Founding Product & Technology Lead

Job Description:

About the Role

We are looking for a visionary and hands-onFounding Product & Technology Leadto build and scale our flagship B2B SaaS platform from the ground up. This is a leadership role for someone who enjoys building products from scratch, defining technology strategy, making architecture decisions, and leading high-performing engineering teams.

As one of the founding members of the technology organization, you will own the end-to-end product engineering function-from product architecture and MVP development to scaling the platform for enterprise customers. You will work closely with the founders, product stakeholders, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions that solve real business problems.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Technology Leadership

• Define the product technology vision, architecture, and engineering roadmap.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of a scalable, API-first enterprise SaaS platform.
• Build and launch products from MVP through commercial scale.
• Collaborate with founders and product teams to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
• Drive engineering best practices, coding standards, architecture governance, and technical excellence.

Engineering Leadership

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering team.
• Establish agile development processes, sprint planning, and release management.
• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Participate in hiring and scaling the technology organization.

Solution Architecture

• Design secure, scalable, cloud-native microservices architecture.
• Build enterprise-grade APIs and integration frameworks.
• Ensure high availability, performance, security, and reliability of applications.
• Implement authentication, authorization (RBAC), audit trails, monitoring, and logging.

Product Delivery

• Own technical delivery timelines and execution.
• Drive continuous product improvements based on customer feedback.
• Collaborate with UI/UX teams to deliver intuitive and user-centric experiences.
• Ensure high-quality software through testing, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Product Engineering or Software Development.
• Minimum 3+ years leading engineering teams.
• Proven experience building B2B SaaS products from concept to production.
• Experience working in startups or as an early engineering leader is highly preferred.

Technical Skills

Frontend

• React.js
• TypeScript
• HTML5
• CSS3

Backend

• Node.js
• REST APIs
• GraphQL

Database

• PostgreSQL
• SQL Database Design

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD Pipelines

Architecture

• Microservices Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• API-First Design
• Event-Driven Architecture
• System Design
• Performance Optimization
• Scalability

Security

• Authentication & Authorization
• RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
• OAuth/JWT
• Enterprise Security
• Audit Trails
• Data Protection Best Practices

Required Skills

• Strong product mindset with the ability to balance technology and business objectives.
• Expertise in designing scalable enterprise applications and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience in software design, coding, code reviews, and system architecture.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with high ownership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following will be highly preferred:

• B2B SaaS Platforms
• Enterprise Software
• API Platforms
• Workflow Automation
• GCC / Enterprise Operations Platforms
• HRTech
• FinTech
• AI-enabled SaaS Products
• Startup or Founding Engineering Teams

What You'll Build

• Enterprise-grade SaaS Platform
• Secure API Ecosystem
• Scalable Cloud-Native Architecture
• High-performance Engineering Team
• Products that solve real business challenges for global enterprises

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to be a founding technology leader.
• Build products from the ground up with significant ownership.
• Work directly with founders and influence product strategy.
• Lead cutting-edge technology initiatives using modern engineering practices.
• Build a platform that will support global enterprise customers and scale internationally.