Business Development Manager

About Product :

Instanodes:

Instanodes is a leading provider of Web3 infrastructure, offering robust and scalable solutions for blockchain developers and businesses. Our mission is to simplify the complexities of blockchain technology, enabling our clients to focus on building innovative and disruptive applications. We are passionate about empowering the decentralized future and are seeking a talented and driven Product Manager to join our team.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial Product Manager to lead the growth and development of Instanodes. You will be responsible for the overall product strategy, roadmap, and execution, with a keen focus on driving P&L, securing fundraises, and shaping the long-term vision of the product. You will work closely with engineering, marketing, sales, and leadership to ensure Instanodes remains at the forefront of the Web3 infrastructure landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and champion the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Instanodes, aligning with the company's overall goals and objectives.
• Market Analysis & Competitive Intelligence: Conduct in-depth market research, analyze competitor offerings (Zeeve, Alchemy, Quicknode, etc.), and identify opportunities for differentiation and growth.
• User Research & Customer Understanding: Deeply understand the needs and pain points of Web3 developers and businesses through user research, customer interviews, and data analysis.
• Product Development & Execution: Translate user needs into detailed product specifications and user stories, prioritize features, and manage the product backlog. Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery.
• Go-to-Market Strategy & Launch Planning: Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for new product features and releases.
• Growth & Metrics: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success. Analyze product usage data to identify areas for improvement and growth.
• P&L Management: Own the P&L for Instanodes, focusing on revenue generation, cost optimization, and profitability.
• Fundraising: Support fundraising efforts by developing compelling investment materials, presenting to investors, and contributing to due diligence processes.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Foster a collaborative and high-performing product team environment. Mentor and guide junior product team members.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on B2B SaaS or infrastructure products.
• Strong understanding of blockchain technology, Web3 concepts, and the decentralized ecosystem.
• Familiarity with the competitive landscape of Web3 infrastructure providers (Zeeve, Alchemy, Quicknode, etc.).
• Proven track record of successfully launching and growing products.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Experience with P&L management and fundraising is a plus.

Job Title: .NET Developer 

Experience Required: Minimum 2 years

Key Skills: C#, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL Server, Front-end technologies (preferred), Agile methodologies (preferred)

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled .NET Developer to join our team at EaseMyTrip. This is a replacement position, and we are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in .NET development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain software applications using .NET technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new features.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues promptly.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practices.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in C#, ASP.NET, and MVC frameworks.
• Experience with SQL Server and database management.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
• Understanding of agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Required Skills and Expertise:

● Experience with native Mobile app development in Flutter.

● Working knowledge on MVVM/MVP architecture

● Strong knowledge on mobile app development cycle and design principles

● Good understanding of Android/iOS design guidelines

● Experienced in building mobile applications that utilizes web services (REST/JSON)

● Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git/Bitbucket

● Capability to work independently and in a team environment

● Capability to work in a fast-paced environment

Competitive Skills:

● Prior experience on Flutter/dart app development

● Prior experience on Flutter plugin development

● Working experience on GetX / BLoC

● Excellent problem solving skills

Role and Responsibilities:

● Design & implement new apps based on the product requirements using Flutter framework

● Maintain existing codebases

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use

● Integrate user interfaces elements developed by other developers

● Build user interfaces designed by UI/UX designers

● Integrate various SDKs and APIs from third parties

● Debug existing apps components, fix issues and avoid regressions

● Collaborate closely with the teams of UI/UX designers, PMs, QAs, and other developers

● Participate in software architecture, design discussions and code reviews

● Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

● Follow the company guidelines and best practices

● Taking ownership of your work 

Note -

Pedigree - IIT is a must

Since their launch in 2020, they have grown 70-80% MoM just by delivering a strong product experience. It is rated 4.7/5 by consumers across Bangalore, and adopted by hundreds of doctors. 

They have been backed by marquee investors. And the overall team is now 100+

About the role

• This role is for an engineering manager/leader who has been leading teams and building products in larger scale startups, serving millions of monthly users. And is ready to upgrade their role from being an engineering manager to playing the engineering head of the company.

• Work closely with the founders and other leaders in the company to build a strong product and business- collaborating to create innovative products that will help define the future of healthcare.

• Build a strong engineering team and processes that enhance their performance and the overall organization.

• Pick the right architecture and tools for building a high performance, robust and scalable engineering platform , in a cost-effective way

Must have

• Has been an experienced Engineering Manager, or Senior Engineering Manager (8 to 10+ years of experience), across at least 1 scaled mobile-first B2C tech startup with paid transactions.

• Strong experience with mobile development: iOS, Android and/or React Native. Not just coding, but also leading mobile-based engineering teams.

• Strong understanding of devops and backend systems needed for scaling. 

• Has led engineering teams that launched products from idea to launch (0 to 1), and launch to scale (1 to 10)

• Has led teams of 10-15+ engineers.

• Comfort in an early stage environment.

• Strong communication and leadership ability- especially in the current remote environment.

• Has built teams from scratch, and been through the ups and downs of building startups and products.

• A passion for building impactful products.

• Strong developer, still codes, and can give the best in their team a run for their money! Is pretty much a full-stack engineer.

• 8-10+ years of experience

Nice to have

• Has founded their own company.

• Built products for healthcare, logistics and/or IoT devices

• Builds things outside of their full-time role- can be through writing, sharing, teaching, building, contributing, etc

About Kloud9:

Kloud9 exists with the sole purpose of providing cloud expertise to the retail industry. Our team of cloud architects, engineers and developers help retailers launch a successful cloud initiative so you can quickly realise the benefits of cloud technology. Our standardised, proven cloud adoption methodologies reduce the cloud adoption time and effort so you can directly benefit from lower migration costs.

Kloud9 was founded with the vision of bridging the gap between E-commerce and cloud. The E-commerce of any industry is limiting and poses a huge challenge in terms of the finances spent on physical data structures.

At Kloud9, we know migrating to the cloud is the single most significant technology shift your company faces today. We are your trusted advisors in transformation and are determined to build a deep partnership along the way. Our cloud and retail experts will ease your transition to the cloud.

Our sole focus is to provide cloud expertise to retail industry giving our clients the empowerment that will take their business to the next level. Our team of proficient architects, engineers and developers have been designing, building and implementing solutions for retailers for an average of more than 20 years.

We are a cloud vendor that is both platform and technology independent. Our vendor independence not just provides us with a unique perspective into the cloud market but also ensures that we deliver the cloud solutions available that best meet our clients' requirements.

Responsibilities:

●       Studying, transforming, and converting data science prototypes

●       Deploying models to production

●       Training and retraining models as needed

●       Analyzing the ML algorithms that could be used to solve a given problem and ranking them by their respective scores

●       Analyzing the errors of the model and designing strategies to overcome them

●       Identifying differences in data distribution that could affect model performance in real-world situations

●       Performing statistical analysis and using results to improve models

●       Supervising the data acquisition process if more data is needed

●       Defining data augmentation pipelines

●       Defining the pre-processing or feature engineering to be done on a given dataset

●       To extend and enrich existing ML frameworks and libraries

●       Understanding when the findings can be applied to business decisions

●       Documenting machine learning processes

Basic requirements: 

●       4+ years of IT experience in which at least 2+ years of relevant experience primarily in converting data science prototypes and deploying models to production

●       Proficiency with Python and machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn, matplotlib, seaborn and pandas

●       Knowledge of Big Data frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Flume, etc

●       Experience in working with ML frameworks like TensorFlow, Keras, OpenCV

●       Strong written and verbal communications

●       Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.

●       Expertise in visualizing and manipulating big datasets

●       Familiarity with Linux

●       Ability to select hardware to run an ML model with the required latency

●       Robust data modelling and data architecture skills.

●       Advanced degree in Computer Science/Math/Statistics or a related discipline.

●       Advanced Math and Statistics skills (linear algebra, calculus, Bayesian statistics, mean, median, variance, etc.)

Nice to have

●       Familiarity with Java, and R code writing.

●       Exploring and visualizing data to gain an understanding of it, then identifying differences in data distribution that could affect performance when deploying the model in the real world

●       Verifying data quality, and/or ensuring it via data cleaning

●       Supervising the data acquisition process if more data is needed

●       Finding available datasets online that could be used for training

Why Explore a Career at Kloud9:

With job opportunities in prime locations of US, London, Poland and Bengaluru, we help build your career paths in cutting edge technologies of AI, Machine Learning and Data Science. Be part of an inclusive and diverse workforce that's changing the face of retail technology with their creativity and innovative solutions. Our vested interest in our employees translates to deliver the best products and solutions to our customers.

The responsibilities and duties section is the most important part of the job description. Please read them below and if interested, do go ahead and apply!

Roles and Responsibilites:

• Manages talent acquisition process, including sourcing, testing, interviewing, hiring and onboarding
• Keeps job descriptions up-to-date, accurate and compliant with relevant federal, state and local laws for all positions
• Develops training and performance management program that ensures all employees are familiar with their job responsibilities, as well as relevant legal and safety requirements
• Creates and updates compensation strategy through market analysis and pay surveys
• Handles investigation and resolution of employee issues, concerns and conflicts
• Ensures all employment practices comply with federal, state and local regulations