Reports to: Head, Technology
Job location: Koramangala - Bangalore

Work mode: 5 days WFO

About the company:
Altellect is a strategic venture ecosystem that builds, operates, and scales intelligent, high-growth startups across diverse sectors. As we expand our portfolio, we’re looking for passionate and driven professionals to join us in shaping the future of our ventures. We are on a mission to build and launch 10+ product-led businesses across multiple technology domains. At Altellect, you’ll help lay the foundations of innovation - from people and products to culture and performance - as we transform ideas into thriving businesses.

About the role:
The Engineering Lead at Altellect plays a pivotal role in building the technology backbone across multiple ventures. This leader will architect scalable products, manage engineering execution, and collaborate closely with product, design, and venture leadership to convert zero-to-one ideas into tangible, market-ready solutions.

This is a hybrid strategic–technical role: You will code, you will architect, you will lead, and you will shape the engineering culture for an ecosystem building 10+ ventures simultaneously.

The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in ambiguity, loves building from scratch, and can balance rapid execution with long-term platform thinking.

Key responsibilities

JD & Key Responsibilities

A. Technology Leadership

Lead engineering execution for 2–4 ventures simultaneously, from MVP to scalable product.
Drive architectural decisions, technology stack selection, and long-term platform planning.
Own code quality, performance, security, and scalability.

B. Product & Venture Collaboration

Work closely with product managers, designers, and venture leads to translate business needs into technical roadmaps.
Co-create product requirements, timelines, and release plans.
Support founders and venture partners with technical insights, feasibility, and optimizations.

C. Team Building & Management

Recruit, mentor, and manage high-performing engineering teams (internal + contract + outsourced).
Set engineering best practices, coding standards, sprint rituals, and documentation norms.
Build a culture of excellence, ownership, and rapid iteration.

D. Delivery & Execution

Oversee sprint planning, task allocation, and delivery timelines.
Optimize engineering velocity across parallel venture teams.
Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and QA processes.

E. Technical Advisory for Ventures

Provide technical due diligence for new venture ideas.
Evaluate external vendors / agencies and manage integrations.
Ensure all technology decisions align with speed, cost-effectiveness, and innovation goals.

Experience / Background

10–15 yrs in software engineering; with 5+ yrs in leading teams
Proven people, stakeholder & cross‑functional team management skills
Hands‑on with software architecture, SDLC & delivery pipelines
Experience in Agile / Scrum / SAFe environments
B.Tech/ M.Tech/ BE/ ME in Computer Science or related field

Expected Tech stack expertise:

Must have:

Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (JS, Node.js, Python).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
Containers & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong understanding of system design, microservices, API architecture, Database architect

Good to have:

Frontend experience (React, Angular, Vue).
DevOps exposure (Terraform, Helm, Deployment automation).
Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog).
Experience with scalable event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
Exposure to security best practices and performance engineering.
Ownership mindset; action & delivery focused
Collaborative, transparent, strong communicator
Growth oriented; passionate about coaching & development
Thrives in fast-changing, venture driven environments

What you'll bring to Altellect

A builder’s mindset—structured thinking, strong execution, and deep accountability.
Leadership that inspires teams to perform at high standards.
Ability to translate business needs into engineering execution plans.
Passion for shaping engineering culture, processes, and best practices.
A commitment to quality, speed, and operational excellence.
Hunger to innovate and ship intelligently designed products that move the business forward.