Our client is a well-funded, US based startup with engineering/R&D center in Bangalore. As the engineering heavy-lifting is happening in India, they have consciously decided to identify and base their CTO/SVP Engineering to be based in Bangalore, India. This engineering leader isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves, take on the challenges thrown their way and work aggressively. The role requires a seasoned strategic leader with a broad, well-rounded set of skills, the highest level of integrity and energy, passion and enthusiasm to learn new things and take on high-growth responsibilities, and a demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. The next few lines will tell, if you fit into the role! If your answer is no to any of the 4 points, the chances of you cracking the role is highly unlikely. - Are you hands on with coding, architecture design, etc? - Do you have recent experience building SaaS - owning development to scale, SRE functions, full cycle development? - Do you have exposure Enterprise software development experience -preferably security, encryption, network or datacenter related technologies? - Have you managed large engineering teams; strong process and operational strength? In the capacity of CTO, you will take full ownership the following.. Product architecture : - Technical output - Technical strategy and roadmap - Oversee technical teams Technical : - We're SUPER passionate and want our CTO to be equally passionate too about best in class and cutting edge software products. Key in this role is a thorough understanding for complex, cutting edge design when it comes to software products. - Working closely with the co-founders to (and everyone else) you will help drive the business forwards, scale, innovate and internationalise. Roadmap : - Long term technical vision, responsible for the Technical Roadmap Strategy for the next 3+ Years. You will be aligning this technical strategy with the business requirements. As the CTO will have oversight of the whole Engineering departments delivery Responsibilities: Goals and Vision: - Establish the technical vision, aligning with company goals and vision - Establish both the short-term, deliverable-focused vision and long-term vision - Help team and company understand the vision - Stay on top of technical trends and efficiencies - Develop the technical team - Hold the team accountable - Develop and coach the team - Provide performance reviews - Ensure the technical team understands company's vision and goals - Develop a succession plan - Develop a human capital plan for scale - Develop different product teams, if appropriate - Enable others to do the work, even if you are more technically capable - Be ultimately responsible for all technical development within the company - Accountable for technical project management results - Provide regular check-ins to ensure timely and quality deliverables Systematize technical team: - Evaluate and identify most appropriate technology, evaluating cost, functionality and scalability - Reduce technical debt in a systematic and organized fashion - Negotiate with vendors, as needed - Provide a clear product development roadmap - Be able to discuss and decide trade-offs in different situations - Maintain and develop robust and appropriate security protocols and plans - Maintain an enterprise-level disaster recovery strategy - Contribute at a C-Level to think cross-functionally - Able to communicate complex ideas in a simple, easy-to-understand manner - Collaboration with other teams (sales, marketing, product, etc.) to ensure timely and on-goal solutions - Help different leaders understand the technical process and keep them abreast of progress updates, important milestones Develop the Technical Financial Plan and Strategy - Guide the setting of short-term and longer-term financial objectives for the technical team - Develop a cost-efficient strategy for meeting technical goals and trade-offs: Direct-hire/onshoring/offshoring strategy, Open-source vs. licensed, Security vs. scalability For what's worth, they are a Java shop with Python, Mongo, Kubernetes, Istio, Redis as well..

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Chief Technical Officer - Tech Firm 

Chief Technical Officer - Tech Firm  ,Job Description for Chief Technical Officer - Tech Firm  in Adviti Consulting in  Bangalore for (12-20) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Chief Technical Officer - Tech Firm  in Adviti Consulting in  Bangalore for (12-20) years of experience. Apply Now!