Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer - Learning Marketplace - IIT/NIT/BIT/IIIT

Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer - Learning Marketplace (10 to 18 years)

About Us :

We are a global marketplace of live online classes for learners aged up to 18 years. We provide small group classes that meet over live video chat where learners are connected with teachers and classmates who share their interests. The classes are on a wide variety of topics across math, science, English & communication, coding, robotics, logic & critical thinking, etc. We are guided by our vision to inspire and empower every kid to discover and attain his/her potential.

The product vision and broad specifications are defined and MVP development is at an advanced stage.

About The Position :

Co-founder & CTO (founding Team member) with core ownership of building Product/s and the platform from ground up. As the CTO, you will head the Technology vertical and work towards product and project deliverables.

Some of the key responsibilities associated with this role include:

- Lead the development and delivery of technical roadmap for products and platforms

- Further development and launch of MVP from the current level

- Development of the next phase (post MVP) of the platform

- Hiring the right talent and building a strong Engineering team

- Help in making crucial business decisions and shape the product journey

We are looking for :

- B.Tech/M.Tech (B.E./M.E) - Computer Science from IITs, NITs, BITs, IIITs with 10+ years of overall IT experience.

- Tenured Engineering Leader with past experience in leading Technology companies / Startups in the role of CTO/ Director of Engineering / VP, Engineering (Experience from Saas Startup/business is an added advantage)

- Should be a Full-stack developer with deep knowledge in multiple technologies (cross-stack) and have a deep understanding of business domains, technical stacks, programming languages, environments

- Should have a hands-on approach, ability to architect, design, and develop highly complex applications from the ground up.

- Should be able to hire, mentor, motivate engineers and own the engineering charter.

- Develop the in-house capabilities and processes to manage Development, Operations, and product releases.

- Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems

- Familiar with Agile product development methodology

- Strong technical troubleshooting and performance analysis on issues during the implementation/support

- Communicate the company's technology strategy to management, Investor.

The stack you'll own, grow, and influence:

- WordPress; HTML; CSS; Angular

- Node JS

- ECMAScript 7

- BootStrap3

- MongoDB; Mongoose; Redis

- MySQL

- WebRTC and WebTransport for live video + audio chat

- Communication protocols and standards (VoIP, SIP, H.264 etc)

- Amazon Web Services with SSL

- AI/ML service integration and ability to create own proprietary AI/ML products

Important Aspects to consider:

- The role requires a long term commitment and very high passion

- Equity-only role (Currently)

- Part-time commitment is fine for now (full-time once the first round of funding is raised)