Tech Lead

Senior Project Owner / Project Manager Technology

Department - Technology / Software Development

Work Mode - Work From Home (WFH), Full Time

Experience - Minimum 10 Years (Development Background)

Location - Tier-1 Cities Only (Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata)

Time Zone - Candidate should be comfortable working in US time zone overlap and attending client calls accordingly.

ABOUT ARDEM

ARDEM Incorporated is a leading Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Automation company serving USbased clients across diverse industries. Our Technology Team builds and maintains in-house applications that power data processing pipelines, automation workflows, internal platforms, and domain-specific training modules all engineered to deliver operational excellence at scale. To our clients, we provide cloud-based platforms to assist in their day-to-day business analytics. Our cloud services focus on finance, logistics and utility management.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Project Owner / Project Manager with a strong development foundation to lead our technology initiatives. This role bridges client management and technical execution you will own endto-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects while supporting a high-performing remote team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project & Delivery Management

• Own and manage multiple concurrent technology projects from initiation to production release
• Define project scope, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation plans
• Distribute tasks effectively across a team of developers, QA, and support engineers
• Track assigned work daily, follow up on progress, and proactively remove blockers
• Ensure all projects meet deadlines and quality benchmarks without compromise
• Participate actively in production activities and take full accountability for live deployments

US Client Management

• Serve as the Technology single point of contact for all assigned US clients
• Attend and lead client calls that are focused on an ARDEM Technical Solution. This may include discussions related to future clients or existing clients (US time zone overlap required)
• Resolve client queries, manage escalations, and ensure high client satisfaction
• Showcase company-developed applications and software demos confidently to clients
• Translate complex client requirements into clear technical deliverables for the team

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and performance-manage a distributed remote team of technical members
• Foster accountability, ownership, and a high-delivery culture within the team
• Conduct sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and performance reviews
• Identify skill gaps and work with HR/training teams to bridge them

Process & Operations

• Deeply understand ARDEM's internal processes and align project execution accordingly
• Ensure development standards and best practices are followed across all projects
• Manage crisis situations with composure, identify root causes and drive swift resolution
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including HR, Operations, Training, and QA
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, and risk registers

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of total experience in software development and project management
• 5–7 years of hands-on coding experience in one or more technologies listed below
• 2–3 years in a team management or tech lead role overseeing 5+ members
• Proven experience managing multiple simultaneous projects in a remote/WFH environment
• Prior experience working with US-based clients strong understanding of US work culture and expectations

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Python: scripting, automation, data processing, backend services
• JavaScript / Node.js: server-side development, REST APIs, async workflows
• NET Core: enterprise application development and service integration
• SQL Databases: query optimization, schema design, stored procedures
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and deployment processes
• Ability to review code, understand architectural decisions, and guide the team technically

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English client-facing confidence is a must
• Strong crisis management and conflict resolution ability under tight deadlines
• Highly organized with a structured approach to planning, prioritization, and execution
• Self-driven and accountable capable of operating independently in a remote environment
• Strong presentation skills able to demo software to non-technical stakeholders
• Empathetic leadership style with the ability to motivate and align diverse team members

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science
• PMP Certification: Preferred (candidates without PMP must demonstrate equivalent project management rigor)
• Agile / Scrum certifications (CSM, PMI-ACP) are an added advantage

LOCATION PREFERENCE

• Candidates must be based in a Tier-1 city: Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, or Kolkata
• This is a full-time Work From Home role: reliable internet, a dedicated workspace, and availability during US business hours are mandatory

Technology: node js, DynamoDB / Mongo DB

Roles:

• Design & implement Backend Services.
• Able to redesign the architecture.
• Designing & implementation of application in MVC & Microservice.
• 9+ years of experience developing service-based applications using Node.js.
• Expert-level skills in developing web applications using JavaScript, CSS and HTML5.
• Experience working on teams that practice BDD (Business Driven Development).
• Understanding of micro-service architecture and RESTful API integration patterns.
• Experience using Node.js for automation and leveraging NPM for package management
• Solid Object Oriented design experience, and creating and leveraging design patterns.
• Experience working in a DevOps/Continuous Delivery environment and associated toolsets (i.e. Jenkins, Puppet etc.)
  
  
  

Desired/Preferred Qualifications :

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2. Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities
3. Desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced, start-up like environment
4. Experience leveraging node.js frameworks such as Express.
5. Experience with distributed source control management, i.e. Git

About Company:

Our client is a Delhi NCR, India headquartered 7+-year-old social/development sector-focused advisory and consulting firm. With a robust team of 100+ ICT4D professionals,they develop IT applications for NGOs, Government functionaries, CSRs, International Funding Organizations, etc. to manage theirprojects and programs in India and abroad. We are a team of young dynamic, development-conscious tech -enablers and problem solvers consisting of a diverse mix of development professionals, technology enthusiasts, software

engineers, and analysts. Our solutions enable organizations to monitor and evaluate their programs for maximum impact and operate seamlessly across everyday operations.

Job Overview:

Dhwani Rural information systems Pvt. Ltd. is looking to hire a Chief Technical Officer, to provide sound technical leadership in all aspects of the business. The CTO would be responsible for all technology systems, processes, software design and development within the company. Our ideal candidate needs to have more than 15 years of

experience building technology solutions to improve business process, increase productivity and efficiency and reduce cost for its customers, vendors, and internal employees. The candidate should have experience in social sector consulting/IT consulting/Government advisory and working with CSRs, Philanthropies or Large NGOs. The CTO must have in depth knowledge of and experience in driving technological innovation and leading product development

projects.

Responsibilities

The CTO will work with a team in the following activities -

• Lead the strategy for technology platforms, partnerships and external relationships

• Formulate a vision for how technology will be utilized within the company

• Streamline the IT Project requirements through a technological approach

• Outline company goals and timelines for research and development

• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy for alignment with its business goals

• Help departments use technology profitably and act as a mentor to middle management of the company

• Make executive decisions on behalf of the company’s technological requirements.

• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in the technology landscape

• Work closely with Dhwani’s senior leadership to define and deliver new products and enhancements

Essential Tech Requirements:

• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends.

• Experience in designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT

service delivery.

• Good understanding of agile methodologies

• In-depth knowledge of web systems architecture, design and development

• Knowledge of software development life cycle. Preferable from CS/IT

• Basic understanding of how a software works (Frontend, Backend, API, Database Schema etc)

• Exposure to different off the shelf solutions (ZOHO, QuickBooks, Greythr, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite,

Zapier, Survey Monkey, IVR, SMS)

• Requirement gathering for software

• Get involved in the entire SDLC (Design, Develop, UAT, Rollout)

Essential Non-Tech Requirements:

• Accountable and ownership taking attitude

• Strong sense of purpose to work in this space (Tech4Good, ICT4D, Social Impact)

• Exceptional team management skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication.

• Ability to multi-task and juggle various deadlines and domians

• Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future.

• Prior experience of handling multiple projects in different domains at the same time

• Prior experience of managing large tech teams (50-200 engineers) including developers, designers, QAs, Das

and other teams

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in software, computer science, engineering or any related STEM field. Have worked as a senior

engineering head or CTO in NGOs, Social Impact Consulting Firms CSR, Think Tanks, Research Organizations.

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.

Principal Software Engineer /Architect

Axtechnosoft Private Limited

Job Description

Responsibilities: -

• You would take ownership of the existing system and scale it more than 10X over the next 2 years.
• Apply best coding standards.
• You would create the infrastructure that can serve 100s of customers and millions of data requests per hour.
• Over the next year or so, you would be able to guide a team of 5 to 15 people to accomplish your goals. Mentoring this team into a world-class engineering team would be a key part of your role.
• Your earlier experience in successfully building, deploying and running complex, large scale web or data products.
• You would work hand-in-hand with the Product Management team to build engineering capabilities that align with the evolution of the product.
• Eventually work with Data science teamwork to ensure that the algorithmic intelligence that we build is plugged into the product in an expected manner.
• Overall, you would be responsible for end-to-end architecting from Engineering standpoint.

Must have: -

• Total experience of 8+ years while relevant experience of at least 2 years.
• Have built a platform that handles at least 500k to 1 million data request an hour.
• Worked on building an infrastructure that serves 200k+ customers.
• Hands on coder.
• Expert level knowledge in at least one technology stack - Python or ideally, Java. Also Angular, React, Node.js
• Expert level knowledge with Elastic Search or NoSQL technologies like MongoDB/HBase/Cassandra/Redis/Neo4j
• Experience developing web applications.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Working knowledge of databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design.
• Devops experience working with AWS / Other cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of API’s.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Implementing Software Engineering best practices.
• Previously worked on user facing products with scale.
• Agile methodology.
• Great attention to detail.
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind

Good to have: -

• Working knowledge of React Red.
• Open-source technology.
• Working knowledge of AI/ ML.
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field.
• Experience working in a start-up environment.

Key Skills

Python

Angular Javascript

Reactor & Solids Processing

Node.js

Elastic Search

NoSQL

Web Applications

Database

Web Servers

UX/UI Design

AWS Cloud

Agile Methodology