Location: Remote
Experience: 10+ years, with 1-2 years in similar role
Salary: ₹33 - 40 LPA
Project Tech4Dev
Project Tech4Dev is dedicated to helping nonprofits use technology and data to amplify their impact. We know that many nonprofits face challenges with costly tech, limited in-house expertise, and scattered data. That’s why we offer open source platforms like Glific, Development Data Platform (Dalgo), and Avni—tools designed to be affordable, practical, and easy to use.
Glific, for example, helps over 100 NGOs reach more than 1.3 million people through automated WhatsApp communication, exchanging over 80 million messages. Dalgo enables nonprofits to bring all their data together for better decision-making, while Avni empowers field workers to collect data offline, supporting over 50 programs and 6,000 users. Beyond tools, our Fractional CxO Program places experienced tech leaders with nonprofits to strengthen their tech and data strategies. So far, over 250 nonprofits have embraced Tech4Dev platforms. At Tech4Dev, we believe technology should be accessible and a force for good—helping every nonprofit do more, reach further, and create lasting change.
Role
As the Engineering Lead for Dalgo, you will guide our engineering team in building, deploying, and maintaining our open-source SaaS platform. You’ll champion agile, user-focused development, strong documentation, and robust testing practices. Your leadership will help shape Dalgo as a digital public good for the social sector, while also mentoring and growing the engineering team. This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone passionate about open source, operational excellence, and impactful technology.
Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end software development: scoping, planning, building, testing, deploying, and monitoring
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of developers, including hiring and coaching
- Design and implement platform-level changes in an automated, reliable way
- Ensure security, reliability, and operational excellence for the SaaS platform
- Manage platform operations, monitoring, and incident response
- Report on development progress and operational metrics to leadership
- Own the technical strategy and architectural evolution of the platform
- Work closely with customers to understand their needs and influence the product roadmap
- Uphold best practices in documentation, testing, and CI/CD
- Ensure all code is open source and compliant with AGPL v3 licensing
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 1-2 years managing engineering teams
- Experience working on commercial SaaS platforms
- Strong background in software engineering and project management
- Proven ability to build front-end and/or back-end systems using open source frameworks
- Good knowledge of SQL and database systems; strong data architecture understanding
- Experience with SaaS operations, including incident response and platform monitoring
- Skilled in producing high-quality, maintainable code and modifying existing applications
- Strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of architectural and design solutions
- Interest in developing software for the social sector and digital public goods
Benefits
- Lead the development of an open-source platform with social impact
- Work in a fully remote role with flexibility
- Collaborate with a mission-driven, agile team
- Opportunities to mentor and shape a growing engineering team
- Quarterly travel for team meetings and occasional visits to partner NGOs
- Contribute to digital public goods licensed under AGPL v3
- Directly influence the technical and product direction of Dalgo
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