Head of Engineering

You are looking for an experienced and high-caliber Head of Engineering to lead the engineering function at indiagold. In this foundational leadership role, you will be responsible for setting the technology vision, building and scaling systems, and leading a high-performing team. As the Head of Engineering, you will drive innovation, reliability, and execution across the product stack during a period of significant business growth and strategic transformation. Your responsibilities will include: **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:** - Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver features at speed and scale. - Take ownership of 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). - Collaborate with third-party vendors and establish a 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 in building and scaling backend-heavy, data-driven systems. - Expertise in system design, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and modern software architecture. - Proficiency in tech stacks such as Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, React, MySQL. - Track record of building and managing high-performance engineering teams. - Experience in fast-paced startup environments. **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 in building systems in regulated industries (e.g., NBFCs, banks). Feel free to reach out if you believe you are the right fit for this challenging and rewarding opportunity at indiagold.,