Tech Lead

The short version :

Who we're looking for : A hands-on Tech Lead who thrives on building scalable, elegant, and impactful products - and equally enjoys mentoring a young team to achieve technical excellence.

What the role is about : You'll lead both product development and the expansion of Kraftshala's tech team, architecting solutions across our learning, admissions, and internal platforms that serve thousands of users.

Why you should apply : If you want to take end-to-end ownership of high-impact consumer and internal products, shape the technical direction of a fast-scaling education brand, and work directly with the founder - this role is for you.

About us : Kraftshala is India's largest higher-education institution in terms of marketing placements, with a 94% placement rate across 3,000 candidates, and we are gunning to become the world's largest career launchpad, across domains.

We're backed by a number of eminent investors including ex-unicorn startup founders and CXOs of global giants like RedBus, NoBroker, Nestlé, and Performics.

The detailed version :

As Tech Lead at Kraftshala, you'll balance hands-on product development with strategic leadership. You'll own the architecture, code quality, and team growth across consumer-facing learning platforms and internal systems that enable India's most driven professionals to learn and transform their careers.

Specific Responsibilities & Metrics to Measure :

• Architect scalable solutions across web and backend systems. Metrics to measure : System uptime, latency, and scalability benchmarks.
• Oversee all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from design to deployment. Metrics to measure : Adherence to sprint goals, timely releases, and delivery predictability.
• Write clean, modular, and reusable code that follows engineering best practices. Metrics to measure : Code review quality scores, post-deployment bug rates, and test coverage levels.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, and mentorship of engineers to grow a strong, high-performing on-site team. Metrics to measure : Team expansion and retention rates, skill development progress, and peer feedback quality.
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to prioritize and deliver high-impact features that drive business outcomes. Metrics to measure : Feature adoption rates, user satisfaction scores, and delivery-to-impact ratios.
• Build and own Kraftshala's technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company's long-term goals. Metrics to measure : Roadmap milestone achievement rate and on-time completion of strategic initiatives.

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Selection Process

As a small team, we must get to know each other before taking the leap. We want to ensure you succeed in your role within our team. Each conversation with us will last about 30-60 minutes, and will be a mix of online and in-person interactions.

Location : Delhi

Skills Required

Mysql, Node.js, Mongodb, Rest Apis, react.js , Aws