Director of Engineering

Role: Director of Engineering

Location:

About Traya Health

Traya Health is a leading D2C health-tech brand disrupting the haircare space with a personalized, medical-science-backed approach. Our unique model blends Ayurveda, Dermatology, and Nutrition into a seamless treatment protocol delivered through digital platforms. As we continue to scale our tech-led ecosystem, we’re looking for an engineering leader to build and grow the backend systems that power our product and business.

Our platform diagnoses the patient’s hair & health history, to identify the root cause behind hair fall and delivers customized hair kits to them right at their doorstep. We have a strong adherence system in place via trained hair coaches and proprietary tech, where we guide the customer across their hair growth journey, and help them stay on track.

Our Vision:

Traya was created with a global vision to create awareness around hair loss, de-stigmatise it while empathizing with the customers that it has an emotional and psychological impact. Most importantly, to combine 3 different sciences (Ayurveda, Allopathy and Nutrition) to create the perfect holistic solution for hair loss patients.

The Founders:

Saloni Anand

Why This Role Matters

Director of Engineering

This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role where you will own the evolution of our backend systems, mentor engineering leaders, and ensure backend tech becomes a growth enabler—not a bottleneck.

What You’ll Own

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and drive the backend engineering roadmap in alignment with business and product goals.
• Lead architectural modernization: transition legacy services to microservices, ensure system scalability, and drive performance improvements.
• Champion engineering best practices in design, development, testing, observability, and security.

Leadership & Team Building

• Manage and mentor backend engineering leads and senior engineers; build a high-performing and accountable engineering culture.
• Own backend org structure and hiring plan—build the right team composition to scale backend systems.
• Drive a culture of ownership, clarity, and continuous improvement.

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Ensure timely and high-quality execution of backend projects across core systems—subscription, payments, personalization engine, customer workflows, and internal tooling.
• Build scalable systems to support rapid growth in user base and product lines.
• Create engineering velocity through automation, CI/CD pipelines, and effective development workflows.

Cross-functional Alignment

• Work closely with Product, Data, DevOps, QA, and Frontend teams to ensure backend capabilities support end-to-end delivery.
• Actively participate in cross-functional planning, risk management, and OKR discussions.
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders to provide technical insight and updates.

What You Bring

• 12+ years

  of software engineering experience, with

  5+ years

  in backend development leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in

  Node.js, NestJS

  , microservices, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB in production-scale environments.
• AI Evangelist and to help team adapt AI and increase teams productivity to 3X with right tools
• Hands-on experience in designing highly available, distributed backend systems.
• Proven track record of leading architectural migrations and platform modernization initiatives.
• Excellent knowledge of API design, caching, queuing systems, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience working in fast-paced, product-led startups or growth-stage companies.
• Strong people management skills—mentored engineering leaders, created career ladders, and built high-trust teams.
• Data-driven mindset with a bias for action.

Good to Have

• Experience with event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
• Exposure to D2C or health-tech platforms

Your Team

• You will lead the entire backend engineering function (10–15+ engineers) and report to the

  VP of Engineering

• You’ll closely collaborate with leads across Product, Data, QA, and Frontend engineering.

Interview Process

Our interview process is designed to evaluate both technical excellence and cultural alignment:

1. Initial Conversation & Technical Deep Dive

   – with

   VP of Engineering :

   Discuss your past experience, technical depth, architectural thinking, and problem-solving approach.

2. Assignment Round:

   A take-home or live technical assignment focused on system design, scalability, or team strategy.

3. HR & Culture Fitment

   – with

   Head of HR:

   Understand alignment with Traya’s values, leadership philosophy, and long-term aspirations.

4. Technical & Leadership Deep Dive

   – with

   Technical Advisor

   and

   COO:

   Explore your ability to drive execution, influence cross-functional teams, and mentor senior engineers.

5. Final Round

   – with

   Founding Team:

   Strategic alignment discussion covering vision, ownership, and the future of Traya’s tech landscape.

What Success Looks Like

• Backend systems can handle 10x current scale without tech debt buildup.
• Backend team delivers with predictability, quality, and velocity.
• Technical decisions balance short-term execution with long-term scalability.
• A strong bench of backend leaders is in place, reducing reliance on single individuals.