Role
Director of Engineering
Company
Ctruh
Location:
Bengaluru
The Role
Ctruh is hiring a hands-on Director of Engineering who codes, architects systems, and builds teams. Youll set the technical foundation, drive engineering excellence, and own the architecture of our AI, 3D, and XR platform.
This is not a pure management role - expect to spend 5060% of your time writing code, solving deep technical problems, and owning mission-critical systems. As we scale, this role transitions into CTO, taking full ownership of technical vision and long-term strategy.
What Youll Own
- Technical Leadership & Architecture
Architect Ctruhs full-stack platform across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and AI.
Scale core systems: VersaAI engine, rendering pipeline, AR deployment, analytics.
Make decisions on stack, scalability patterns, architecture, and technical debt.
Own design for high-performance 3D asset processing, real-time rendering, and ML deployment.
Lead architectural discussions, design reviews, and set engineering standards.
Write production-grade code across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud infra.
Build critical features and core system components independently.
Debug complex systems and optimize performance end-to-end.
Implement and optimize AI/ML pipelines for 3D generation, CV, and recognition.
Build scalable backend services for large-scale asset processing and real-time pipelines.
Develop WebGL/Three.js rendering and AR workflows.
- Team Building & Engineering Management
Hire and grow a team of 58 engineers initially (scaling to 1520).
Establish engineering culture, values, and best practices.
Build career frameworks, performance systems, and growth plans.
Conduct 1:1s, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement.
Set up processes for agile execution, deployments, and incident response.
- Product & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with the founder and product team on roadmap, feasibility, and prioritization.
Translate product requirements into technical execution plans.
Collaborate with design for UX quality and technical alignment.
Support sales and customer success with integrations and technical discussions.
Contribute technical inputs to product strategy and customer-facing initiatives.
- Engineering Operations & Infrastructure
Own CI/CD, testing frameworks, deployments, and automation.
Create monitoring, logging, and alerting setups for reliability.
Manage AWS infrastructure with a focus on cost and performance.
Build internal tools, documentation, and developer workflows.
Ensure enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability.
Tech Stack
React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, WebGL, Three.js
Node.js, Python, Express/FastAPI, REST, GraphQL
PyTorch, TensorFlow, CV models, Stable Diffusion, LLMs, ML pipelines
Three.js, WebGL, Babylon.js, glTF, USDZ, rendering optimization
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, vector databases
AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, SageMaker), Docker, Kubernetes
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Monitoring: Datadog, Sentry
What Were Looking For
9+ years of engineering experience, with 34 years in technical leadership.
Deep full-stack experience with strong system design fundamentals.
Proven success building products from 01 in fast-paced environments.
Hands-on expertise with React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, and AWS.
Ability to design scalable architectures for high-performance systems.
Strong people leadership with experience hiring and mentoring teams.
Ready to code, review, design, and lead from the front.
Startup mindset: fast execution, problem-solving, ownership.
AI/ML deployment experience (CV, generative AI, 3D reconstruction).
Strong 3D graphics/WebGL/Three.js knowledge.
Experience with real-time systems, rendering optimizations, or large-scale pipelines.
Background in B2B SaaS, XR, gaming, or immersive tech.
Experience scaling engineering teams from 5
20+.
Open-source contributions or technical content creation.
Experience working closely with founders or executive leadership.
Why Ctruh
Hard, meaningful engineering problems at the intersection of AI, 3D, XR, and web tech.
Build from day zero architecture, team, and culture.
Path to CTO as the company scales.
High autonomy to drive technical decisions.
Direct founder collaboration on product vision.
High ownership, high-growth environment.
Backed by global leaders: Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, AWS.
Location & Work Culture:
Location:
HSR Layout, Bengaluru
Schedule
6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)
Culture
High-intensity, high-integrity, engineering-first
Team
Young, ambitious, technically strong
Compensation
Competitive base salary
Significant stock options (4-year vesting)
Performance-based bonuses tied to delivery and impact
The Ideal Candidate
You're an engineer at heart and a leader by instinct. You love coding as much as architecting systems. You balance speed with quality, innovate fearlessly, and thrive in ambiguity.
You Can
Architect microservices in the morning
Review mission-critical PRs at noon
Build a Three.js shader in the afternoon
Run an engineering standup in the evening
Youve experienced both the pain of poor architecture and the joy of elegant systems - and know how to build things that scale. If you geek out over AI/ML pipelines, 3D rendering, WebGL performance, or building engineering orgs from scratch, youll love Ctruh.
To Apply
Please include:
Your resume/CV with links to your GitHub, portfolio, or relevant technical work
A brief cover note describing your most impactful technical achievement and why youre excited about Ctruh
Links to any open-source contributions, technical blog posts, or side projects (optional but encouraged)
