Title: Technical Architect — Video & AdTech Platforms

Location:
Mumbai (preferred) | Delhi | Kolkata — hybrid considered Entity: Manhattan Tech Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

About Us
Manhattan Tech Ventures specializes in AI video-model training, complete connected-TV and OTT platform development, streaming ad servers, video-upload infrastructure, CDN technology, transcoding, AI/ML recommendation feeds, and search technology. We are the engineering force behind two global platforms: LYKSTAGE — a patent-issued video platform (US Patent 12,684,189 B2) rewarding creators and viewers for monetized watch time, live across Samsung TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Roku, Android/Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, and web in five markets: US, UK, Canada, UAE, and India. Social Gear — a self-serve programmatic advertising and creator discovery platform, propelled by Amazon, Google, and other open exchanges, with ZIP-code-level, territorybased, and multicultural targeting. We’re part of a profitable, debt-free group serving 100+ clients across five countries. The technology is designed here — and used by the world. The Role This is the senior-most engineering position in the India organization. You will own the architecture of both platforms: video pipelines, watch-time monetization, wallet and payments infrastructure, programmatic ad systems, and AI-driven personalization. You’ll report directly to the founder, set the technical direction for the engineering team, and remain hands-on — writing code, reviewing designs, and authoring the HLDs and LLDs that anchor every build. If you want to architect global-scale consumer systems from India — not maintain someone else’s — this is that role.



What You’ll Own Architecture and design authority across LYKSTAGE and Social Gear HLD and LLD documentation standards and review for all major initiatives Distributed backend systems: microservices, event-driven pipelines, queueing, state machines Hands-on development and code review to maintain a high engineering bar Mentorship and growth of the engineering team; hiring input for key roles Milestone planning, execution strategy, and delivery discipline System reliability, scalability, and infrastructure cost efficiency across five markets What You Bring 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 3+ years as an architect or technical lead Deep expertise in Golang and distributed systems design Track record of building and operating high-scale production systems (consumer, video, or ad-tech preferred) Solid fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, system design trade-offs Experience with vector databases and retrieval-based systems (recommendations, search) Cloud (AWS preferred), SQL/NoSQL, Redis/Memcached, Kafka/RabbitMQ Bonus Points Video infrastructure: transcoding, CDN, streaming ad servers, CTV/OTT apps Payments, wallets, or entitlement systems (Razorpay/Stripe integrations a plus) AI/ML personalization, audio/video fingerprinting, or content-matching pipelines Observability and DevOps maturity: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes Compensation A competitive package combining cash and ESOPs in a patent-backed, revenue-generating global platform group. Structured individually based on experience and impact.

How to Apply
Email your resume and a short note on the most complex system you’ve architected to [email protected] with the subject line “Technical Architect — India”.

📌 Technical Architect — LYKSTAGE (India)
🏢 LYKSTAGE
📍 India