CTO

Desired​ ​ Skills​ ​ and​ ​ Experience

● B.S.​ ​ or​ ​ Masters​ ​ in​ ​ computer​ ​ engineering​ ​ or​ ​ related​ ​ discipline,​ ​ from​

reputed​​ ​ university

● Must​ ​ have​ ​ been​ ​ involved​ ​ with​ ​ startups​ ​ (some​ ​ successful​ ​ and​ ​ others​

a ​ ​ learning ​ ​ experience)

● Must​ ​ be​ ​ a ​ ​ hands-on entrepreneurial​ ​ CTO,​ ​ who​ ​ has​ ​ worked​ ​ at​ ​ least​

one​​ ​ high​​ ​ profile​​ ​ startup

● Strong​​ ​ network​​ ​ to​​ ​ recruit​​ ​ from​​ ​ within​​ ​ (India​​ ​ and/or​​ ​ overseas)

● Must have experience and ability to hire quality team, with first hires

being​ ​ from​ ​ personal​ ​ networks

● Experience​ ​ in​ ​ leading​ ​ the​ ​ full​ ​ cycle​ ​ of​ ​ web​ ​ and​ ​ mobile​ ​ application​

development processes,​ ​ from​ ​ design​ ​ to​ ​ implementation,

deployment​ ​ and​ ​ ​ operation.

● Experience​​ ​ with​​ ​ Python​​ ​ development​​ ​ and​​ ​ object-oriented​​ ​ design

● Extensive​ ​ experience​ ​ with​ ​ MCV​ ​ frameworks​​ ​ (Django​​ ​ is​​ ​ a ​ ​ plus)

● Experience​ ​ managing​ ​ multi-discipline​ ​ teams​ ​ of​ ​ developers​ ​ is​ ​ a ​ ​ plus

● Extensive​ ​ knowledge​ ​ of​ ​ and​ ​ experience​ ​ with​ ​ SMS,​ ​ USSD​ ​ or​ ​ other​

protocols​​ ​ for​​ ​ mobile ​ ​ communication​​ ​ standards,​​ ​ particularly​​ ​ GSM

● Exceptional​ ​ project​ ​ management​ ​ and​ ​ organization​ ​ skills

Responsibilities:

● Collaborate​ ​ with​ ​ the​ ​ Founder​ ​ to​ ​ build​ ​ a ​ ​ comprehensive technology​

vision​​ ​ and​​ ​ product​​ ​ roadmap

● Build​​ ​ out​​ ​ the​​ ​ architecture,​​ ​ team,​​ ​ technology​​ ​ stack​​ ​ and​​ ​ platform

● Set​ ​ the​ ​ tone,​ ​ best​ ​ practices,​ ​ and​ ​ overall​ ​ strategy​ ​ for​ ​ technical​

operations​ ​ – ​ ​ from​ ​ coding, project​ ​ management,​ ​ documentation,​

architecture,​ ​ and​ ​ scaling​ ​ ​ – ​ ​ and​ ​ rigidly​ ​ adhere​ ​ to their​

implementation,​​ ​ adjusting​​ ​ as​​ ​ needed

● Own​ ​ & ​ ​ report​ ​ on​ ​ technology​ ​ related​ ​ metrics​ , ​ ​ always​ ​ looking​ ​ for​ ​ a ​

way​​ ​ to​​ ​ improve​​ ​ ​ ​ users’ ​ ​ experiences ​ ​ via​ ​ technology

● Identify​ ​ and​ ​ incorporate​ ​ growing​ ​ trends​ ​ and​ ​ best​ ​ practices​ ​ in​

technology,​ ​ evaluate​ ​ and identify​ ​ appropriate​ ​ technology​

platforms

● Lead​ ​ strategic​ ​ planning​ ​ to​ ​ achieve​ ​ goals​ ​ within​ ​ timelines​ ​ by​

identifying​ ​ and​ ​ prioritizing development​ ​ initiatives​ ​ and​ ​ setting​

timeframes​​ ​ for​​ ​ development​​ ​ and​​ ​ deployment ● Recruit,​ ​ hire​ ​ and​ ​ lead​ ​ a ​ ​ high​ ​ quality​ ​ technology​ ​ team​ , ​ ​ with​ ​ close​

collaboration​ ​ and communication​ ​ with​ ​ a ​ ​ top​ ​ notch​ ​ data​ ​ science​

team

● Recommend​ ​ technologies​ ​ that​ ​ support​ ​ company​ ​ organizational​

needs​​ ​ internally

● Maintain​ ​ a ​ ​ governance​ ​ process​ ​ ​ that​ ​ meets​ ​ government,​ ​ partner,​

and​​ ​ company ​ ​ expectations​​ ​ for​​ ​ information​​ ​ privacy

● Communicate​ ​ the​ ​ company’s​ ​ technology​ ​ strategy​ ​ to​ ​ investors,​

management,​​ ​ staff, ​ ​ partners,​​ ​ customers,​​ ​ and​​ ​ stakeholders

● Develop​ ​ and​ ​ manage​ ​ a ​ ​ multi-year​ ​ technology​ ​ roadmap​ , ​ ​ ensuring​

the​ ​ deployment​ ​ of architectural​ ​ solutions​ ​ that​ ​ are​ ​ secure,​ ​ scalable,​

comprehensive​​ ​ and​​ ​ maintainable

● Assist​ ​ the​ ​ CEO​ ​ with​ ​ fundraising​ ​ and​ ​ strategy,​ ​ Product​ ​ & ​ ​ Operations​

Leads​​ ​ with​​ ​ feature ​ ​ road-mapping

Key​ ​ Personal​ ​ Attributes

● A​ ​ natural​ ​ leader

● Loves the intensity, chaos and passion of start-ups, and wants to

work with a fun-loving team who truly enjoy working together to

realize​ ​ a ​ ​ shared​ ​ dream

● Team player who is takes ownership of work, is detail and deadline

oriented,​ ​ with​ ​ a ​ ​ strong​ ​ ​ work​ ​ ethic