Engineering Head

You have a computer science or equivalent degree from a leading technology institute
• You have a strong technical background, with 5+ years of experience with software
engineering
• You have managed engineering teams that have a strong record of shipping products
• You have successfully recruited and mentored engineers
• Prefer simple solutions and designs over complex ones, and have a good intuition for what is lasting and scalable

Proficiency in Javascript, HTML5/CSS3, SQL
• Experience with frameworks like React, ReactNative, Node.js, GraphQL
• Experience with databases technologies like PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Redis
• Experience with dev ops - AWS, CI/CD
• Understanding of security principles and possible attacks

Dynamic technical leader who can lead a cutting-edge product development team that is tasked with building world class business applications. This role reports to the CTO and will be responsible for engineering one of the key products lines of SmartDocs. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage the end-to-end engineering process to ensure the product releases are released successfully as per the published product roadmap  
• Coordinate requirements prioritization and product managers 
• Release products with proper quality  
• Coordinate code reviews and ensure proper development guidelines are adhered to 
• Coordinate QA testing with QA teams 
• Coordinate proper documentation is released 
• Coordinate with DevOps engineers to maintain proper development landscape 
• Nurture and expand the dynamic development team that is nimble and can meet the requirements of the product managers 
  
  

Key experience and required skills: 

• At least 2 years' experience managing successful development teams building modern web applications in the role of “Developer Manager” or Engineering Manager” or higher 
• Experience as a senior Java developer for at least 2 years with full hands-on development experience 
• Excellent understanding of modern web application architectures and architecture patterns 
• Expertise in Agile and agile-type processes 
• Experience being part of SaaS product development is a definite plus 
• Significant experience in management reporting and communication to executive leadership teams 
  
  

Success Factors 

The ideal candidate would have been part of one or more startups that delivered modern web applications, preferably SaaS products in enterprise space. The ideal candidate will be a proper mix of management skills and technical prowess.  

 

What we offer 

SmartDocs is a modern progressive product company with the mission of delivering awesome Procure to Pay platform to medium and large enterprises to optimize and streamline business processes. We offer: 

• Awesome workplace  
• Cool benefits 
• Cutting tech stack 
• Socially Impactful products 
• Multiple learning opportunities 
  
  

What we expect 

We are looking for a dynamic leader with the following key traits 

• Responsibility 
• Accountability 
• Flexibility 
• Team player 
• Awesome communication skills 

Functional / Technical Skills:

• In-depth architectural, design and leadership skills
• A thorough understanding of technical landscape in the following areas:

       Java/J2EE,

       Microservices (Spring/Sprint Boot etc)

       Public Clouds (Any one of AWS, Azure or GCP),

       Dockers, K8, CI/CD and

       Big Data

• Working knowledge of
  • Web: HTML5, CSS3, ES2015+ JS, TypeScript, React, Next
  • Mobile: iOS or Android, React Native or Flutter

 

• Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills

 

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Own Architecture and Design for one or more verticals end to end
• Work with stakeholders (Product teams, Partners, UI/UX teams & Vendors) to create right architecture for large scale, large volume consumer facing applications
• Ability to do POCs by writing code involving both front end (UI – Web, Mobile Apps) and back end services.
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments
• Be on top of emerging technology and make recommendations to future-proof products and solutions
• Ensure that systems are architected to be secure and resilient through the effective application of security and Business Continuity principles
• Lead the definition and validation of architecture principles and standards

Requirements
● B.E/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
● 10+ years or more of progressive software technology experience with at least 3 years in
management role.
● Completely hands on with technology and architecture. Start-up experience is a huge plus.
● Excellent and robust understanding of scalable product system architecture(s), platforms and
core technologies
● Demonstrated problem-solving and leadership skills to pursue correct engineering process in
adverse conditions. Ability to embrace and demonstrate leadership beyond ownership
● Provide thought leadership to setup and manage processes.
● Ability to work in a very agile, fast-paced environment with changing requirements.
● Ability to work efficiently in an entrepreneurial and in a start-up environment
● A good understanding of Java/Spring/Akka, Javascript or Golang.
● Hands on knowledge of some of these technologies - MySQL, NodeJS, message brokers such as
Kafka/RabbitMQ, NoSQL datastore such as Mongo, Cassandra, Arango, distributed caches such
as Redis/memcached, container technology such as Docker and Kubernetes etc. is a big plus.
● Great proficiency in distributed systems design, with an ability to make the right trade-offs for
creating future-proof solutions.
● Ability to build a product end-to-end with the help of multiple engineering teams

Role

The role is a unique opportunity to be a part of the founding team of KAFQA. The responsibilities of the role are per the below:

• Product Development: Partner with the founder & product team to create a product roadmap. Play a key role in influencing customer journey, experience & specs (requirements) with UX designer. Develop front end & back end systems and product. 
• Project Management: Ensure product development roadmap timelines are achieved in a timely way with the right quality with progress being reported daily. 
• Technology Excellence: Ensure that products have best in class performance on technology driven aspects (load times, latencies, uptimes, etc.). 
• Hiring & Developing: Hire junior engineers, divide project workloads & mentor them to continuously improve.
• Continuous Improvement: Establish intake mechanism to convert user feedback into actionable upgrades in product design, track feature improvements & their progress and create rapid improvement cycles. 

The role is based in Bangalore, India and reports directly to the Founder, CEO of KAFQA.

Experience, Qualifications & Person Type

The ideal candidate is someone who – 

• Has 4+ years of experience in a digital product company
• Should have managed teams before & can attract talent
• Has experience in front end & back end technologies across web & app development
• Has studied computer science or engineering with at least a B.Tech or B.E degree
• Preferably is skilled in at least one performing art or is a hobbyist
• Is willing to fulfil all responsibilities above & go beyond as needed
• Moves fast to launch & fix issues 
• Is a self-starter, operates with autonomy & can deal with ambiguity while being innovative & frugal

• 3+yrs of experience working on a JavaScript/jQuery

• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS will ensure that you can create those pixel-perfect pages with ease.
• Being able to understand design REST APIs is critical to ensure any reasonably complex functionality on the front-end.
• Experience working with build tools such as Gulp/Webpack
• Experience with TailwindCSS/Bootstrap/SCSS

Nice to Have Skills

• Understanding of NPM workspaces
• Understanding of Internationalisation
• You have worked on EmberJs/ReactJs

Roles and Responsibilities:
 Mentor and guide a team of 7-10 top notch full stack engineers across various levels.
 Responsible for the product engineering road map, quality assurance and stability of the products.
 Responsible for right tech solutioning, architecture being deployed maintaining right balance in short term and
long term outcomes.
 Collaborate with Product managers and Business teams to develop long-term product roadmap and own the
release planning cycles.
 Defining career trajectory path for the engineers in the team. Performing regular performance evaluation and
sharing feedback.
 Operating with scale and speed amidst flux, there is just a LOT happening.
 Working with Head of Engineering to define best practices for development and champion their adoption and at
the same time Architect & design technically robust, flexible and scalable solutions.
 Perform well in uncertainties; collaborate and work with unclear interfaces to other teams in our fast paced
environment.
 Responsible for hiring and skills management within the team.
Desired Skills and Experience:
 BS/ MS in Computer Science from NIT, REC, BIT’s or other top tier colleges.
 7-8 years of total work experience in high scale web based products with reputed companies and 1-2 years of
work experience in managing engineering teams and project delivery, preferably in a start up environment.
 Strong hands on experience in at least one object oriented language (C++/Java) and one dynamic scripting
language (e.g. Ruby, Python, GoLang) is a must.
 Sound understanding of web technologies (e.g. Javascript, HTML5, CSS) and strong command over databases
(MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch).
 Knowledge of MVC frameworks like Rails, Django, Symphony, Yii is desired.
 Prior experience with Google Cloud Platform would be preferred.
 Excellent written and oral communication skills.
 Excellent personal. People & communication skills
 Experience in organisation wide initiatives and change management.
 Ability to make quick decisions in high pressure environments with limited information.

Engineering Director.

Job brief:
We are looking for a director of engineering to lead our engineering department and help us build great products. 
You’ll manage our infrastructure and ensure all internal systems operate securely and effectively.
To be successful in this role, you should be confident in managing our teams while, at the same time, setting goals and timelines for various projects. 
We also expect you to be in charge of our integrations with external partners and oversee all software development plans from ideation to execution.
Ultimately, you’ll make sure we use innovative technologies that maximize our productivity and help our company grow.

Responsibilities:
•  50% time for hands-on development and other 50% to enable the Engineering team
• Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and their projects
• Leverage your technical depth as a hands-on developer and architect to push your team towards a high standard of technical excellence
• Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies.
• Monitor reliability and performance of all internal systems to suggest improvements
• Ensure compliance with security regulations
• Manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines
• Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources
• Hire engineers and coordinate their training
• Implement innovative technologies
• Coordinate with external stakeholders for new integrations and tools
• Review and update policies relevant to internal systems
• Take initiative to explore, evangelize, and implement innovative technologies within the business in order to improve the business’s internal platforms as well as customer experience.
• Provide support and leadership to development departments, facilitating continuous evolution in both the frontend and backend development teams.
• The Director of Engineering will also perform similar duties as he deems fit for the proper execution of his duties as delegated by the CEO.

Requirements:
• Work experience as a director of engineering, Head of engineering, CTO, EngineeringManager or in a similar senior-level position at an engineering department
• Proven experience in building high-performance teams and scalable best-practices in an engineering organization
• Strong technical aptitude and proven experience in architecture, design, and delivery of data-intensive applications
• Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development
• Good understanding of agile methodologies
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind

MTX Group Inc. is seeking a motivated AI Solution Architect to join our team. MTX Group Inc. is a global implementation partner enabling organizations to become fit enterprises. MTX provides expertise across various platforms and technologies, including Google Cloud, Salesforce, artificial intelligence/machine learning, data integration, data governance, data quality, analytics, visualization and mobile technology. MTX’s very own Artificial Intelligence platform Maverick, enables clients to accelerate processes and critical decisions by leveraging a Cognitive Decision Engine, a collection of purpose-built Artificial Neural Networks designed to leverage the power of Machine Learning. The Maverick Platform includes Smart Asset Detection and Monitoring, Chatbot Services, Document Verification, to name a few.

Responsibilities:

• Creative translation of business needs into a conceptual, logical and physical architecture design of the solution
• Collaboration with the technical teams needed to deliver the design
• Leading architecture and design competency for the automation technology stack
• Strategic direction for maximizing simplification and re-use lowering overall TCO
• Creation of solutions which adhere to Enterprise Architecture, Development, and Information Risk Management standards and policies
• Collaboration with developers and engineering teams resolving the most challenging tasks ensuring the proposed design is properly implemented.
• Proactively identify and address technical strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats across the automation landscape
• Strategy for managing the changes to the architecture (new business needs, technology changes, etc.)
• Explain architecture standards and recommendation to business partners and drive alignment

What you will bring:

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in the IT field, at least 3 years in IT architecture
• Solid experience as solution and platform architect, providing technical leadership and guidance designing enterprise software.
• Proven track record at managing multiple projects in fast paced cross-functional team environment.
• 1+ year year experience working with chatbots is a plus
• 2+ years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
• Working knowledge of Machine Learning, techniques, algorithms, natural language processing
• Certifications in multiple cloud platforms is ideal
• 2+ years of experience working in an Agile Scrum / DevOps development methodology.

What we offer:

• Group Medical Insurance (Family Floater Plan - Self + Spouse + 2 Dependent Children)
• Sum Insured: INR 5,00,000/- 
• Maternity cover upto two children
• Inclusive of COVID-19 Coverage
• Cashless & Reimbursement facility
• Access to free online doctor consultation

• Personal Accident Policy (Disability Insurance) -

• Sum Insured: INR. 25,00,000/- Per Employee
• Accidental Death and Permanent Total Disability is covered up to 100% of Sum Insured
• Permanent Partial Disability is covered as per the scale of benefits decided by the Insurer
• Temporary Total Disability is covered

• An option of Paytm Food Wallet (up to Rs. 2500) as a tax saver  benefit
• Monthly Internet Reimbursement of upto Rs. 1,000 
• Opportunity to pursue Executive Programs/ courses at top universities globally
• Professional Development opportunities through various MTX sponsored certifications on multiple technology stacks including Salesforce, Google Cloud, Amazon & others