JOB DESCRIPTION

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Senior Executive Leadership - Technology & Engineering

Department

Technology & Engineering

Reports To

Chairman | Vice Chairman

Employment Type

Full-Time, Permanent

Experience Required

Minimum 10 Years (Engineering + Leadership)

Location

[Bangalore / India / Remote Policy]

About the Role

We are looking for a battle-tested Chief Technology Officer who has earned their stripes - not from a business school classroom, but from the trenches of software development. Our ideal CTO started as a developer, wrote production code, debugged systems, and understands what it means to ship under pressure. They have since grown into a visionary leader who can zoom out to set long-term technology strategy while still being respected - and understood - by every engineer on the team.

This is not a role for a manager who "used to code." This is a role for someone who can open a terminal today, review a pull request with credibility, challenge a junior developer's architecture decision, and then walk into a board meeting and defend a huge technology investment - all in the same day.

Key Responsibilities

TECHNOLOGY VISION & STRATEGY

▸ Define and own the company's multi-year technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.

▸ Evaluate emerging technologies (AI/ML, cloud, infrastructure, data) and advise the executive team on adoption decisions.

▸ Drive the transition from tactical technology decisions to a scalable, future-proof architecture.

▸ Represent the company's technology capabilities to investors, clients, and external partners.

HANDS-ON TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

▸ Conduct architecture reviews, technical design approvals, and code quality assessments.

▸ Actively participate in critical technical discussions - not as a spectator, but as a contributor.





▸ Set and enforce engineering standards: coding practices, CI/CD pipelines, security protocols, and deployment processes.

▸ Identify technical debt early and champion systematic resolution plans.

ENGINEERING TEAM LEADERSHIP

▸ Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering organization across multiple disciplines.

▸ Build a culture of ownership, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.

▸ Attract, hire, and retain top-tier engineering talent. Know what "great" looks like in a technical interview.

▸ Run effective engineering rituals: sprint planning, retrospectives, architecture forums, and 1-on-1s.

▸ Develop career growth frameworks and promote talent from within.

PRODUCT & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION

▸ Partner with Product, Design, and Business teams to translate requirements into executable technical plans.

▸ Manage the technology budget and prioritize engineering investment with clear ROI justification.

▸ Establish SLAs and ensure platform reliability, performance, and security at scale.

▸ Champion DevOps and agile methodologies across the engineering organization.

OPERATIONAL & INFRASTRUCTURE EXCELLENCE

▸ Oversee cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.

▸ Lead vendor evaluation and management for critical technology partnerships.

▸ Ensure GDPR, data privacy,



and regulatory compliance across all technology systems.

▸ Build monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities that minimize downtime.

Qualifications & Requirements

YOU MUST HAVE THESE

▸ Minimum 10 years of total professional experience in technology and engineering roles.

▸ At least 5 years of hands-on software development experience - writing, reviewing, and owning production code.

▸ At least 3-5 years in a senior technology leadership role (VP Engineering, Head of Technology, or CTO).

▸ Deep, demonstrable proficiency in at least one major tech stack (e.g., Node.js/Python/Java/Go) and modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

▸ Proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams of 10+ developers.

▸ Solid understanding of system design, distributed architecture, microservices, and API design.

▸ Experience managing cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC tools (Terraform, Helm).

TECHNICAL SKILLS (DEPTH EXPECTED)

▸ Backend development experience (REST/GraphQL APIs, databases, caching layers).

▸ Frontend or mobile exposure - enough to review and challenge technical decisions credibly.

▸ Database design and optimization: relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch).

▸ Cloud-native architecture: serverless, event-driven systems, load balancing, auto-scaling.

▸ Security fundamentals: authentication, authorization, data encryption, OWASP principles.

▸ Familiarity with AI/ML integration, data pipelines, or analytics platforms is a strong plus.

LEADERSHIP & SOFT SKILLS

▸ Exceptional communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

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