Chief Technology Officer

This role is for one of our clients

Company Name: Scrabble

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Min Experience: 7 years

Location: Giftcity

JobType: full-time

₹40,00,000 - ₹65,00,000 a year

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our founding leadership team and build

the org's entire technology foundation from the ground up. This is a hands-on, 0→1 leadership role for someone who can architect global-grade fintech systems, scale engineering teams, and align

technology with business, regulatory, and growth goals.

 

You will own technology vision, architecture, security, scalability, and execution, while working

closely with the founders to shape  long-term platform and product roadmap.

 

This role is based in GIFT City, Ahmedabad — India’s fast-growing international financial hub. We

are building for the world from India’s most promising global fintech destination.

 

Responsibilities:

▪ Define and own technology vision, architecture, and long-term technical strategy.

▪ Be hands-on in the early stage, actively coding and building core systems.

▪ Build, manage, and scale the engineering team to deliver the product end-to-end.

▪ Architect and deliver secure, scalable, low-latency backend systems and APIs.

▪ Own cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and system reliability.

▪ Ensure strong security, data protection, and compliance-ready foundations.

▪ Lead integrations with brokers, custodians, payment rails, KYC/AML, and data partners.

▪ Establish engineering standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and delivery.

▪ Work closely with founders, product, and business teams to translate strategy into execution.

▪ Represent technology in leadership, investor, and partner discussions.

Requirements:

▪ BE/BTech/MTech in Computer Science or related field (IIT/NITs or equivalent preferred).

▪ 7–12 years of experience in backend/platform engineering with strong architectural and

leadership ownership.

▪ Prior experience as a CTO, Head of Engineering, or Tech Lead at a high-growth startup or fintech.

▪ Deep expertise in modern backend languages and stacks (Go, Node.js, Python, Java, etc.).

▪ Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and high-scale

platforms.

▪ Proven ability to build and scale engineering teams from early stage to growth.

▪ Strong understanding of fintech systems, security, compliance, and regulated environments.

▪ Hands-on mindset with the ability to dive deep into code and architecture when needed.

▪ Strategic thinker with strong communication and leadership skills.

▪ Passion for building global fintech products from India for the world.

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