Chief Technology Officer/Head - Software Engineering

Job Description

In this strategic leadership position, you will be responsible for owning and driving the entire engineering and technology ecosystem of a fast-growing, consumer-focused managed living platform. Your role will involve leading platform scalability, system architecture, and engineering execution across consumer-facing applications and internal enterprise systems critical to business growth and operational excellence.Key Responsibilities:- Lead and own the end-to-end engineering landscape encompassing consumer platforms, internal tools, data systems, and integrations.- Define and execute the long-term engineering vision, architecture, and technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.- Build, scale, and mentor high-performing engineering teams, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.- Drive best practices in system design, code quality, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, security, and reliability.- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, and Business leaders to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.- Manage technical debt and engineering governance to balance rapid product innovation with platform stability.- Establish robust hiring, onboarding, and talent development frameworks for the engineering organization.- Lead technology modernization and digital transformation initiatives with a hands-on, execution-oriented approach.Qualifications Required for the Ideal Candidate:- 12 years of experience in software engineering, with a significant track record in senior engineering leadership roles.- Proven experience in building and leading engineering teams within consumer internet, SaaS, marketplace, or platform-driven organizations.- Strong expertise in system architecture, distributed systems, and scalable backend platforms.- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and real-world use cases, with a history of collaborating with data or ML teams to drive adoption.- Previous exposure to high-growth, fast-paced environments, preferably with operational complexity.- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at senior leadership levels.- Strong people leadership capabilities, including hiring, mentoring, and succession planning. In this strategic leadership position, you will be responsible for owning and driving the entire engineering and technology ecosystem of a fast-growing, consumer-focused managed living platform. Your role will involve leading platform scalability, system architecture, and engineering execution across consumer-facing applications and internal enterprise systems critical to business growth and operational excellence.Key Responsibilities:- Lead and own the end-to-end engineering landscape encompassing consumer platforms, internal tools, data systems, and integrations.- Define and execute the long-term engineering vision, architecture, and technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.- Build, scale, and mentor high-performing engineering teams, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.- Drive best practices in system design, code quality, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, security, and reliability.- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, and Business leaders to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.- Manage technical debt and engineering governance to balance rapid product innovation with platform stability.- Establish robust hiring, onboarding, and talent development frameworks for the engineering organization.- Lead technology modernization and digital transformation initiatives with a hands-on, execution-oriented approach.Qualifications Required for the Ideal Candidate:- 12 years of experience in software engineering, with a significant track record in senior engineering leadership roles.- Proven experience in building and leading engineering teams within consumer internet, SaaS, marketplace, or platform-driven organizations.- Strong expertise in system architecture, distributed systems, and scalable backend platforms.- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and real-world use cases, with a history of collaborating with data or ML teams to drive adoption.- Previous exposure to high-growth, fast-paced environments, preferably with operational complexity.- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at senior leadership levels.- Strong people leadership capabilities, including hiring, mentoring, and succession planning.

Keyskills :
system architecturescalabilityDevOpssecurityreliabilityDesignDataBusinessdistributed systemsengineering executiondata systemsintegrationscloud infrastructureProductAIML concepts