$20M Funded B2B Gaming Startup - Direct Reporting to Co-Founder - Clear Path to CTO A $20M funded B2B gaming startup (team of ∼80 people) is hiring an Engineering Lead in Hyderabad to own engineering end-to-end and grow into the company's CTO.
This is a rare CTO-track opportunity to scale a product to millions of users.
? Role Snapshot:
Role: Engineering Lead (CTO Track)
Company: $20M Funded B2B Gaming Startup
Location: Hyderabad, India - Hyderabad-based, In office Only
Experience: 10+ Years
Reporting: Directly to Co-Founder
? Key Responsibilities:
- Own the technical vision, architecture & roadmap, working closely with the co-founder
- Lead & grow the engineering team, including hiring senior engineers & building second-line leaders
- Scale the product to millions of users while ensuring reliability, performance & cost efficiency
- Drive AI adoption in the product & engineering processes with real depth
- Oversee delivery, including sprint rhythm, release quality, incident response & engineering metrics
- Collaborate with product, design & business teams to align engineering decisions with B2B customer needs
- Build the engineering culture & operating model for a future CTO
✅ Must Have - Non-Negotiable:
- Experience managing a team of 10 or more engineers directly or through leads
- Background in the gaming industry, including real money gaming (RMG) companies - Mandatory
- Roughly 5 to 6 years of experience in B2B companies or products
- Experience working in startups, ideally scaling a product / B2C startup from zero to millions of users
- Deep hands-on technical expertise & demonstrable AI/ML knowledge through projects, products or roles
? Key Skills: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Node.js | Architecture | AI | Team Management | Scaling Products ? Interview Process:
First round is with the Co-Founder, who is also the reporting manager.
? Interested?
? DM me your profile - Must have Gaming / RMG + B2B + Scaling to Millions + Team of 10+
? Tag an Engineering Leader from Gaming / RMG who is ready for a CTO track