Director of Engineering

Job Profile: Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Founders Office

Location: Chembur, Mumbai

Experience: 2- 4 yrs

Reports to: Founders

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description

Position Overview: AXS Solutions is seeking a dynamic and driven Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) to join the Founders Office. The ideal candidate will work closely with the founders to drive the growth and expansion of AXS in various dimensions, including business development, strategic partnerships, innovation, and operational efficiency. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of AXS's growth strategy, working on high-impact projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Growth Initiatives:

- Identify and develop new business opportunities and markets for expansion.

- Collaborate with the founders to define and implement strategic growth initiatives.

- Conduct market research and analysis to inform strategic decision-making.

Business Development:

- Lead efforts to establish and maintain strategic partnerships and alliances.

- Explore new revenue streams and develop plans to capitalize on them.

- Assist in negotiations and closing deals with key partners and clients.

Innovation and Product Development:

- Work with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and product development.

- Identify emerging trends and technologies that could impact AXS's business.

- Develop and oversee pilot projects to test new ideas and concepts.

Operational Efficiency:

- Analyze and improve existing business processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

- Develop and implement operational strategies to support growth objectives.

- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Leadership and Mentorship:

- Mentor and support junior team members and emerging leaders within the organization.

- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

- Experience: Minimum of 3-7 years of experience in business development, strategy, consulting, or a related field; experience in a startup environment is a plus.

- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Proven track record of entrepreneurial success, either as a founder or in a leadership role in a high-growth company.

- Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities.

- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business operations, financial planning, and market dynamics.

- Leadership: Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.

- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present ideas and influence stakeholders.

- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Personal Attributes:

- Proactive and Results-Driven: Takes initiative and is focused on achieving tangible results.

- Innovative: Creative thinker who is always looking for new ways to solve problems and create value.

- Collaborative: Team player who works well with others and fosters a collaborative work environment.

- Resilient: Able to handle setbacks and challenges with a positive attitude and persistence.

Job Title: Senior Linux Kernel Engineer

Experience: 5–10 Years

Location: Bangalore / Chennai

Domain: Enterprise Linux / Kernel Development

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux Kernel Engineer with deep expertise in kernel development, debugging, and performance optimization. The role involves working on enterprise-grade Linux distributions, kernel lifecycle management, security patching, and low-level hardware integration.

Key Responsibilities

1. Kernel Lifecycle & Maintenance

• Lead kernel upgrade strategies (e.g., LTS migrations such as 5.15 → 6.x) while ensuring stability and compatibility.
• Perform patch porting across kernel versions, resolving API and dependency conflicts.
• Track and mitigate security vulnerabilities by monitoring CVEs and upstream sources (e.g., LKML).
• Backport critical fixes to production kernels without impacting system stability.

2. Debugging & System Stability

• Act as an escalation point for kernel panics and system crashes.
• Perform post-mortem analysis using kdump, crash, and gdb.
• Debug early boot issues (UEFI, initramfs, kernel initialization).
• Conduct performance analysis using eBPF, ftrace, and perf to optimize system behavior.

3. Driver Development & Hardware Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain device drivers (network, storage, GPU, or character devices).
• Work closely with hardware through DMA, interrupts (MSI-X), and register-level programming.
• Maintain out-of-tree drivers using DKMS or similar frameworks.
• Ensure compatibility of drivers across kernel updates.

Required Technical Skills

• Programming: Strong expertise in C (mandatory) and C++
• Kernel Internals: Deep understanding of:
• Virtual File System (VFS)
• Memory Management (MMU, Paging)
• Process Scheduler
• Linux Networking Stack
• Debugging Tools:
• kdump, crash, gdb
• kprobes, trace-cmd, ftrace
• perf, valgrind
• Hardware debugging tools (JTAG, Serial Console)
• Build Systems:
• Kbuild, Makefiles
• Kernel packaging (RPM/Debian)
• Security:
• Experience with CVE patching and backporting
• Knowledge of SELinux/AppArmor
• Kernel hardening (FIPS, KSPP)

Preferred Skills

• Experience contributing to open-source kernel projects
• Familiarity with Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) workflows
• Exposure to enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE)
• Experience with performance tuning and system optimization at scale

1. Core Programming (C Language)

• Must have strong hands-on experience in C programming
• Comfortable with pointers, memory management, and low-level concepts

2. Kernel Internals Expertise

• Should have worked in at least one subsystem:
• VFS / File Systems
• Memory Management
• Scheduler / Networking

3. Debugging & Crash Analysis

• Experience handling kernel panics
• Hands-on with vmcore analysis tools

4. Security & Patching

• Understanding of CVE fixes and backporting

5. Driver Development

• Experience in writing or maintaining device drivers

6. Performance & Advanced Debugging

• Exposure to eBPF, ftrace, perf

7. Hardware-Level Understanding

• Knowledge of DMA, interrupts, hardware interaction

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in collaborative environments
• Quick learner with adaptability to new technologies

SALES REPRESENTATIVE | VOICE PROCESS | USA

Job Description:

• Communicate with US customers via email, chat, and phone.
• Quickly search for customer requirements in the live inventory.
• Assist customers in placing orders and process sales over the phone.
• Negotiate with customers & achieve assigned sales targets.
• Provide order updates, and collect feedback.
• Typing Speed: Minimum 25-30 WPM

Candidate Requirements:

• International accent or experience in international voice processes
• Strong multi-tasking skills and a willingness to learn
• Previous experience in sales and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to meet targets

Details:

• Shift: Night Shift (8 PM to 5 AM or 9 PM to 6 AM)
• Working Days: Monday to Friday (5 days)
• Work Mode: On-site at Madhapur Work from Office
• Joining: Immediate joiners preferred
•  Experience 0-3 years in the International voice process only
•  Salary 2-6 LPA & other incentives

Purpose of the Role:

·         To create new revenue streams for GTS for their new products from the MNO segment.

·         Develop strategies to grow revenues from new wins of Antifraud firewalls, network monetisation and exclusive gateway commitments along with global traffic aggregation.

·         Participating & Winning RFPs that GTS is invited to and also proactively identifying MNOs to pitch GTS Antifraud network protection managed services and CPAAS platform products.

Key Deliverables of the role:

·         Develop the company’s MNO Sales and engagement strategy.

·         Build customer engagement and partner relationships and key strategic destination planning and execution of strategy.

·         Candidate must plan his region/territory and evolve strategies to create opportunities and penetrate the GTS new products into the Mobile Operator segment.

·         Develop a Key Account Plan to drive strategic ideas to improve wallet share and higher product penetration.

Key Activities of the role:

Ø  Identify potential Mobile operators for New Product sales opportunities.

Ø  Prepare commercial proposals and sales products presentations for the GTS products.

Ø  Deliver the presentations to the senior managers of the operators.

Ø  Analyse the regional MNO and assess the new business potential, conceptualize & execute strategies to drive sales, enhance revenue and achieve assigned Annual Operating Plan numbers.

Ø  Generate and close opportunities and generate revenue from new products sales.

Ø  Research and identify RFPs pertaining to Armour Firewall, Antifraud Network protection and A2P Monetisation, and CPAAS platform and respond to the same. Follow up and close bids into orders.

Ø  Deliver annual margintarget booking with significant growth in subsequent years with an emphasis on the development of client relationships and customer delivery. 

Ø  Drive annual sales plans for GTS new products portfolio by extensive hunting new accounts opportunities.

Ø  Represent GTS interest in several telecom Industry forums, associations & conferences in the region.

Key Skills and Attributes in the candidates for the role:

Ø  Should have minimum understanding about solution sales cycle and steps involved in sale of Firewall, Antifraud Network protection and A2P Monetisation, and CPAAS platform.

Ø  Should be able to generate, drive and close the leads for Firewall, Antifraud Network protection and A2P Monetisation, and CPAAS platform.

Ø  Analytical mind capable of analysing the business cases of a potential lead, in specific geographies.

Ø  Experience in responding to RFP/RFQ/RFI, and coordinating preparation of techno-commercial proposals and being able to do corporate/product presentations etc. 

Ø  Should be able to work with CFTCross Functional Teams & manage projects.

Ø  Presentations Skills and negotiation Skills

Profile Qualifications and Experience

Ø  Should have a strong Sales experience, and a goal & result oriented sales aptitude and attitude

Ø  Graduate inSales or Marketing with minimum 8 -10years of experience in Telecom (Messaging or Voice or Roaming)

Ø  Good knowledge of A2P and Voice Firewalls brands and anti-fraud policy implementation and the A2P & Voice network protection business.

Ø  Should have experience in making. AntifraudNetwork protection & Monetisation proposals

Ø  Should understand the business dynamics, trends, systems & process intricacies regarding wholesale Pricing, routing, and product features

Ø  May have experience in Messaging Wholesale hubbing for traffic aggregation of voice or messaging

Ø  May have worked in some Managed Services units in Telcos covering voice or data products & services

Ø  Strong analytic skills and experience with metrics driven decision making.

Ø  Should be able to work in a multi-cultural people’s organisation.

Ø  Should have a good understanding of the regulations and legal nuances of the messaging and CPAAS business globally.

Ø  Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ø  Collaborative and consensus driven approach; strong team player.

Ø  Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and deliver.

Qualifications/Skills 

1. CS, A background in law will be a strong plus.

2. Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills

Soft skills and personality traits 

1. Should be detail oriented and extremely methodical

2. Should have a pleasant disposition and get along well with people

3. Should have a strong work ethic. If something is not "too low" for Senior Executives and the Founder, it should not be "too low" for the candidate.

Roles and Responsibilities 

1. To ensure compliance with local laws and best practices

2. To prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the board and investors 3. To manage treasury operations as may be required

Hybrid Work Model

                                               Sr. Data Engineer

Company Profile:

Bigfoot Retail Solutions [Shiprocket] is a logistics platform which connects Indian eCommerce SMBs with logistics players to enable end to end solutions.

Our innovative data backed platform drives logistics efficiency, helps reduce cost, increases sales throughput by reducing RTO and improves post order customer engagement and experience.

Our vision is to power all logistics for the direct commerce market in India

including first mile, linehaul, last mile, warehousing, cross border and O2O.

Position: Sr.Data Engineer

Team : Business Intelligence

Location: New Delhi

Job Description:

We are looking for a savvy Data Engineer to join our growing team of analytics experts. The hire will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up. The Data Engineer will support our software developers, database architects, data analysts and data scientists on data initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company’s data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture.
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and AWS ‘big data’ technologies.
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Keep our data separated and secure across national boundaries through multiple data centres and AWS regions.
• Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.

Qualifications for Data Engineer

• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Experience building and optimizing ‘big data’ data pipelines, architectures and data sets.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management.
• A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets.
• Working knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role, who has attained a Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field. They should also have experience using the following software/tools:
• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow, etc.
• Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift
• Experience with stream-processing systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.

 Role:

• Understand complex business problems and implement product features that are secure, scalable, robust and easy to implement and maintain.
• Take full ownership of product features to implement, provide bug fixes and write tests and tooling for those features to ensure they work well at cloud scale.
• Take pride of ownership in features that are used by users of Top 100 Global enterprises.

 Required skills:

• C#/ASP.NET/Javascript/MVC guru with the ability to understand complex domain problems and churn out a PoC quickly.
• A great communicator of ideas and solutions and a lateral thinker when faced with complex performance or production issues.