Senior Vice President - eCommerce Technology/Startup

Role Summary

The VP Technology will serve as the technology leader and chief architect for the organizations ecommerce platforms. This role owns end-to-end technology strategy and execution, including product engineering, platform architecture, infrastructure, DevOps, QA, and AI initiatives.

The incumbent will enable hyper-scale growth, rapid innovation, and world-class engineering execution.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead platform engineering, product technology, infrastructure, DevOps, and QA teams.

- Define and execute the product and platform technology roadmap aligned to business growth.

- Architect and scale a secure, cloud-native, micro-services-based ecosystem.

- Ensure high standards of engineering excellence, performance, reliability, and security.

- Drive technology modernization and agility across multiple evolving tech stacks.

- Act as the strategic technology partner to the COO/CEO and leadership team.

Core Responsibilities:

Strategic Technology Leadership:

- Set the product & platform technology roadmap to support rapid delivery of features and scale to millions of users.

- Architect cloud-native, microservices-based systems with real-time inventory, order routing, geo-fencing, and logistics orchestration.

- Lead engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, QA, monitoring/SRE, and ensure operational excellence under peak loads.

AI & Data-First Innovation:

- Launch and scale AI/Data Science platforms for demand forecasting, dynamic pricing, personalization, logistics optimization, and fraud reduction.

- Drive adoption of ML-enabled decision systems akin to predictive inventory and delivery orchestration demands critical in quick commerce.

Hyper-Scaling:

- Scale platforms to industry-leading benchmarks in uptime, throughput, and user experience for quick commerce and delivery models.

Talent Leadership:

- Own technology hiring and succession planning; attract, retain, and develop top-tier engineering and AI talent.

Experience & Capabilities

- 15-20 years in technology leadership roles within ecommerce, consumer internet, or high-growth startups.

- Proven success in scaling platforms and teams in high-traffic environments.

- Strong expertise in distributed systems, micro-services, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.

- Hands-on exposure to AI/ML, data platforms, and modern engineering practices.

- Track record of leading large, multi-disciplinary technology teams.