Karya
Why was Karya featured on the cover of Time Magazine, highlighted by Satya Nadella, and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani?
Because Karya is on a mission to provide AI-enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, creating a pathway out of poverty. While doing so, Karya delivers high-quality, timely, and price-competitive data to its clients.
Karya’s workers earn nearly 20 times the Indian minimum wage. Through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and aim to positively impact over 100,000 workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, we plan to scale rapidly, bringing economic opportunities to millions across India.
About the Role
Location: Bangalore
Karya is seeking a dynamic and strategic VP of Engineering to lead and manage our engineering team. This executive will play a crucial role in scaling our technology infrastructure by overseeing both people and processes within the tech team.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a hands-on technical leader, overseeing the engineering team and all technical operations, including architecture, design, software development, and pipelines, while also making individual contributions when needed.
- Develop and implement strategies to drive innovation, scale technology, and ensure product quality and performance.
- Monitor and improve key engineering KPIs, including delivery predictability, sprint velocity, incident resolution time, and defect rates.
- Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps and ensure timely delivery of features.
- Own the architecture and technical decision-making for major projects, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of the tech stack.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and agility within the engineering teams.
- Act as a key partner in strategic planning and growth initiatives, offering technical expertise to shape the company’s direction.
- Ensure the engineering team stays updated with industry trends, adopting new technologies and tools where appropriate.
- Assist the CTO in mentoring team leaders and individual contributors, guiding career development and technical growth.
Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience as an engineering leader in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong technical background in software engineering, systems architecture, and technology operations.
- Experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, and scaling technology solutions.
- Skilled in managing, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle from ideation to deployment and support.
- Expertise in modern software engineering practices.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior management and technical teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive Salary
We offer a competitive compensation package based on experience, designed to attract top talent in the industry.
Benefits & Growth
- Flexible work options
- Comprehensive benefits
- Ample opportunities for career growth
- Be part of a mission-driven team making a significant social impact
Equal Opportunity Employer
Karya is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
For any accommodation requests related to disabilities during the application process, please reach out to hr@karya.in.
