Head - Technology - Real Estate

Job Description

Role : Tech Head

Location : Mumbai

Responsibilities :

- Build and manage technology team and oversee R&D, Engineering, Application Development, Architecture, Infrastructure, Product Management and User Experience Design

- Develop technology strategic plan

- Position and prepare the technology organization for scalable growth: architecture, development, infrastructure, people, processes, roadmaps, etc.

- Define product strategy and product roadmaps with clear objectives and long-term vision

- Establish and enforce technical standards for product development and company operations.

- Work with Product Management Team to establish a product roadmap and release schedule

- Monitor and maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, always on a lookout for new technologies and work with the team in bringing in new technologies.

- Strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables, lead effort to develop, and deploy all web-based services

- Proven leadership ability

- Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously based on KPIs and quantitative attributes

- Demonstrated ability to design web-based products and services that meet customer needs (and feedback) or solve business problems

- Driving a culture of passion for Data and Technology throughout the company

Key Requirements :

- Proven experience in developing and launching innovative, successful C2C marketplace products; Should have architected and delivered an end-to-end solution for all stakeholders

- Experience in creating the necessary team structure and managing a diverse teams.

- Work with team members to manage the day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design review, code review, and implementation.

- Should have 5 years+ of experience in managing a complex technology operation and leading cross-functional efforts across multiple teams.

- Should be able to translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design and code.

- Experience and deep domain expertise in building Web applications, Stacks, Data sciences

- Effective technology product oversight from concept through launch & post-sales support

- Demonstrated experience creating and implementing short and long-term technology roadmaps

- Experience implementing and executing an Agile software development methodology

- Fluency with best practices and concepts; Experience with, and preference for, leveraging and contributing to open source solutions

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technology field from a tier-1 institute is preferred

- Ability to delve into macro business objectives and come up with tech solutions

- Ability to put forth complex tech decisions in a way that make sense to non-tech audience

- Ability to build sustainable vendor relationships while keeping cost in check

- Experienced in setting up agile software development practices Tech Stack Preferred - Ruby on Rails and/or Java, Javascript, Angular, Node.js, Django

Technical Skills :

- Experienced in cloud implementations with any of the leading cloud providers

- Ability to define system design and software architecture

- Experienced in implementation of custom or standard CRM systems

- Experienced in setting up mobile first interfaces that scale across different form factors

- Experienced in building platforms with open-source web, mobile and database technologies

- Ability to utilize new age technologies such as AI, ML, VR, Computer Vision to bring competitive advantage to the business

- Knowledge of Data Security, Secure Coding, Encryption, Scalability, and High Availability