Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead with a strong development background and leadership skills to drive technical solutions and manage a dynamic development team. The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, Node.js, and Server management, along with excellent communication and team leadership abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Development:

• Lead the development team, providing technical direction, guidance, and mentorship.
• Architect and implement scalable, high-performance, and secure web applications.
• Provide hands-on expertise in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, and Node.js.
• Manage and optimize server infrastructure for smooth deployment and performance.
• Ensure best coding practices, security, and performance optimization.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and improve development processes.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.

Team Management & Leadership:

• Build and lead a high-performing development team, fostering a collaborative work culture.
• Assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Conduct regular team meetings, training, and performance evaluations.
• Encourage innovation, skill development, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, project managers, and stakeholders.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment on goals

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a development team.
• Expertise in WordPress, Laravel, Shopify, and Node.js.
• Strong experience in server management (Linux, cloud hosting, deployment).
• Hands-on experience with APIs, third-party integrations, and database management.
• Ability to design and implement technical solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, security, and scalability.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Please note that, we are looking Male candidates for this position, in an around West Bengal only. 

Roles and responsibilities:

• Should be the single point of contact for all project related queries and concerns.
• Should ensure project delivery and quality at desired level.
• Adherence to the Process.
• Oversee daily activities of the team and provide direction and guidance as needed.
• Manage resources as per workload.
• Address delivery issues in a timely fashion.
• Ensure operational excellence by making team technically competent enough.
• Evaluate the performance of team members and determine training needs.

Desired candidate profile:

• Overall experience of 15 Yrs. to 20 Yrs.
• 5+ yrs. of experience on project management and project delivery.
• Should have proven experience on coding and managing teams using Java, J2ee, iOS, Android, AWS, Node JS, and Python.
• Adoption to the new technologies is desired.
• Understanding of firmware and protocols related to IOT, Bluetooth will be added advantage
• Required to be technical and hands on coding if needed.
• Candidates should be Process oriented and execute projects in Scrum/Agile methodologies.

We are SOCIAL.HR

          An early-stage HR-Tech (SaaS) company. We aspire to be the leading self-driven career platform with intelligence. We are putting together a strong founding team of Chief Technical Officer. The founders have about a decade of experience in Sales, Marketing, HR & mobile application development.

Who is?

A Co-Creator/Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer will be our first technology go-to expert who can own product development, technology for the scratch and scale it along the journey. You are a tech hack who can [Alt+f9] layers of complex computing problems. You have built amazing products and enterprise systems in the past and looking for the next big challenge? 

Do you have it?

1. 6-12 years of experience in building a product from the ground up to scale
2. You are hands-on with codes, active portfolio, and contribution
3. You have built enterprise-level products
4. You have explored and played around building great team culture
5. You have the ability to attract and retain talent

We Look for?

1. In it for a long term
2. Thinking outside the box
3. Not afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom
4. Moving decisively towards business goals
5. Flexible managing work-life balance

Are you the right fit?

1. If you are a get my hands dirty kind of leader with deep experience in building and scaling large enterprise-grade product
2. The latest tech stacks are just walk in the park
3. You have Identified, compared, selected, and implemented technology solutions to meet current and future needs
4. You have built end to the end cloud platform on AWS and are aware of best practices followed
5. You are a flawless executor with an entrepreneurial spirit
6. You have a keen eye for maintaining exceptional coding practices
7. You have assembled and lead a team of highly motivated engineers
8. Prior experience in data science and deep learning is a plus but not mandatory

We offer