Engineering Lead to architect, build, and scale RushCiti from the ground up. You'll work directly with the founder to define the technical vision, build the MVP, establish engineering standards, and create the foundation for a scalable social commerce platform. This is a hands-on company-building role for someone who enjoys owning architecture, product development, and technical execution.
Initial Responsibilities
- Design the overall platform architecture and make key technical decisions for scalability, performance, and long-term growth.
- Build and deliver core platform capabilities across frontend, backend, mobile, cloud infrastructure, APIs, databases, and AI systems.
- Develop marketplace, commerce, social, creator, payment, authentication, messaging, and analytics features.
- Establish engineering standards, CI/CD, testing, security, monitoring, and operational best practices.
- Collaborate on product strategy, define MVP scope, prioritize features, and translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Lead technical execution, mentor future engineers, support hiring, and help establish the engineering culture as the team grows.
Qualifications
- Strong experience in software engineering, platform architecture, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and full-stack application development.
- Experience building and launching scalable web, mobile, SaaS, marketplace, ecommerce, social commerce, social media, or consumer internet products from MVP to growth.
- Strong knowledge of frontend, backend, databases, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, security, and software architecture.
- Experience with AI-powered products, LLM integrations, recommendation systems, analytics, and modern AI development workflows.
- Experience making technical decisions, leading engineering initiatives, collaborating with founders, and mentoring engineering teams in startup or high-growth environments.
- Strong systems thinking, product mindset, communication, and ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives.
Ideal Technology Stack
- Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Mobile: React Native
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
- Data & AI: Python, Vector Databases, Analytics Pipelines, Recommendation Systems, LLM Integrations
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred but not required. Relevant experience, portfolio quality, technical thinking, and execution ability are valued more highly.
Work Structure & Compensation
- Contract-based
- Remote
- 15–20 hours per week
- Flexible working hours
- Early-stage startup environment
- Compensation based on experience, involvement, and project scope
- Opportunity to grow into a larger long-term role as RushCiti expands
Application
Send your resume and portfolio to
[email protected] or apply here.
Job Type: Part time
Pay: ₹380.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: Remote
📌 Platform Architecture & Engineering Lead (India)
🏢 RushCiti
📍 India