Principal Software Engineer /Architect

Designation: Chief Architect

Responsibilities

• Build high quality systems and applications that solve key challenges for the customer
• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to elicit and understand their requirements, challenges and develop potential solutions
• Proactively identify areas of improvements, come up with innovative solutions, and drive adoption
• Push boundaries on infrastructure and cost optimisation, reusability, simplicity and scalability • Own significant engineering projects end-to-end
• Sign-off on all significant architectures and technical designs regardless of front-end or back-end.
• Translate business requirements to tangible engineering deliverables
• Setup and streamline processes and introduce best practices to improve the overall efficiency and throughput of the engineering team
• Be an effective mentor and help in building capacity in the larger team, strategize and work towards helping junior engineers grow
• Stay current with latest tools, technologies, methodologies and ideas; spread the knowledge and conduct effective POCs to demonstrate applicability and benefits

Requirements

• 15+ years of strong experience in developing highly scalable backend and middle tier enterprise applications.
• Strong experience with large volume batch and real-time data processing applications
• Experience building enterprise SaaS applications. Strong knowledge of AWS.
• Programming Languages: Java (must have), Python (good to have)
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent from premier institutes
• Strong in problem solving, data structures and algorithm design.
• Clear Object Oriented Design and Design Pattern concepts
• Significant experience working with non-functional requirements such as performance, security, compliance, automation etc.
• Experience developing AI-based solutions is a big plus.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced startup environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Attention to detail

Upto 50% Equity and Co Founder position available for the prospective CTO candidate.

Requirement-

CTO + CoFounder wanted for our Tech startup where we're trying to build Connected Mobility in parallel to a "short videos app" meant for dashcam videos getting recorded straight from the user's smartphone. So you can say we're a TikTok of dashcam videos at the front.

Expecting the individual is capable & willing to work on these below languages-

Our backend codes are in CakePHP,
Admin Panel in Laravel,
Android is in Java.
No iOS app yet but we plan to roll it out soon.

Hence, we're expecting the CTO to be having fair idea/expertise about these languages. Also, we don't have an iOS app at this point, but it would be benefecial if there's a fair knowledge about iOS apps as well. Also, since the server being used is AWS we are hoping the person knows how to efficiently utilize various features of the same while linking the things.

Proposed Salary may be available only after angel investor, VCs come on board.

Solution Architect

10+ years of experience in leading solution architecture & technical development. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a comparable field from an accredited institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Enable customer to realize their stated IT vision and strategy

• Lead development of solution architecture and design across a set of applications or an application/product family within an enterprise

• Provide guidance/consultancy for the execution and delivery of project from a solutioning and technology perspective

• Provide a strategic solutioning perspective to a project/engagement

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills and astuteness

• Design and Architect end to end solutions content that characterizes what products or services are being proposed and how these services will be delivered

• Estimate for Project or Program Management and or technical effort to drive scope and produce deliverables

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Deep understanding of the Software development, mobile development, application support, cloud, mobility and infra services.

• Should be proficient with the languages, tools, and frameworks core to software development, mobility iOS or Android development

• Demonstrate very strong skills in documenting architecture and preparing technical papers to explain architectural motivations/strategy or rationale

• Create technology focused roadmap for a set of projects within a program

• Must have an understanding of various Architectures and frameworks

• Produce estimates for the whole program using estimation methodologies and customizations appropriate to the program

• Work closely with project/program manager and advise on execution methodology/strategy, timelines, resources and project commercials

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Experience in agile methodologies and best practices

About First Principles

We are a Tech Holding Company and our portfolio companies generate millions in revenue. What is unique about FirstPrinciples is that most of our companies remain controlled and majority owned by First Principles and its team members rather than by external investors. We are proud that our product engineering team builds world class products from India. https://firstprinciples.io/">https://firstprinciples.io/

About this Role

As we scale and build our organisation, we would like to add an individual to our core Technical Leadership who can scale our key products and projects and help us build and foster relationships with Enterprise clients.

We are looking for an experienced Technology Leader to join our fast growing organisation to help us with driving Technical Strategy, Approach and oversee the Implementation for internal and external products. You should be someone who loves Engineering, have amazing debugging skills and slay problems with technology. 

In this role, you will undertake Technical / Solution Architecture and should also be able to help team with Engineering and coding wherever required. That includes, working along with the team, writing code, doing R&D or POCs, ensuring we follow modern industry standards and building beautiful high performing Software and Applications and thus delivering a better solution and product. You will also help FP build strong relationships with clients and technical leadership on the client side.

You would be required to have a minimum of 10+ years of experience with a mix of Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, Cyber - Network Security, Enterprise Application Maintenance, Database Management along with Project, Client and People Management skills which are necessary to lead the team and be their voice. You should be a leader and not just a manager who loves delegating things to the off-shore team, but rather someone who would not hesitate to take over Git-Pull and start writing code and show ‘here is how it’s done’ and amaze everyone with your expertise! :-) 

Because this is a Senior role, you would also be involved working with the Product/Project Manager and will be responsible for the delivery and output.

Tech Stack [High-Level]: We are JavaScript focused i.e. we work in ReactJS, NodeJS, AngularJS, TypeForm, TypeScript, Redis. On the server side, we work with AWS/GCP/DO. Database: MySQL, PostgreS and MongoDb. API: REST and GraphQL API. We also have a strong DevOps stack - including Kubernetes(K8), Dockers and CI/CD automation. 

Interview Process: 

• 60 min Discovery Call
• 15 mins introduction and what you bring to the table (We love people who say, “We build the damn table”) 
• 15 min understanding your experience and background
• 15 min on why you want to join our team and your expectations, future plans
• 15 min Q&A
  
  
• 60-90 min Technical Interview  (May be more than 1)
• Technical Call
  
  
• 45-60 min Final Call
• 15 min discussion on results 
• 15 min CTC expectations / negotiations 
• 15 min closure
• 15 min buffer

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About the Organization

Real Estate Syndicators leverage SyndicationPro to manage billions in real estate assets and thousands of investors. Growing at 17% MoM,  SyndicationPro is #1 Platform To Automate Real Estate Fund Raising, Investor Relations, & Close More Deals!

 

What makes SyndicationPro unique is that it is cash flow positive while maintaining a healthy growth rate and is backed by seasoned investors and real estate magnates. We are also a FirstPrinciples.io Venture Studio Company, giving us the product engineering, growth, and operational backbone in India to scale our team. 

 

Our story has been covered by Bloomberg Business, Yahoo Finance, and several other renowned news outlets. 

 

About the Role

SyndicationPro.com is looking for an experienced Technical Lead who has scaled Enterprise SaaS Products built using JavaScript and AWS. Past experience in building a secure and scalable app is a critical requirement.

 

50,000 ft View

• Technology Evangelist: Research, create proofs of concept and introduces new technologies to the team
• Evolve System Architecture: Evolve the architecture to support future requirements and defines its SLAs
• People Coordination: Coordinate team members providing effective feedback and moderating discussions
• Define Process: defines the right processes for the team’s maturity level, balancing agility and discipline

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Here is a visual representation of what we are expecting from this role

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More Granular View:

 

You will work with the team on the following:

• Architecture and System Design & Integration
• Tech Mentoring, Adoption and Alignment
• Technical Spikes and Experiments​
• Code Reviews and Feedback
• Technical Capacity Planning​
• Production Issues Escalation
• System SLAs, Metrics & Monitoring
• Platform Direction, Patterns and Practices
• Alignment with other Tech Leads​
• Hands-On Coding 30% to 70% of the Time
• Playing an important part in building the company technical roadmap and development processes
• Playing the role of Engineering Manager as required

Tech Stack

MERN & MEAN Stack
AWS

 

What Success Looks Like

In 90 Days

• Clear understanding of the platform, current code base, and the product roadmap
• Understanding of the your team member’s strengths and weaknesses
• Clear plan of action to tackle the product roadmap, address technical debt, and upskilling team members

In 180 Days

• Work with the team to deliver the planned roadmap and address technical debt
• Leading the development of POCs, managing code reviews, and process design and implementation
• Building and maintaining the SLAs that we define together
• Playing an important role in hiring out for key technical roles 

In 365 Days

• We have built a solid team and systems, processes, and infrastructure in place to scale 
• We have delivered against the product roadmap 
• Becoming an important part of the company leadership team by being a voice for the tech team

Location

• Preferred: Bangalore, India. 

Open for Remote work with the right candidate

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.

Company Description :

Traveloka is a technology company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 2012 by ex-Silicon Valley engineers and aims to revolutionize human mobility with technology. Today Traveloka is expanding its reach by operating in 6 countries and experimenting with new endeavors that will create large impact in the markets and industries we touch.

Job Description :

- Be a steward for engineering quality, reliability, scalability habits and mindset in the organization under your purview

- Responsible for scalability, performance, availability of products and services across the stack in the organization under your purview

- Driving high standard code reviews, design reviews, architecture discussions

- Mentoring more junior engineers to instill engineering best practices and good habits

- Actively participate in development along with team members - creating modules & systems that can then be treated as a working reflection of the best practices.

- Set the vision of the domain architecture and technology stack for technology in your organization

- Drive implementation of long term investment, migration, refactoring in your organization

- Be an evangelist for technology - drive a culture of curiosity and active debate around technology in your organization

- Experiment with new & relevant technologies and tools, and drive adoption while measuring yourself on the impact you are able to create

Qualifications :

- 8+ years of relevant industry experience ideally in fast moving B2C environment

- Technical breadth - exposure to a wide variety of problem spaces, technologies

- Very strong system design and object-oriented skills with a nifty ability to craft clean interfaces and operate at the right levels of abstraction

- Solid coding skills with ability to drive teams through massive refactoring exercise & improve coding standards across large code bases.

- Deep knowledge, understanding & experience of working with a large variety of multi-tier architectures. Awareness of pitfalls & use cases for a large variety of solutions.

- Deep understanding & experience of high performance web scale & real-time response systems, and large scale persistent systems

- Exposure to complete product development cycles - from inception to production to scaling up, supporting new requirements, re-architectures

- Demonstrated expertise in problem solving and technical innovation

Desired​ ​ Skills​ ​ and​ ​ Experience ● B.S.​ ​ or​ ​ Masters​ ​ in​ ​ computer​ ​ engineering​ ​ or​ ​ related​ ​ discipline,​ ​ from​ reputed​​ ​ university ● Must​ ​ have​ ​ been​ ​ involved​ ​ with​ ​ 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) ● Must have experience and ability to hire quality team, with first hires being​ ​ from​ ​ personal​ ​ networks ● Experience​ ​ in​ ​ leading​ ​ the​ ​ full​ ​ cycle​ ​ of​ ​ web​ ​ and​ ​ mobile​ ​ application​ development processes,​ ​ from​ ​ design​ ​ to​ ​ implementation, deployment​ ​ and​ ​ ​ operation. ● Experience​​ ​ with​​ ​ Python​​ ​ development​​ ​ and​​ ​ object-oriented​​ ​ design ● Extensive​ ​ experience​ ​ with​ ​ MCV​ ​ frameworks​​ ​ (Django​​ ​ is​​ ​ a ​ ​ plus) ● Experience​ ​ managing​ ​ multi-discipline​ ​ teams​ ​ of​ ​ developers​ ​ is​ ​ a ​ ​ plus ● Extensive​ ​ knowledge​ ​ of​ ​ and​ ​ experience​ ​ with​ ​ SMS,​ ​ USSD​ ​ or​ ​ other​ protocols​​ ​ for​​ ​ mobile ​ ​ communication​​ ​ standards,​​ ​ particularly​​ ​ GSM ● Exceptional​ ​ project​ ​ management​ ​ and​ ​ organization​ ​ skills Responsibilities: ● Collaborate​ ​ with​ ​ the​ ​ Founder​ ​ to​ ​ build​ ​ a ​ ​ comprehensive technology​ 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​​ ​ ​ ​ users’ ​ ​ experiences ​ ​ via​ ​ technology ● 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 ​ ​ road-mapping Key​ ​ Personal​ ​ Attributes ● 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