Freight Tiger

About Freight Tiger :

Building Cloud Logistics Platform to transform commerce.

Freight Tiger is India's largest software-enabled neutral freight network.

We have reached where we are by partnering with some of the largest shippers and logistics services providers in the country.

With our help,customers in traditional industries move material to their customers with full visibility, predictability and speed, all at a lower cost.

We do this through two solutions :

We have a Cloud-based TMS (Transportation Management Software) to help reduce the procure to cash cycle for freight and Visibility solution for shippers to build real-time visibility across the value chain to improve turnaround time and 2.

Carrier Matching (Marketplace) for Logistics Service Providers (LSP) and Carriers, to help logistics service providers transparently source vehicles and get paid faster.

These solutions allow us to deliver speed and certainty for our customers across the supply chain.

Our goal is to benefit key stakeholders across the ecosystem - shippers, logistics service providers, carriers, and truckers.

And, finally also to the end customer who receives the material and the drivers that make that delivery.

We take pride in processing an impressive 4% of India's total freight on our platform, serving a vast network of 400+ shippers, 1500+ Logistics Service Providers (LSPs), across 90,000+ locations.

Our exceptional clientele includes over 300 industry titans, including Saint Gobain, Dalmia Group, JSW Steel, ITC, DHL, MRF, and Pernod Ricard.

Software-led approaches can be the lever to transform existing assets in the industry and supercharge them to work more efficiently for all stakeholders.

Essentially, our logistics system can become like a bullet train and Freight Tiger is laying down the tracks.

We do this without disintermediating anyone, allowing us to build trust & facilitate collaboration across the value chain.

With such incredible backing and expertise, the company is strategically positioned to lead India's efforts in reducing logistics costs to under 10% of GDP from over 14%.

The possibilities are truly endless.

About the Role :

As an Engineering Leader at Freight Tiger, you will play a key role in leading, mentoring, and managing a team of skilled software engineers.

You will be responsible for overseeing the development of a line of products, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and innovation.

The role is at the crossroads of enterprise tech and the latest in SaaS delivery.

The right candidate must be a self-motivated, fast learner who can bridge the technologies from either side efficiently.

Key responsibilities :

As a successful Manager you will be expected to be a :

- Own the engineering function for Freight Tiger's product suite.

- Oversee all software development activity - manage tasks, milestones, and dependencies across multiple concurrent projects.

- Lead a team of top notch engineers to own, drive and deliver critical parts of the product.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Product Mgmt, Business, Sales etc) to improve product capabilities and services.

- Ensure implementation of formal best practices and standards for software development.

- Play an active role in hiring, training, mentoring, and motivating a world-class engineering talent pool.

- Define technical vision and roadmap, aligning with product and business goals.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities and negotiate the best possible outcomes for the organization.

Preferred qualifications :

- 12 + years of total experience of which 5+ years of experience directly managing teams of Software Engineers.

- Deep experience in building enterprise software solutions.

- A strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional, projects and bringing in and growing engineering talent.

- Proficiency in languages such as PHP, NodeJS, Java

- Proficiency with data storage solutions like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and ElasticSearch

- Experience with distributed systems and messaging platforms like Kafka.

- Highly analytical with the ability to think first principles.

- Has excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business needs.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audience.