Swetha Harikrishnan

Why This Role Matters

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and execution of our GenAI-powered, self-serve marketing platforms. You will work directly with the CEO to shape, build, and scale products that change how marketers interact with data and AI. This is intrapreneurship in action — not a sandbox innovation lab, but a real-world product with traction, velocity, and high stakes.

What You'll Do

• Co-own product architecture and direction alongside the CEO.
• Build GenAI-native, full-stack platforms from MVP to scale — powered by LLMs, agents, and predictive AI.
• Own the full stack: React (frontend), Node.js/Python (backend), GCP (infra), BigQuery (data), and vector databases (AI).
• Lead a lean, high-caliber team with a hands-on, unblock-and-coach mindset.
• Drive rapid iteration with rigor, balancing short-term delivery with long-term resilience.
• Ensure scalability, observability, and fault tolerance in multi-tenant, cloud-native environments.
• Bridge business and tech — aligning execution with evolving user and market insights.

What You Bring

• 8–12 years of experience building and scaling full-stack, data-heavy or AI-driven products.
• Fluency in React, Node.js, and Google Cloud (Functions, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Airflow, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with GenAI tools (LangChain, OpenAI APIs, LlamaIndex) is a bonus.
• Track record of shipping products from ambiguity to impact.
• Strong product mindset — your goal is user value, not just elegant code.
• Architectural leadership with ownership of engineering rigor and scaling best practices.
• Startup or founder DNA — you’ve built things from scratch and know how to move fast without breaking things.

Who You Are

• A former founder, senior IC, or tech lead who’s done zero-to-one and 1-to-n scaling.
• Hungry for ownership and velocity — frustrated by bureaucracy or stagnation.
• You code because you care about solving real problems for real users.
• You’re pragmatic, hands-on, and grounded in first principles.
• You understand that great software isn't just shipped — it's hardened, maintained, and evolves with minimal manual effort.
• You’re open to evolving into a founding engineer role with influence over the tech vision and culture.

What You Get

• Equity in a high-growth product-led startup.
• A chance to build global products out of India with full-stack and GenAI innovation.
• Access to high-context decision-making and direct collaboration with the CEO.
• A tight, ego-free team and a culture that values clarity, ownership, learning, and candor.

Why YOptima?

YOptima is redefining how leading marketers unlock growth through full-funnel, AI-powered media solutions. As part of our growth journey, this is your opportunity to own the growth charter for leading brands and agencies globally and shape the narrative of a next-generation marketing platform.

Ready to lead, build, and scale?

We’d love to hear from you.

Why This Role Matters

• We are looking for a Staff Engineer to lead the technical direction and hands-on development of our next-generation, agentic AI-first marketing platforms. This is a high-impact role to architect, build, and ship products that change how marketers interact with data, plan campaigns, and make decisions.

What You'll Do

• Build Gen-AI native products: Architect, build, and ship platforms powered by LLMs, agents, and predictive AI
• Stay hands-on: Design systems, write code, debug, and drive product excellence
• Lead with depth: Mentor a high-caliber team of full stack engineers.
• Speed to market: Rapidly ship and iterate on MVPs to maximize learning and feedback.
• Own the full stack: From backend data pipelines to intuitive UIs—from Airflow to React - from BigQuery to embeddings.
• Scale what works: Ensure scalability, security, and performance in multi-tenant, cloud-native environments (GCP).
• Collaborate deeply: Work closely with product, growth, and leadership to align tech with business priorities.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling full-stack, data-driven products
• Proficiency in backend (Node.js, Python) and frontend (React), with solid GCP experience
• Strong grasp of data pipelines, analytics, and real-time data processing
• Familiarity with Gen-AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI APIs, vector databases)
• Proven architectural leadership and technical ownership
• Product mindset with a bias for execution and iteration

Our Tech Stack

• Cloud: Google Cloud Platform
• Backend: Node.js, Python, Airflow
• Data: BigQuery, Cloud SQL
• AI/ML: TensorFlow, OpenAI APIs, custom agents
• Frontend: React.js

What You Get

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
• The chance to build global products from India
• A culture that values clarity, ownership, learning, humility, and candor
• A rare opportunity to build with Gen-AI from the ground up

Who You Are

• You’re initiative-driven, not interruption-driven.
• You code because you love building things that matter.
• You enjoy ambiguity and solve problems from first principles.
• You believe true leadership is contextual, hands-on, and grounded.
• You’re here to build — not just maintain.
• You care deeply about seeing your products empower real users, run reliably at scale, and adapt intelligently with minimal manual effort.
• You know that elegant code is just 30% of the job — the real craft lies in the engineering rigour, edge-case handling, and production resilience that make great products truly dependable.