Head - Engineering & Technology (12-15 yrs)

About the job

Client Overview :

Our client is India's leading fast growing fintech organization and largest player in online receivables discounting business.

They facilitate financial transactions between financers, buyers and sellers through our digital marketplace platform.

As we enter a high-growth phase, they are committed to scaling our technology infrastructure while maintaining our customer-first approach.

Position Summary :

We are looking for seasoned Head Engineering & Tech Operations to lead our technology strategy and drive innovation in our fintech platform.

The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise to scale our digital infrastructure, modernize our technology stack, and strengthen our market leading position in the (Trade Receivables Discounting System) space.

This role is critical in driving our mission to revolutionize invoice discounting through cutting edge, technology-led driven solutions.

Location and Reporting :

- Location- : Thane Head Office

- Reports to- : Managing Director & CEO

- Team Size- : Leadership of 60+ technology professionals (In house and Vendor partners)

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership & Innovation :

- Develop and execute the company's technical vision and strategy aligned with aggressive growth targets

- Lead digital transformation initiatives and innovation programs

- Design and implement scalable architecture to handle 10x growth in transaction volumes

- Drive customer-centric innovation through data-driven insights and feedback loops

- Oversee IT budgets, resource allocation and technology investments - Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams

Technical Operations & Scalability:

- Architect highly scalable, microservices-based applications for processing high-volume financial transactions

- Design and implement auto-scaling infrastructure to handle peak loads

- Lead the modernization of legacy systems through careful planning and phased execution

- Implement real-time monitoring and alerting systems for business-critical operations

- Establish distributed caching and database sharding strategies for improved performance

- Develop disaster recovery and business continuity solutions

Platform Modernization:

- Lead the transition from monolithic to microservices architecture

- Implement event-driven architecture for real-time transaction processing Design and deploy containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes

- Establish CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable deployments

- Implement feature flags and A/B testing capabilities for controlled rollouts

- Develop strategies for gradual legacy system deprecation while maintaining business continuity

Customer-Centric Innovation:

- Build advanced analytics capabilities for personalized user experiences

- Implement machine learning models for risk assessment and fraud detection

- Develop real-time dashboard and reporting systems for stakeholders

- Create API-first architecture for seamless partner integrations

- Design and implement customer feedback loops in product development

- Establish performance metrics focused on customer satisfaction and system reliability

Technical Challenges & Objectives: Scaling Infrastructure: Design systems to handle -

- Auto scale for concurrent users

- Millions of daily transactions

- Sub-second response times

- Implement horizontal scaling capabilities across all system components

- Optimize database performance

Required Qualifications & Skills :

Education & Experience :

- Bachelor's degree in Information technology, Computer Science, or related field

- 15+ years of technology experience with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles

- Proven experience in fintech, banking, or financial services sector

- Track record of successfully scaling high-transaction systems

Technical Skills :

Expert-level knowledge in :

- Distributed systems architecture

- Microservices and event-driven architectures

- Full-stack development (Java, .NET, JavaScript)

- React.js and modern frontend frameworks

- RESTful web services and API design

- Database design and optimization (MySQL, Oracle)

- Cloud infrastructure management

- Information security and compliance

- Agile development methodologies

- DevOps practices and tools

- Container orchestration (Kubernetes) Leadership