Tech Lead

TVARIT GmbH develops and delivers solutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) for the Manufacturing, automotive, and process industries. With its software products, TVARIT makes it possible for its customers to make intelligent and well-founded decisions, e.g., in forward-looking Maintenance, increasing the OEE and predictive quality. We have renowned reference customers, competent technology, a good research team from renowned Universities, and the award of a renowned AI prize (e.g., EU Horizon 2020) which makes TVARIT one of the most innovative AI companies in Germany and Europe.

Requirements:

• Python Experience: Minimum 3+ years.
• Software Development Experience: Minimum 8+ years.
• Data Engineering and ETL Workloads: Minimum 2+ years.
• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Experience in developing CI/CD pipelines for large projects.
• Agile Framework & Sprint Methodology: Experience with Jira.
• Source Version Control: Experience with GitHub or similar SVC.
• Team Leadership: Experience leading a team of software developers/data scientists.

Good to Have:

• Experience with Golang.
• DevOps/Cloud Experience (preferably AWS).
• Experience with React and TypeScript.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor and train a team of data scientists and software developers.
• Lead and guide the team in best practices for software development and data engineering.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure adherence to Agile methodologies and participate in sprint planning and execution.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
• Provide on-site support and training in Pune.

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about technology and continuous learning.

Note: This is a part-time position paid on an hourly basis. The initial commitment is 4-8 hours per week, with potential fluctuations.

Join TVARIT and be a pivotal part of shaping the future of software development and data engineering.

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.

We are looking for a hands-on technical expert who has worked with multiple technology stacks and has experience architecting and building scalable cloud solutions with web and mobile frontends. 

 What will you work on?

•  Interface with clients
• Recommend tech stacks
• Define end-to-end logical and cloud-native architectures
•  Define APIs
• Integrate with 3rd party systems
• Create architectural solution prototypes
• Hands-on coding, team lead, code reviews, and problem-solving

What Makes You A Great Fit?

• 5+ years of software experience 
• Experience with architecture of technology systems having hands-on expertise in backend, and web or mobile frontend
• Solid expertise and hands-on experience in Python with Flask or Django
• Expertise on one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google App Engine)
• Expertise with SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Mongo, ElasticSearch, Redis)
• Knowledge of DevOps practices
• Chatbot, Machine Learning, Data Science/Big Data experience will be a plus
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

The job is for a full-time position at our https://goo.gl/maps/o67FWr1aedo">Pune (Viman Nagar) office. 

(Note: We are working remotely at the moment. However, once the COVID situation improves, the candidate will be expected to work from our office.)

Technology / Frame work: Angular, Ionic

Roles:

• Design frontend architecture.
• Provide solution for business needs.
• 9+ years of experience in modern Javascript frameworks (Angular JS, Knockout, React) and other front end technologies (HTML5, CSS 3, Bootstrap)
• Caching techniques such as Service workers to improve the front end performance.
• Experience in unit testing automation frameworks such as Karma, Jasmine, Protractor.
• Experience in optimization of UI for mobile & tablet devices for infinite & smooth scrolling.
• Experience in Service side rendering technologies such as Angular 10. 0, typescript, React JS.
• Experience in setting up DevOps & Continuous Delivery pipeline for front end technologies using a standard platform such as Jenkins, Puppet , Team City or IBM Urban Build.
• Code quality measurement using automated tools as well as manual code reviews for Javascript technologies
  
  

Desired/Preferred Qualifications :

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

CTO / Head of Engineering

About our Client

Our client is a B2B2C tech firm backed by India’s largest retailer and tech venture capitalist founded by founders - IITB Graduates who are experienced in retail, ecommerce and fintech

It aims to become one app to manage all your brands loyalty points, cashback and coupons. It will have additional content and discovery layer for customers and brands for further engagement and commerce.

The company currently powers closed-loop loyalty programs for all different brands under its parent retail group. Currently, it has 20Mn+ registered customers and 3Mn MAU across 8 brands. Its vision is to be at the center of D2C Brands and the consumer consumption ecosystem

Role description:
We are looking for a competent CTO (Chief Technology Officer) who will be our first technology go-to expert and play an integral role in setting the company’s strategic direction, development and future growth. In this position, you will oversee our overall technology development and technology utilization plan to manage all information technology resources of our company.

Key Responsibilities

•  CTO will be leading, building, and operating exciting products with a passionate team.
•  We are looking for someone who has developed and deployed software with a strong focus on end-user experience. We are seeking someone with a proven track record of shipping web scalable products.
•  The ideal candidate will have a track record of building and delivering cloud solutions with delightful consumer experiences, combined with ease of implementation/reliability.
•  Experience with massively scalable distributed compute product architectures.
•  Experience with micro services-oriented architectures, Experience with scaling Big Data infrastructure.
•  Experience delivering platform technology and creating an ecosystem of applications and services across multiple verticals and solution offerings
•  Experience successfully scaling technology infrastructure to support rapid customer /data growth.
•  Experience with fast-paced, rapidly-iterating, design-forward, product-focused companies.
•  "Roll-up-your-sleeves" entrepreneurial, start-up attitude, team player with record of leading and mentoring employees

Candidate Experience: Desired skills

•  He/she should have prior work experience of 7-12 years on large-scale mobile app products and can rapidly familiarize yourself with complex products
•  Have inclination to learn and build new age products with blockchain and web3 tech
•  Strong track record of being able to develop and set release plans, track deadlines, deliverables, resource allocations, issues/risks and create mitigation strategies as needed to deliver a quality product on time
•  Strong technical and architecture skills in wide areas of platform engineering with proven ability to dive deep in any area as needed.
•  Extensive experience with eCommerce platforms, cloud systems, payment solutions, digital marketing technology, automation, and multi-device development is required; AWS experience is a strong plus
•  Experience managing Small teams and remote teams is a strong plus
•  Competent in driving a culture of continuous learning to improve technology and remove roadblocks that hold the team back.

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :

•  Experienced founding team
•  Backed by Future Group which gives an edge over working with different D2C and traditional brands ecosystem which is necessary to win in this market
•  Existing app customer base of 20Mn registered and 4-5 Mn MAU + which gives us a head start and starting customer base of FuturePay necessary for pivoting the product to Carrot as described earlier
•  Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action
•  Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for significant value creation for all equity holders
•  Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising, decision making, building the team & culture
•  All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a competitive market salary.

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