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Job Information Date Opened 05/30/2025 Job Type Full time Industry Financial Services Work Experience 5+ years City Gurgaon State/Province Haryana Country India Zip/Postal Code 122002 About Us indiagold has built a product & technology platform that enables regulated entities to launch or grow their asset backed products across geographies; without investing in operations, technology, people or taking any valuation, storage or transit risks. Our use of deep-tech is changing how asset backed loans have been done traditionally. Some examples of our innovation are – lending against digital gold, 100% paperless/digital loan onboarding process, computer vision to test gold purity as opposed to manual testing, auto- scheduling of feet-on-street, customer self-onboarding, gold locker model to expand TAM & launch zero-touch gold loans, zero network business app & many more. We are rapidly growing team passionate about solving massive challenges around financial well-being. We are a rapidly growing organisation with empowered opportunities across Sales, Business Development, Partnerships, Sales Operations, Credit, Pricing, Customer Service, Business Product, Design, Product, Engineering, People & Finance across several cities. We value the right aptitude & attitude than past experience in a related role, so feel free to reach out if you believe we can be good for each other. Job Description Role Overview We are looking for an experienced and high-caliber Head of Engineering to take over leadership of our engineering function. This foundational leadership role is responsible for setting the technology vision, building and scaling systems, and leading a high-performing team. You’ll drive innovation, reliability, and execution across our entire product stack at a time of significant business growth and strategic transformation. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership Drive architectural and infrastructure decisions across all platforms (mobile, web, backend, devops). Ensure platform stability, availability, and scalability in a regulated fintech environment. Team Management Hire, mentor, and grow a strong engineering team. Foster a culture of quality, ownership, and velocity. Implement best practices in coding, testing, deployment, and operations. Execution & Delivery Work closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver features at speed and scale. Own delivery timelines and engineering quality across squads. System Scalability & Security Lead the design of secure, high-performance systems capable of handling large-scale financial data and transactions. Prepare the tech stack to meet future NBFC regulatory and compliance needs. Tech Strategy & Roadmap Own and evolve the long-term technology roadmap in alignment with business goals. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that offer competitive advantage. Cross-functional Collaboration Partner with founders and leadership teams across Product, Business, and Operations. Align technical initiatives with business priorities and regulatory developments. Handle all audits and certification related to fintech (PSI-DSS, CISA) Collaboration with third party vendors and set up cadence with them around billing and TAT. Requirements 10+ years of overall experience in software engineering. 3+ years in senior leadership roles (Head of Engineering, VP Engineering, etc.). Proven experience building and scaling backend-heavy, data-driven systems. Deep expertise in system design, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and modern software architecture. Strong command over tech stacks such as Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, React, MySQL. Track record of building and managing high-performance engineering teams. Experience working in fast-paced startup environments. Strong sense of ownership, bias for action, and outcome-oriented leadership. Good To Have Prior experience in fintech or lending. Familiarity with gold-backed or asset-backed lending products. Understanding of compliance, data privacy, and security in financial systems. Experience building systems in regulated industries (e.g. NBFCs, banks).
