Head - Engineering & Product

Location: Kolkata, IndiaEmployment Type: Full-timeExperience: 5+ years (Full Stack Engineering + Leadership)We are a restaurant consulting and analytics company built by ex-Zomato leaders. We have partnered with 150+ leading food brands across Kolkata, managing over 6 lakh monthly orders and - 35 crore+ annual revenue. Our next leap is a fintech-meets-F&B SaaS platform - an intelligent system that automates and simplifies restaurant payouts and performance tracking.Just like how CRED fetches and summarises your credit card statements directly from your email, our upcoming product will automatically fetch Zomato and Swiggy payout statements from a restaurant's mailbox, reconcile them, and present a clear picture of true earnings, commissions, and growth opportunities - powered by AI-driven insights.Role Overview:We are looking for a CTO/Head of Product & Engineering who is hands-on, product-driven, and capable of leading our SaaS evolution from 0- 1. The CTO will architect, build, and scale the platform end-to-end - from email parsing and financial data intelligence to beautiful dashboards and actionable AI recommendations.You will work directly with the founders to define the tech roadmap, build the core engineering team, and shape a scalable architecture that can evolve into a full-stack Restaurant Payout Intelligence system for India and global markets.Key Responsibilities:1. Product Development & Architecture:- Architect and develop the full stack of our SaaS platform - from backend systems, databases, and APIs to frontend dashboards and mobile integrations.- Build secure pipelines to fetch, parse, and process Zomato & Swiggy payout statements from Gmail or Outlook APIs.- Design and implement data summarisation algorithms to calculate true earnings, commissions, and discrepancies.- Lead integration of AI/ML models for pattern recognition, anomaly detection, and savings suggestions.- Oversee DevOps, infrastructure, and scalability planning from MVP to enterprise-grade product.2. Leadership & Team Building:- Hire, mentor, and manage a cross-functional team of engineers, data scientists, and product designers.- Define agile processes, sprint planning, and delivery standards for the engineering function.- Collaborate closely with product and business teams to translate user insights into technical solutions.3. AI & Data Intelligence:- Design frameworks to train models that detect errors, hidden commissions, and opportunity gaps in payout data.- Build LLM-based summarisation for payout statements and AI chat assistants for restaurant owners.- Work with open-source or proprietary AI tools to build recommendation engines for savings and growth actions.4. Security & Compliance:- Ensure robust data security, encryption, and privacy protocols.- Implement best practices for API security, access management, and compliance (GDPR-like standards).- Manage deployment, monitoring, and version control with high reliability.Technical Skillset:- Languages & Frameworks: Node.js, Python (FastAPI/Django), React/Next.js, TypeScript- Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD- Email Parsing & Automation: Gmail API, IMAP, OAuth2, Regex/AI-based document parsing- AI/ML Exposure: NLP, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), TensorFlow/PyTorch (basic working knowledge)- Analytics Stack: Apache Superset / Metabase / PowerBI, or custom dashboarding- Version Control: Git, GitHub Actions Preferred Background:- 5+ years of experience in software development, with 3+ years in a leadership or architectural role.- Proven experience in building SaaS or data intelligence platforms from scratch.- Exposure to fintech, data automation, or email-based parsing systems is a major plus.- Strong product mindset - able to balance speed with scalability and user empathy.- Startup experience preferred; comfort in fast-paced, 0- 1 environments.What You'll Get:- Freedom to build and own a product from the ground up.- Direct mentorship and collaboration with ex-Zomato founders.- Opportunity to create the next major B2B SaaS brand in India's F&B ecosystem.- Competitive compensation with founding-team ESOPs. (ref:iimjobs.com)