About Ottimate: Ottimate is changing the way the hospitality industry manages their finances through life changing Accounts Payable automation. Our mission is to eliminate manual work from every aspect of business expenses and enable business operators to stay in control of their spending at all times. The Role: We are looking for a seasoned Staff Frontend Engineer with deep expertise in Angular to join our product engineering team. As a senior individual contributor, you will lead the design and implementation of complex frontend systems that deliver seamless user experiences. You will be instrumental in shaping our frontend architecture, mentoring team members, and driving technology choices that align with our product and engineering goals. Proficiency in Web Application Framework Angular is mandatory. You will: Architect and develop scalable, maintainable frontend applications using Angular. Own and drive key frontend initiatives from conception to production. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver high-quality user experiences. Lead code reviews, establish frontend coding standards, and ensure code quality across the team. Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence. Stay current with frontend trends and advocate for best practices in performance, accessibility, and usability. Participate in architectural discussions and provide strategic input on frontend roadmap planning. Experience: 8+ years of professional frontend development experience using modern software engineering processes. Proficient in JavaScript and Angular Framework. You think critically about your work and ask questions to improve the product, not only on its technical implementation but also on how well it's serving the users needs. Experience in designing and building component libraries or design systems. You have built performant and scalable apps, made pragmatic tradeoffs, and can point to your prior work. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. When things inevitably break, you eagerly jump in to diagnose and fix the core issues. Experience working in an early-stage startup is a huge plus. Nice to haves: Product sense Debugging complex performance issues AWS Jenkins
About Ottimate Ottimate is an AI-powered finance automation platform that takes the grind out of accounts payable. From scanning invoices to issuing payments and managing spend, we help finance teams cut costs, prevent overpayments, catch fraud, and stay compliant-without slowing down growth. Our AP, Payments, and Spend products share one powerful platform that handles the hard stuff: workflow orchestration, identity and access, provisioning, security, and all the accounting plumbing that keeps the money moving. Why this role matters As we scale, the user experience must remain intuitive, powerful, and consistent. We require a dedicated design leader in India to manage, coach, and grow our Product Design team (currently 3 Designers). This is a vital "player-coach" role for someone who can elevate the craft of design, institutionalize user research, and personally drive the most complex design projects. You will be responsible for defining the future state of our platform's look, feel, and usability, ensuring design is a strategic business advantage. Key Responsibilities: Design Leadership & Mentorship: Manage, coach, and provide constructive feedback to the existing Product Design team, fostering a culture of design excellence and technical execution. Elevate design quality across all features, ensuring consistency, usability, and strong information architecture. Own the hiring and development pipeline to strategically scale the design team as Ottimate grows. Design Systems & Operations (Player Function): Act as a Player-Coach by personally taking ownership of key design artifacts, including the creation and implementation of a company-wide Design System. Define and standardize DesignOps processes, including file hygiene, component governance, and design-to-engineering handoff workflows. User Research & Strategy: Plan, conduct, and synthesize comprehensive user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys) to generate strategic insights that inform product and design decisions for the India-focused teams. Evangelize the value of research and data-informed design to the broader product and engineering organization. Design Advocacy & Collaboration: Champion a strong, influential design culture, proactively advocating for the user in strategic roadmap discussions. Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to ensure designs are technically feasible, delivered efficiently, and meet business objectives. Requirements 7+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio demonstrating your work on complex B2B or FinTech/SaaS applications. Proven experience managing and mentoring a team of Product Designers (or managing cross-functional design projects with significant leadership responsibility). Strong expertise in user research methodologies and a track record of using research to drive strategic design decisions. Exceptional skills in high-fidelity prototyping and design specification. Executive-level communication skills and the proven ability to inspire and lead a remote or hybrid team. Experience in the accounts payable, procure-to-pay, or FinTech space is a significant plus. Location in Bangalore or Chennai is a significant plus.
Role Overview: As Ottimate scales, maintaining an intuitive, powerful, and consistent user experience is crucial. The company is seeking a dedicated design leader in India to oversee the Product Design team, consisting of 3 Designers. In this role, you will play a key part in elevating the design quality, institutionalizing user research, and leading complex design projects. Your responsibility will be to shape the future look, feel, and usability of the platform to ensure design serves as a strategic business advantage. Key Responsibilities: - Design Leadership & Mentorship: - Manage, coach, and offer constructive feedback to the Product Design team to promote a culture of design excellence and technical execution. - Enhance design quality across all features, maintaining consistency, usability, and robust information architecture. - Drive the hiring and development pipeline to scale the design team strategically as Ottimate expands. - Design Systems & Operations (Player Function): - Act as a Player-Coach by personally overseeing key design artifacts, such as establishing a company-wide Design System. - Define and standardize DesignOps processes, including file hygiene, component governance, and design-to-engineering handoff workflows. - User Research & Strategy: - Plan, conduct, and synthesize comprehensive user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys) to derive strategic insights guiding product and design decisions for the India-focused teams. - Advocate for the value of research and data-informed design within the broader product and engineering organization. - Design Advocacy & Collaboration: - Promote a robust design culture, advocating for the user in strategic roadmap discussions. - Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to ensure designs are technically feasible, delivered efficiently, and align with business objectives. Qualifications Required: - 7+ years of product design experience, showcasing work on complex B2B or FinTech/SaaS applications. - Proven track record of managing and mentoring a team of Product Designers or leading cross-functional design projects. - Strong proficiency in user research methodologies and utilizing research to steer strategic design decisions. - Exceptional skills in high-fidelity prototyping and design specification. - Effective executive-level communication abilities to inspire and lead a remote or hybrid team. - Preferably located in Bangalore or Chennai.,