Freelancer/Consultant CTO

at BigHaat.com

Posted by Sateesh Nukala

We are building a new age product on top of the Google Apps ecosystem to help futurify businesses and transform how work works!

Are you intrigued by the advances in Blockchain? Are you excited by the opportunity to develop a company’s technological backbone from the ground up? If so, we can’t wait to hear from you. We need a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) who can provide technical leadership and training for the rest of the company. Your job responsibilities Will include: 1. Represent the technological agenda in staff meetings and when making hiring decisions 2. Maintain current knowledge of technology landscape and developments 3. Consolidate our technology platforms and create plans for each 4. Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics 5. Identify new areas of digital marketing opportunities and create plans to implement them for us and our clients 6. Take the initiative in thought leadership, innovation, and creativity 7. Spearhead IT projects to increase our market reach and improve our USP 8. Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture

India's first education focused financing marketplace, GyanDhan, is looking for a candidate to join the leadership team at GyanDhan. The CTO will be responsible for end-to-end product development from planning and architecture to development and testing. He/she will lead a team of 3 developers. The candidate will closely work with the data science lead for technical solutions. Our current tech stack involves RoR, AWS, Javascript and data science work requires R & Python. The ideal candidate should be keen on coding in addition to leading teams. Desired experience / skills - Experience in designing and developing complete architecture for web applications from scratch. Understanding of UI/UX will be a positive. - Experience of hiring team of best developers to get the product developed as per required technology specifications. - Passionate about problem solving, ability to see the big picture Good to have: - Prior startup experience / experience in setting up a tech team - Prior experience at a bank / fin-tech / non-banking financial player in a technical role Responsibilities - Build a truly online interface that reduces the frictions in the current loan application process - Focus on customer experience, both for the borrower and the lender side of the platform - Partner with the decision science lead to ensure seamless integration with data providers and lending partners

Job Purpose: The role of Engineering Manager is focused on driving Customer solutions and delivering technical excellence through close engagement with Customers, Suppliers and cross-functional teams within Accedo. As a senior technical authority you will be responsible for leading tier-1 Customer engagements in Asia, with a strong focus on the domestic OTT market in India. You will also be responsible for leading Accedo Engineering Teams and collaborating closely with other global Engineering Directors to define and shape engineering practices/tools used across the business. Key Responsibilities: - Senior technical authority on key customer projects; responsible for architecting and leading the implementation of complex technical solutions through direct customer/supplier engagement and close collaboration with Accedo delivery teams. - Technology focus will be largely centered on Accedo Solutions for Web, Smart TV, Mobile, Games Consoles and other Connected Devices; with exposure to both front and back end technologies. Some crossover between platforms and solution areas can be expected - Customer focus will be largely centered on Professional Services engagements in India; however it’s anticipated there will also be opportunities to lead/contribute to projects in other Accedo regions - Direct management of local engineering teams; providing technical leadership and direction at project level and professional development/mentorship in a line management capacity - Responsible for driving Technical Assurance activities on Customer engagements; ensuring Accedo developers adhere to engineering best practices and the application of approved technologies/toolsets - Working closely with Accedo Engineering Directors at a global level to standardise and continuously improve engineering practices and tools used by Accedo delivery teams. - Supporting Regional Sales Opportunities, participating in Customer/Supplier workshops, providing solution design insights, technical risk/dependency management, estimations etc. Role Requirements: - Solid engineering background with at least 7+ years hands-on experience architecting and building scalable OTT solutions for mobile and web - Proven expertise in some or all of the following technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, JSON, MySQL, Java, Objective-C - Excellent working knowledge of Android/iOS SDK, Eclipse/Xcode and modern Developer Tools, with experience integrating open source or 3rd party API’s and libraries - Experience designing and building complex middleware solutions using PHP, Java or Node.js - Good understanding of Global Content Delivery Networks, Video Encoding, DRM Technologies, Ad-Integration, Analytics Solutions etc. - Practical experience working in Agile environments with exposure to Continuous Integration and Test Driven Development - Strong quality focus from a UI, Functional and Performance perspective with proven experience building and testing scalable solutions - Excellent technical solution design and documentation skills with a good understanding of UML and related tools - Exemplary English communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to lead Customer/Partner meetings and workshops at an international level - Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related discipline - Moderate travel (20-30%) throughout India/Asia can be expected.

Looking for a Full time Developer who can later take on the role of CTO also

Sharedmachine.in is a portal for peer to peer rental of construction machinery . It will facilitate highest utilization of construction machines Its an year old startup gaining traction and need to upgrade the Technology Stack to serve the customer more efficiently.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a fast moving, impact focused startup. We are building a diverse team marked by its commitment to making a positive difference in the world, drive for excellence, strong work ethic, compassion and humility; and a work culture that is highly collaborative, ambitious, creative and flat. The Opportunity - Collaborate with the Founder to build a comprehensive vision and product roadmap - Build out the architecture, team, technology stack and platform - Set the tone, best practices, and overall strategy for technical operations – from coding, project management, documentation, architecture, and scaling – and rigidly adhere to their implementation, adjusting as needed - Own & report on technology related metrics, always looking for a way to improve our users’ experiences - Identify and incorporate growing trends and best practices in technology, evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms - Lead strategic planning to achieve goals within timelines by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timeframes for development and deployment - Recruit, hire and lead a high quality technology team, with close collaboration and communication with a top notch data science team - Recommend technologies that support company organizational needs internally - Maintain a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for information privacy - Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders - Develop and manage a multi-year technology roadmap, ensuring the deployment of architectural solutions that are secure, scalable, comprehensive and maintainable - Assist the CEO with fundraising and strategy, Product & Operations Leads with feature roadmapping The Individual - We are looking for a candidate with the following skills, experience and attributes: - Must have been involved with multiple startups (some successful and others a learning experience) - Must be a hands-on entrepreneurial CTO, who has worked at least one high profile startup - Strong network to recruit from within (India and/or overseas) - Experience in leading the full cycle of web and mobile application development processes, from design to implementation - Experience with Python development and object-oriented design - Experience building web applications using MVC frameworks (Django is a plus) - Extensive knowledge of and experience with SMS, USSD or other protocols for mobile communication standards, particularly GSM - B.S. or Masters in computer engineering or related discipline, from reputed university - A natural leader - Loves the intensity, chaos and passion of start-ups, and wants to work with a fun-loving team who truly enjoy working together to realize a shared dream - Team player who is takes ownership of work, is detail and deadline oriented, with a strong work ethic Compensation & Logistics This is a full-time opportunity. Total compensation package will be in line with startup market rates; negotiable based on qualifications and experience. If brought on as VP of Engineering, then will have the option to move into CTO role with good performance. The position is based in Mumbai, India, and the candidate must live in Mumbai or be willing to relocate.

Key Skills Expected • Will be expected to architect, develop and maintain large-scale distributed systems • Should have excellent coding skills and good understanding of MVC frameworks • Strong understanding & experience in building efficient search & recommendation algorithms; experience in Machine/ Deep Learning would be beneficial • Experience in Python-Django would be a plus • Strong knowledge of hosting webservices like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, etc is critical. • Sound understanding of Front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS etc We are looking for self-starters who are looking to solve hard problems.

Member of the Engineering team focused on technical design and product development  Works closely with the product owners and technical leaders to help develop solution architecture, core system components and proof of concepts  Contributes to building and maintaining the solution frameworks (architecture & design) that support multiple implementations  Works autonomously to tackle complex technical issues and ongoing framework enhancements  Evaluates/research new tools & technologies to solve client business problems  Conducts design reviews and code reviews to ensure superior product quality  Maintains the technical design documentation and communicates architectural and design changes to development teams  Mentors and provides technical oversight to junior developers  Participates and actively contributes to technology roadmap discussions Skills Should have worked extensively on .NET 4.0+  Excellent Coding skills (should spend at least 60%-70% of their time in writing code)  Should be experienced in Object Oriented Design  Should be experienced on building web based applications  Should be experienced on building and working on Reusable Libraries  Should be able to work and understand new technologies and understand technological developments.

Srijan is a 15 year old company providing Consulting, designing and engineering products and solutions in the digital space - since 2002. Srijan is Asia's largest pure-play Drupal company - delivering valuable software using Drupal and Javascript. Srijan has a track record of building highly impactful, elegantly designed Portals, scalable Websites, complex Web Applications and Products that achieve the strategic results enterprises need. Srijan has its global headquarters at New Delhi, India; and its India development centers in Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore and Goa. Its Sales and Customer Service offices are located at New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Philippines, London and a location (under finalization) in Germany.