Chief Technology Officer - eCommerce

Role: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - for E-Commerce startup

Organization: E-commerce startup

Experience:

- 12 - 18 years in technology leadership.

- Previously built or scaled a marketplace, fintech, e-commerce, or SaaS platform.

- Experience growing products to 1M+ users.

- Led engineering teams of 30100+ engineers.

Technical Expertise:

- Expertise in Marketplace Platforms: ONDC / Beckn Protocol, E-commerce architecture, Order management systems, Catalog management, Merchant onboarding, Recommendation engines.

- Exp in Cloud & Infrastructure tools like AWS, Azure, or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, API Gateway etc.

- Programming concepts in Java, Python, Node.js, React, Flutter.

- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch.

- AI & Machine Learning: Recommendation systems, Personalization, Fraud detection, Trust scoring, Large Language Models (LLMs), Predictive analytics.

- Payments & Fintech: UPI, Payment gateways, Split settlements, Digital wallets, Ledger systems, PCI DSS awareness.

- Security: OAuth 2.0, JWT, Encryption, API security, Identity management, Fraud prevention.

Leadership Responsibilities:

- Define the technology roadmap.

- Build and mentor the engineering organization.

- Own product scalability and reliability.

- Ensure security and compliance.

- Drive AI strategy.

- Lead ONDC integration.

- Oversee architecture decisions.

Role Expectations:

- Candidates from E-commerce companies and platforms with visionary leadership and Strong communication.

- Ability to work with investors and the board, Collaborative, Data-driven decision making with a Startup execution mindset.