Experience: 8+ years of engineering experience; 3+ years in a leadership role (Lead, Architect, VP, or CTO) within video tech, social media, or creator economy platforms.

Core Responsibilities

1. Technical Architecture & Strategy

Foundational Design: Architect a highly scalable, low-latency video streaming infrastructure (live & VOD) and a secure content delivery pipeline.

Tech Stack Selection: Finalize and own the core technology stack, balancing speed-to-market with long-term architectural stability.

AI & Content Automation: Guide the integration of lightweight, browser/mobile-side video effects and Generative AI workflows (auto-captioning, scene understanding, smart B-roll).

2. Hands-On Development & MVP Delivery

Code & Build: Actively write code and build prototypes alongside the early engineering team during the initial MVP phase.

Infrastructure Setup: Establish secure, automated CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated monitoring, and reliable cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).

Vendor & API Management: Select and integrate third-party APIs for WebRTC, media transcoding, global CDNs, payment processing, and creator tooling to accelerate delivery.

3. Engineering Team Leadership

Hiring & Mentorship: Recruit, vet, and build an agile engineering team of full-stack, mobile, and video infrastructure engineers.

Process Excellence: Establish modern agile/scrum methodologies, clean coding practices,



and systematic code review frameworks.

Technical & Professional Requirements

1. Video Infrastructure Expertise

Hands-on experience with modern streaming protocols (HLS, DASH, and ultra-low latency WebRTC).

Strong familiarity with media processing utilities like FFmpeg, cloud transcoding workflows, and content delivery networks (CDNs).

2. Full-Stack & Architecture Fluency

Proficient with modern backend languages (Golang, Python, or Node.js) and distributed microservices architectures.

Experience with cross-platform or native client-side frameworks (Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, or React Native) optimized for high-performance media rendering.

Solid database architecture knowledge encompassing relational (PostgreSQL), NoSQL, and fast caching (Redis) layers.

3. Product & Startup Mindset

Demonstrated experience navigating early-stage environments, moving fluidly from abstract business logic to high-quality code.

Solid product intuitioncapable of aligning architectural decisions directly with creator and viewer user experiences.

What We Offer

Significant equity/stock option packages tailored to contribution scale.

Competitive compensation or flexible retainer options for fractional commitment.

- The opportunity to shape the foundational culture and technical identity of a high-growth consumer platform.

📌 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Fractional CTO (Bengaluru)
🏢 Encycdata
📍 Bengaluru