Job Description - Head of Engineering

Role Overview

- Hora is a high calibre, multi-million dollar valued startup funded by the biggest names in tech and finance. The founding team consists of 3 Princeton University grads who are successful serial entrepreneurs. Our investors include Amit Singhal (former Global Head of Search at Google) and Yuvraj Singh (co-founder of DMI Finance, $2.2B alternative lending company).

- At Hora, we aim to address the massive demand-supply gap in credit by building India's largest credit engine. Through our Android app, we will provide micro cash loans to the 100M+ blue-collar population in India.

- With Hora, you can grow financially with the success of the company as we give our valued employees the option an attractive ESOP plan. In this respect, we aim to model Google and Facebook, which transformed thousands of their employees into multi-millionaires. Our mission is to build wealth for all.

- This is not your average cookie-cutter role - we are in search of a creative, analytical mind that will LEAD the Engineering division at Hora.AI. He/she will also work closely with Hora's Credit team, Data Science team and it's Founders to build the AI-driven credit model. We currently have a Tech team of 6 people and are looking to expand our team size. Additionally, prior experience in fintech credit will be a valuable asset.

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes :

- Ability to deep dive hands on into coding, building scalable architecture and backend infrastructure

- Strong knowledge of - how to scale- a product, Dev ops, (Docker/ Kubernetes), Messaging queues, Testing, Database design, Security Log management system

- Extremely hands-on in coding along with a strong interest in leading a team.

- Knowledge of tech stack, which in our case is Node.js/GraphQL/TypeScript for API development, PostgreSQL, AWS, Python for data processing.

- Proven technical experience of 4-10 years of work-ex coupled with a strategic growth mindset

Responsibilities :

- Lead the software design, architecture, development, debugging, documentation, testing, deployment, maintenance and improvement efforts

- Establish the roadmap and architecture based on the latest proven technologies and Hora's needs

- Manage, lead and mentor other engineersand demonstrate best engineering practices with the team

- Lead the team to follow our software development process including writing unit tests, performing code reviews, doing daily standups, setting OKRs and milestones, etc.

- Excellent experience in coding including the ability to write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code

- Develop backend code for mobile applications and internal web tools

- Develop APIs for the mobile platform

- Own, innovate and maintain the backend infrastructure

- Code using cutting-edge tools in close collaboration with our Machine Learning team

- Stay on top of state-of-the-art technologies and apply them

- Collaborate with teams and share knowledge via tech talks and promote tech and engineering best practices within the team

Minimum Qualifications :

- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience

- 4-10 years of relevant work experience in system design,algorithms, datastructures, scalability, DevOps, security and testing

- Demonstrated experience in delivering reliable, scalable, performant, and secure web-based systems and services in production

- Experience working with three or more from the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, security for software development.

- Strong experience in system design, scalability, DevOps, security and testing

- Strong and proven passion for code quality

- Knowledge of a wide-range of front and back-end technologies.

- Experience with any of the following technologies is particularly desirable: TypeScript, GraphQL, node.js, Python, Go, Java, HTML/CSS, React, Redis, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Spark, ElasticSearch, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS, Git.

- Experience in writing backend code with modern languages and frameworks (JavaScript/node.js or Python/Django)

- Strong relational database experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)

- Experience in API development for mobile/web

- Strong Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, memory management, concurrency

Preferred Qualifications (Added advantage) :

- Excellent written communication, verbal communication, and presentation skills

- Competitive programming experience

- Familiarity with data science and/or machine learning, experience in credit and risk models, NLP and network analysis expertise

- Experience of working on fintech products

- Experience in managing a distributed set of engineers/developers

Personal Attributes :

- Self-guided missile

- Enjoys finding novel solutions to hard technical problems

- Optimistic team player

- A hard-working, humble disposition - weare looking for doers who think,and thinkers who do.

- Enjoys hands-on, day-to-day work while having a bigger picture view of the goals to accomplish.

- Strong sense of ethics and integrity.

- Desire to make a strong impact on the lives of millions through their work

How to apply :

- If you think you can be our next Head of Engineering, then fill out this form with your information. Our team will review your application and reach out to you for the next steps.

Why should you be interested?

- Impact

- Working with Hora will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive change in the lives of millions - doing well by doing good.

- Work Culture

- Hora is a high-performing, fast-growing startup that would provide candidates with an opportunity to gain entrepreneurial exposure and develop a holistic portfolio

- Every member of the Hora family is dedicated to the four pillars of the Hora credo:

- H: Humility

- O: Originality

- R: Responsibility

- A: Aspiration

- Team

- Hora has a team of young, hard-working, and dynamic individuals who strive for excellence while maintaining a humble outlook. You will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with expats from different corners of the globe.

- We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.

- Learning

- Increase your problem-solving capabilities by delving into complex challenges.

- Wealth

In a conventional job, there is alimit to how much one can scale personally. However, with Hora, you can grow financially with the success of the company as we give our valued employees the option an attractive ESOP plan. In this respect, weaim to model Google and Facebook, which transformed thousands of their employees into multi-millionaires. Our mission is to build wealth for all.

Location/Work Environment : The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India

- We have built a creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon

- The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.

- Our team consists of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in house.

- The Rejuvenation Center is a testament to our commitment to a healthy work environment, conducive to growth, and attentive to every individual's need to relax and re-energize. Here, one can take a quick break from work, enjoy a delightful morsel, meditate and stretch, and return to work refreshed with renewed enthusiasm.