Responsibilities

• Build and lead a world-class engineering organization in India from the ground up.
• Shape the overall direction of engineering teams and encourage innovation.
• Serve as a primary technical mentor and advisor, establish engineering best practices.
• Foster Alpaca culture and adapt practices to local market and regulatory needs.
• Lead recruitment initiatives to build a diverse engineering organization.
• Drive strategic technical leadership and oversee scalable, reliable technical projects.
• Act as liaison between engineering teams and executive leadership for communication and alignment.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and local regulators ensuring compliance.
• Design and architect financial systems for the Indian market, including backend solutions.
• Ensure operational reliability, incident management, and vendor relationship management.
• Collaborate globally and lead cross-functional projects across regions.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience with large-scale financial systems.
• Industry-recognized engineering leader with strategic vision and technical depth.
• Expertise in Go or similar backend languages and system architecture.
• Strong understanding of financial transaction processing, accounting, and compliance.
• Proven leadership skills building and guiding engineering organizations.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to function as incident commander.
• Domain expertise with financial APIs, regulatory compliance, and software development lifecycle.
• Infrastructure management experience with cloud and on-premise environments.
• Familiarity or willingness to learn the Indian financial market and regulatory landscape.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in Indian financial services and GIFT City operations.
• Knowledge of IFSCA regulations and similar frameworks.
• Experience in managing vendors, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and the Indian fintech ecosystem.
• Certifications in cloud platforms, infrastructure management, or Kubernetes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Health benefits.
• One-time home-office setup allowance and monthly stipend.