Location: Gurugram | Reporting to: VP | Role: IC (Senior Leadership) | Full-time
We are hiring a senior Technology Lead (GM / AVP) to own the engineering vision for a large-scale learning platform empowering millions of educators across India. This is a hands-on Individual Contributor role with executive-level ownership, responsible for architecture, platform modernization, AI enablement, and engineering excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead platform modernization to ensure scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Own system architecture and key technology decisions across backend, frontend, data, and cloud.
- Drive AI/ML and LLM-powered features (chatbots, recommendations, personalization) from design to production.
- Establish MLOps practices: model versioning, monitoring, safe rollouts, and responsible AI standards.
- Ensure strong DevOps and SRE maturity: CI/CD, IaC, observability, SLIs/SLOs, and incident management.
- Embed security-by-design, data privacy, and compliance across the SDLC.
- Partner closely with Product, Design, Business, and external vendors to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Lead through influence—mentoring engineers, enforcing quality standards, and guiding partners.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience; 5+ years leading large-scale platforms or initiatives.
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud (AWS), DevOps, and system design.
- Hands-on experience deploying AI/ML or LLM-based features in production.
- Proven ability to align technical strategy with business impact.
- Mandatory experience in EdTech / e-learning platforms.
Bonus Skills: Python, Django/DRF, Flutter, React/Next.js, MySQL, AWS, Celery, Firebase.
Apply with CV + Current CTC, Expected CTC, Notice Period, Location
Contact: Shalini Rai | shalini.rai@airtel.com
