Senior Project Associate

Brikito — Lead Full-Stack Developer

Job Description

About Brikito

Brikito is an early-stage PropTech startup building a construction management platform for SME developers and contractors. The founder has 7+ years of hands-on construction experience and an MBA from Warwick Business School. We have initial funding, a domain (brikito.com), wireframes ready, and active customer validation underway. We need our first technical leader to take this from wireframes to a live product.

This is a ground-floor opportunity. You will be the first technical hire — the person who makes every architecture decision and writes the first line of production code.

The Role

Title: CTO / Lead Full-Stack Developer (title depends on experience and equity arrangement)

Location: India (remote OK, occasional visits to Chennai office and overseas office planning to set up in Singapore or Dubai)

Type: Full-time

Compensation: ₹1,00,000–₹2,50,000/month + meaningful equity (0.5%–5% depending on role level, vesting over 4 years based on vesting schedule with a cliff.)

Start Date: May 2026

Reports to: Founder/CEO

• What You Will DoMonths 1–3: Build the MVPOwn all technical decisions — architecture, tech stack, database design, hosting
• Build and ship a working MVP with 3 core features: project dashboard, billing/invoicing, and indent/procurement management
• Set up CI/CD pipeline, staging, and production environments
• Integrate payment gateway (Razorpay for India)
• Build both web and mobile-responsive interfaces
• Ship the MVP within 12 weeks
• Months 3–6: Iterate and ScaleOnboard beta users and fix bugs based on real usage
• Build features based on customer feedback (not assumptions)
• Integrate AI capabilities where they add clear user value (e.g., auto-generated progress reports)
• Hire and manage 1–2 junior developers as the team grows
• Set up monitoring, error tracking, and basic analytics
• Months 6–12: Lead the Technical TeamGrow the engineering team to 4–6 people
• Establish code review processes, documentation standards, and sprint rhythms
• Own the technical roadmap alongside the founder
• Participate in investor conversations as the technical co-founder (if CTO-level)
• Make build-vs-buy decisions for new features

• Required SkillsMust Have7+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in React or Next.js (frontend)
• Strong proficiency in Node.js (backend) — Express, Nest.js, or similar
• PostgreSQL or MySQL — database design, query optimisation, migrations
• REST API design — clean, well-documented APIs
• Cloud deployment — AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) or GCP equivalent
• Expertise in AI tools and integrations - Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, etc.
• Git — clean branching, PR-based workflow
• Has shipped at least one product that real users used — not just academic or internal tools
• Comfortable working independently — no one will tell you what to do step by step
• Strongly PreferredPrevious experience at a startup (Series A or earlier)
• Experience building SaaS or B2B products
• Experience with mobile development (React Native or Flutter)
• Experience integrating payment gateways (Razorpay, Stripe)
• Experience with third-party API integrations (OpenAI, Twilio, etc.)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker)
• Basic understanding of construction, real estate, or field operations (not required, but a plus)
• Nice to HaveExperience with TypeScript
• Experience with real-time features (WebSockets, push notifications)
• Familiarity with Figma (to translate wireframes into UI)
• Experience hiring and mentoring junior developers
• Open source contributions or a personal project portfolio

• What We Are NOT Looking ForSomeone who needs detailed specifications for every task — we move fast and figure things out together
• Someone who only wants to code and not think about the product — you will be in customer calls and strategy discussions
• Someone who optimises for perfect code over shipping — we ship first, refactor later
• Someone looking for a stable corporate job — this is a startup with all the chaos and excitement that comes with it

• What You GetEquity ownership in an early-stage company with a large addressable market ($14.9B global construction SaaS)
• Founding team credit — you will be recognised as a technical co-founder if you take the CTO role
• Direct impact — every line of code you write will be used by real customers within weeks
• Technical freedom — you choose the stack, the tools, the architecture
• A founder who understands the domain — you will never have to guess what contractors need because the CEO has built construction projects himself
• Growth path — as we raise funding and scale, you grow into VP Engineering or CTO of a funded company

How to Apply

Send the following:

• A short note (5–10 lines) on why this role interests you and what you'd bring
• Your LinkedIn profile or resume
• One link to something you've built — a live product, a GitHub repo, an app, anything that shows your work
• Your availability — when can you start?

We will respond within 48 hours. The process is:

• 30-minute video call with the founder
• Small paid technical task (8 hours of work, ₹5,000 paid regardless of outcome)
• Final conversation about role, equity, and start date
• Offer within 1 week of first call

Questions?

DM the founder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashiqahamed/

This is not a job posting from HR. This is a founder looking for his first technical partner. If this excites you, reach out.

Note: Apply only if you have worked minimum of 2 years  in your current organisation 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with specialization in Computer science or related field
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer in a product development setting
• Love of technology and experience with one or more programming languages from Java, Python, or Go
• Experience in full-stack development including designing APIs and integration patterns, implementing security, implementing frameworks for Unit and End-to-End testing
• Experience with micro-services architecture
• Experience in one or more frameworks like Spring, GRPC, Flask, etc.
• Extensive experience in a test-driven development environment
• Understanding of CI/CD practices including code check-in policies, automated unit tests, automated code deployments, etc.
• Ability to grasp new technologies and use them effectively to create industrial-strength software.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Good communication skills. You can communicate well in the English language with product managers, your team members, and external stakeholders, to understand their needs and convey yours, in a clear, precise manner - verbally, or in writing. 
• Strong collaboration skills. You have demonstrated the ability to work with both - senior & junior technical professionals and get work done. You quickly earn the trust of the people you work with. People enjoy and have fun working with you.
• Deadline oriented. You understand that deadlines are meant to be met. Challenges will surface, and obstacles and roadblocks will cause delays, but you plan for them in advance and still ship your features on time to meet your commitments.
• Bias for action. Your default setting is to take action, and not wait for things to happen. You love to learn about new technologies and advancements in the software industry.

Must-Have:

• Web development frameworks and tools, such as AngularJS, and React JS • Knows frameworks and programming languages such as .NET, C#, JavaScript, and NodeJS. • Must have an idea about hybrid cloud platforms like Azure or AWS • Knowledge about build Tools like Webpack and Grunt • Should know basic design principles and coding practices, such as linters and types • Secure coding practices and protocols such as the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) • Basic knowledge of CMS tools and their workings, CMS like Sitecore • Having experience in API and service-based architectures using REST APIs, microservices, and utilizing JSON for web or mobile applications

Good to Have:

• Testing frameworks and tools like Jest, Codecept, Tosca, Jenkins • SQL, PL/SQL, and NoSQL database management. • Knowledge of various web tools and software like Miro, Figma, Visual Studio, VS Code, PyCharm, Jira, Confluence, and DevOps portals • Could have knowledge of payment gateways and their implementations on e-commerce management tools like Hybris • Having knowledge of product life cycle management

We are looking for a highly skilled computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. Full stack developer is responsible for developing and designing front end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties.

Full stack developers will be required to see out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Developing front end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back-end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.

• 7+ years of overall software development experience. 

• Hands-on experience with backend languages like Python, Java and Javascript. 

• 2+ years of distributed cloud systems architecture. 

• Good understanding of SQL and experience in designing database structures. 

• Understanding of frontend development and frameworks at a high level. 

• High availability and fault tolerance systems design experience. 

• Test Driven Design practitioner and good understanding of unit Testing and comprehensive test suite building. 

• Customer focused with good analytical thinking and problem solving. 

• Metrics based progress monitoring and reporting capabilities. 

• Flexibility to interface with cross timezone teams. 

• Should have led cross-functional teams like frontend, backend, UI/UX, devops, QA, etc. 

• Experience in security practices for web applications. 

Note: Hands on experience in Angular is also must.

Role Features:

- With over 50 people across Technology, Product, Sales, Operations and other functions, we are ramping up our team to meet our goal of being a go-to destination fintech platform that delivers world-class products for merchants and customers.

- We are looking to add people to our team who are passionate about technology, products, consumer internet, payments & fintech.

- Credit Fair values people who bring intellectual energy to our workplace are able to contribute without constant supervision, are collaborative by nature and able to flourish under pressure. In return, we promise to provide you an environment that promotes meritocracy, values feedback and ideas, learns from its failures, and enjoys each other's company and contributions.

Skills you are expected to have :

- Technical Skills: PHP, Laravel, MySql, Jquery, Javascript, Python, React Native, PWA, Node.js
- Candidate should have experience in developing applications using PHP programming skills.
- Experience in python would be a plus
- Strong in DB knowledge
- Should be good with OOPS Concept
- Should be good in system design, architecture and development using object-oriented programming
- Should be good in writing secure and optimized code
- Experience in Laravel framework. If not then other PHP based frameworks like Codeigniter, Zend, CakePHP, symphony, etc.
- Good understanding/experience on software development methodology such as Agile, TDD, etc.
- Good understanding of source control tools and its use (SVN, Git, etc...)
- Experience in the development of Rest APIs and API testing tools such as postman etc.
- Experience in micro service-based development would be a plus
- Experience in queuing systems such as rabbitMQ, Active MQ etc.
- Experience in AWS cloud solution
- Experience in deployments and devops
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, self-learner, thorough, organized and energetic
- Able to work across teams as well as independently
- Perform code review of peers
- Good analytical and communication skills
- Good experience in the Fintech domain (Payments/ Banking/ Wallets/ Insurance/ Financial Markets)
Primary Skills: PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Jquery, Javascript
Secondary Skills: Python, Rabbit MQ, AWS, CI/CD, React JS, PWA, Node.js, HTML, Jenkin

KRAs:

• Liaise with business/departmental stakeholders, understanding requirements
• Making project plan and enhancement feature release roadmap
• Working hands-on for product enhancements
• Producing, testing and debugging code

Job brief:

We are looking for a Senior Solution Engineer to lead and implement solution enhancements. You will work with top management to define solution requirements and take the lead on technical aspect of the project.

In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision. You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills. If you also have hands-on experience in technology development and agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Your goal will be to enhance and develop high-quality technology solutions that is aligned with user needs and business goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality technology design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code, perform validation and verification testing
• Identify 3rd party integration opportunity and engage with 3rd party team on technology and business aspect and drive successful integration

• Develop technology solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential
• Provide information by collecting, analysing, and summarizing development and service issues.

Skillset requirements:

• Knowledge of selected programming languages (e.g. Python, C++) and the Java/J2EE platform
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Java/JEE, Spring, JSON, XML, NoSQL Database(MongoDB, Cassandra), Distributed System, RDBMS, ePub3, MVC frameworks, Design Patterns, Javascript, JQuery, JSON
• Ability to use version control software such as GIT and SVN
• Experience as an applications programmer on large-scale data base management systems
• Experience writing SQL queries for SQL Server or another Relational Database is required
• Experience in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) and/or server-side Java programming with Web 1.0 MVC frameworks and experience in JEE technologies like Servlets, JSPs, EJBs, Web Services, JMS, JAXB.
• Design, develop and implement unit and scenario testing for existing code base and for new functionality under development
• High scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation
• Good understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST, SOAP and API design for extensibility and portability
• Experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
• Deep understanding of distributed data model
• Solid understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the online environment

Mindset requirements:

• Solution mindset
• Teamwork
• Analytical & Critical Thinking
• Attention to details