Senior Lead / Software Architect ( SaaS Platform)

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Senior Lead / Software Architect ( SaaS Platform)
Senior Lead / Software Architect ( SaaS Platform)

7
\- 10 yrs
₹12L - ₹18L / yr
Remote only
Skills
Django
Flutter
React.js
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
Redis
OpenStack
🎯 Role Overview
We are a UK-based SaaS company powering online ordering, POS, and mobile apps for restaurants and takeaways. We already serve 1200+ clients on our legacy platform and are migrating to a modern Python-Django, React, Flutter, microservices stack hosted on OVH Cloud.
We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Architect/Lead based in India (preferably Kerala) who can:
– Audit and stabilize our current build,
– Deliver MVP in weeks, not months,
– And evolve into the future CTO of the company.
This role is high-impact: you’ll work closely with the UK leadership team and lead a growing India-based engineering group.
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
– Architecture & Ownership
– Review and refactor existing codebase (Django backend, Flutter apps, React admin).
– Define clean architecture, APIs, and service boundaries.
– Simplify into a stable MVP (modular monolith first, microservices later).
– Delivery Management
– Enforce agile sprints (2-week cycles).
– Set up CI/CD pipelines, test automation, QA cycles.
– Ensure smooth and secure deployments on OVH cloud.
– Hands-On Development
– Lead by example — write/refactor core backend/frontend code.
– Mentor and guide 3 in-house developers (transitioning from PHP/Opencart).
– Scaling & Future Roadmap
– Prepare system for multi-language support, payments, POS integrations.
– Define a 12–24 month tech roadmap aligned with business goals.
– Explore AI-assisted coding/testing to boost team productivity.
– Leadership
– Act as technical counterpart to business leadership in the UK.
– Build and lead a strong India-based engineering team as we scale.
✅ Required Skills & Experience
– 7–10 years professional development experience, with at least 3 years leading teams or projects.
– Strong hands-on expertise in:
– Python-Django (backend, APIs, ORM, migrations)
– Flutter (cross-platform apps)
– React (admin dashboards)
– DevOps (CI/CD, Docker, cloud deployments)
– Proven track record of shipping SaaS products from MVP → production.
– Experience cleaning up/refactoring messy codebases.
– Ability to mentor mid-level and junior devs.
– Bonus: Experience with restaurant/retail tech, POS, or fintech/payments.
🚀 Desirable Traits
– Pragmatic “builder” mindset → knows how to cut complexity and ship fast.
– Hands-on problem solver, not just a PowerPoint architect.
– Ambition to grow into CTO role (lead a larger tech org, own platform strategy).
– Strong communicator — can bridge between UK business team and India dev team.
💼 What We Offer
– Competitive salary for senior-level (₹12 -  ₹18 lakhs INR / year depending on experience).
– Future CTO track opportunity.
– Chance to lead the rebuild of a SaaS platform already trusted by 1200+ businesses.
– Direct collaboration with UK leadership, high ownership and visibility.
📌 How to Apply
Send CV + GitHub/LinkedIn. In your cover note, describe:
– A time you had to rescue a struggling project.
– Your experience with Django + Flutter + React in one product.
– Why you’d want to grow into CTO responsibilities.
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2012
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Products & Services
Size
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