Director Of Engineering Athena Education

About Athena Education

Athena’s vision is simple: We want to work with the most promising Indian high-school students and mentor them to obtain admission into the world’s best universities, and to become the best versions of themselves in the process. We believe in holistic coaching, which embraces both depth and breadth, science and the humanities, and encourages students not only to deepen their theoretical knowledge, but also to apply that knowledge to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally. If this vision resonates with you, we encourage you to learn more about Athena and attend our weekly Information Session.

Job Description

Notice Period :- 30 Days max.
Location :- Gurugram.
Work mode :- work from office.

Key Skills :
-Self-guided missile
-Enjoys finding novel solutions to hard technical problems
-Optimistic team player
-A hard-working, humble disposition -we are looking for doers who think and thinkers who do.
-Enjoys hands-on, day-to-day work while having a bigger-picture view of the goals to accomplish.
-Strong sense of ethics and integrity.
-Desire to make a strong impact on the lives of millions through their work

You will be responsible for:
-Lead the software design, architecture, development, debugging, documentation, testing, deployment, maintenance, and improvement efforts
-Establish the roadmap and architecture based on the latest proven technologies and Athena’s and Hora’s needs
-Manage, lead and mentor other engineers and demonstrate best engineering practices with the team
-Lead the team to follow our software development process, including writing unit tests, performing code reviews, doing daily standups, setting OKRs and milestones, etc.
-Excellent experience in coding, including the ability to write well-crafted,well-tested, readable, and maintainable code
-Develop backend code for mobile applications and internal web tools
-Develop APIs for the mobile platform
-Own, innovate and maintain the backend infrastructure
-Code using cutting-edge tools in close collaboration with our Machine Learning team
-Stay on top of state-of-the-art technologies and apply them
-Collaborate with teams and share knowledge via tech talks and promote tech and engineering best practices within the team.

Key Attributes:
-Ability to deep dive hands-on into coding, building scalable architecture and backend infrastructure
-Strong knowledge of “how to scale” a product, Dev ops (Docker/ Kubernetes), Messaging queues, Testing, Database design, Security Log management system
-Extremely hands-on in coding and a strong interest in leading a team.
-Knowledge of tech stack, which in our case is Node.js/GraphQL/TypeScript for API development, React.JS, Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Python for data processing.
-Proven technical experience of 4-10 years of work-ex coupled with a strategic growth mindset

Qualifications:

-BTech/BS degree/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field (preferably from Tier 1/IITs)
-5+ years of relevant work experience is ideal
-(Big Plus!) Experience with a Startup or Entrepreneurial experience.

Why should you be interested?

•  Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
•  Opportunity to mentor budding writers  -Team and Culture
•  We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
•  The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe. -Professional Advancement
•  We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.
•  We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations- Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact.

Location & Work Environment
-The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India
-We have built creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon.
-The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station. Our team comprises of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy food/snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.