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Job details:
Experience: 7.00 + years
Salary: Confidential (based on experience)
Shift: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)
Opportunity Type: Office ()
Placement Type: Full time Permanent Position
(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Propsoch)
What do you need for this opportunity?
Must have skills required:
Node.js, React.js, LLMs, Machine Learning, AI, Management, engineering manager
Propsoch is Looking for:
Head of Engineering
About Propsoch
At Propsoch, our mission is to empower every homebuyer in India's top cities to make informed
real estate decisions and avoid buyer's remorse. We're building India's most advanced real estate
platform that transforms the homebuying experience from stressful and opaque to delightful and
transparent.
Our customers are affluent homebuyers—seniors and leaders in tech and consulting firms,
lawyers, doctors, etc.—who value expertise, convenience, and data-driven decision-making.
When they work with Propsoch, they get Peace of Mind Reports that provide unprecedented
insights into properties, access to expert advisors, and a seamless experience that helps them
make the biggest financial decision of their lives with confidence.
Our Traction:
- 70% of our closures happen in under 30 days (vs. industry average of 6-9 months)
- Trusted by tech leaders and senior professionals across Bangalore
- Strong NPS and customer testimonials praising our transparency and expertise
- Expanding from Bangalore to top 8 cities in India over next 3 years
- Recently closed funding round to accelerate growth
Our Tech Stack:
- Frontend: React, Next.js
- Backend: Node.js/Python, AWS
- AI Stack: Application layer usage of LLMs + Cursor / Claude Code etc.
- Data: MySQL + PostgreSQL, data pipelines for property information
- Tools: GitHub, Linear, Sentry etc.
Our Team Ethos
Our ambition is much larger than any of us. And our team is critical and central to achieving this
ambition. We approach team building at Propsoch as building a championship team.
Firstly, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in a team like ours, where we default to
trust, uphold utmost intellectual honesty, embrace constant feedback, disrupt ourselves, and
expect high-quality execution as we play as a championship team.
Secondly, we expect every team member to acknowledge and internalize the seriousness of how
we are impacting our customers' lives, not just today but for the next 10-15 years. Buying a home
is one of the most important decisions of someone's life, and we take that responsibility seriously.
Finally, we seek people who have a deep desire and capacity to learn, grow, and continually
upskill themselves and their team members.
The Role: Head of Engineering
We're looking for a
Head of Engineering to build, lead, and scale our engineering organization.
You'll be Propsoch's first engineering leader, reporting directly to the CPTO, and responsible for
building a world-class engineering team that can execute at scale.
You'll lead all four product verticals—
Supply, Demand, Service, and AI+Comms—ensuring we
ship high-quality products fast while building the technical foundation for 10x growth. You'll
balance hands-on technical contributions with strategic leadership, team building, and
engineering culture.
This role is perfect for someone who:
- Has built and scaled engineering teams at startups or scale-ups (0→1 or 1→10)
- Is equally comfortable writing code and building teams
- Thrives in high-ownership, fast-paced environments where velocity and quality both
matter
- Wants to establish engineering culture, processes, and technical standards from first
principles
- Gets energized by solving complex, ambiguous problems with massive customer impact
The Challenges You'll Solve
Challenge 1: Scale 10x Without 10x Team Growth
The Problem: Propsoch sold ~100 homes in the past year. To reach Series A milestones, we need
to enable 1000+ homes sold annually without linearly scaling headcount.
Your Job:
- Build product and automation that replaces manual service work
- Architect scalable systems that handle 10x load without 10x engineering effort
- Identify and eliminate engineering bottlenecks that slow us down
- Create leverage through tools, platforms, and infrastructure
Success looks like:
- Engineering team grows from 3 → 13 engineers over 12 months
- Product enables 10x transaction volume with 4x team growth
- Engineering velocity (features shipped per engineer) increases 2x
- Technical debt remains manageable despite rapid growth
Challenge 2: Shift from 90/10 Service/Product to 70/30
The Problem: Today, Propsoch is 90% service (human-powered), 10% product. To scale, we need
to flip to 70% product, 30% service—using technology to deliver value while maintaining quality
and trust.
Your Job:
- Identify which service touchpoints can be automated or productized
- Build AI-powered tools that augment advisors, reduce manual work
- Partner with Product and Operations to design hybrid service+product experiences
- Balance speed-to-market with technical quality and maintainability
Success looks like:
- 3+ major service workflows automated in 12 months
- Advisor efficiency (closures per advisor) increases 3x
- Customer satisfaction remains high (NPS 70+) despite reduced human touch
- Engineering ships product features that demonstrably reduce ops load
Challenge 3: Build & Lead a Championship Engineering Team
The Problem: Propsoch's engineering team today is 3 engineers (2 backend, 1 frontend). To
execute on our ambitions over the next 12-18 months, we need to build a 13-person team (5
backend, 4 frontend, 3 QA, 1 infra engineer) that's high-performing, collaborative, and aligned with
our mission.
Your Job:
- Hire, onboard, mentor and retain exceptional engineers
- Establish engineering culture: ownership, quality, velocity, transparency, growth mindset
- Mentor and develop engineers—build career paths, run performance reviews, provide
feedback
- Create an environment where engineers do their best work and love coming to work
Success looks like:
- Successfully hire 10 engineers in 12 months without compromising quality bar
- Engineering retention >90% (low attrition)
- Team reports high satisfaction with culture, leadership, and growth opportunities
- Engineers consistently deliver high-quality work with minimal rework
What You'll Own
- Engineering Leadership & Team Building
You will:
- Build the engineering organization from 3 → 13 engineers over 12 months
- Own hiring end-to-end: sourcing, interviewing, closing candidates, onboarding
- Define engineering org structure, roles, and reporting lines
- Establish career ladders, compensation frameworks, and performance review processes
- Mentor and develop engineers—1:1s, feedback, growth plans, promotions
- Create a culture of ownership, transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning
Success looks like:
- Hiring pipeline is healthy: 10+ qualified candidates per open role
- Time-to-hire is fast: offer within 3 weeks of first contact
- New hires ramp quickly: shipping meaningful work within 4 weeks
- Engineers say: "This is the best team I've worked with"
- Low attrition: engineers stay because they're learning, growing, and building impactful
products
- Engineering Velocity & Delivery Excellence
You will:
- Establish engineering processes: sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, release
management
- Define and track engineering KPIs: velocity, cycle time, deployment frequency, quality
metrics
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks: blockers, dependencies, process inefficiencies
- Balance speed and quality: ship fast without accumulating crushing technical debt
- Work with Product and Design to ensure smooth, predictable delivery
- Own the release process: CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, rollback procedures
Success looks like:
Engineering consistently ships features on time with qualityDeployment frequency increases: weekly → daily deploymentsIncidents and bugs decrease:
Product and Design teams trust engineering to deliver predictablyEngineering team reports high satisfaction with processes and velocity Technical Architecture & Platform Strategy
You will:
- Define technical vision and architecture for 12-18 months
- Make key technical decisions: build vs. buy, technology choices, architecture patterns
- Own platform scalability: handle 10x traffic growth without major re-architecture
- Manage technical debt: balance new features with refactoring and platform investments
- Establish technical standards: code quality, testing, documentation, security
- Architect for multi-city expansion: systems that work across Bangalore → 8 cities
Success looks like:
- Platform is scalable: handles 10x load without major re-architecture
- Technical debt is manageable: refactoring happens continuously, not in crisis mode
- Engineers can ship features fast: strong foundations, reusable components, clear patterns
- Security and compliance are built-in: no major security incidents
- System reliability is high: 99.9%+ uptime, fast response times, graceful degradation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
You will:
- Partner closely with Product (Rahul, Sumit, Khushi) to define roadmaps and priorities
- Work with Design (Navdeep + future Senior Designer) to ensure feasibility and quality
- Collaborate with Operations/CX to understand service workflows and automation
opportunities
- Communicate engineering priorities, tradeoffs, and timelines to founders and leadership
- Build trust across the organization: engineering as enabler, not blocker
Success looks like:
- Product says: "Engineering is a trusted partner who helps us think through problems"
- Design says: "Engineering implements designs with care and suggests improvements"
- Operations says: "Engineering understands our pain points and builds tools that help"
- Founders say: "Engineering executes with high velocity and makes sound technical
decisions"
- Hands-On Technical Contributions
You will:
- Write code regularly: architecture, critical features, code reviews
- Lead by example: demonstrate quality, ownership, and technical excellence
- Debug production issues, review pull requests, guide technical decisions
- Stay close to the codebase: understand technical details, not just high-level strategy
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, technical design reviews
Success looks like:
- You ship meaningful code contributions weekly (not just reviewing)
- Engineers say: "Our Head of Eng is technically sharp and helps us solve hard problems"
- You can confidently discuss any part of the codebase in depth
- You make technical decisions based on deep understanding, not abstraction
- Code quality and engineering practices improve because of your leadership
What It Takes To Be Successful In This Job
Must-Haves:
Experience:
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience (led teams of 5+ engineers)
- Previous Engineering Manager role at minimum (Head of Eng, VP Eng, or EM stepping up)
- Has led at startup or scale-up experience: 0→1 or 1→10 stage companies
- Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams
- Experience hiring engineers across backend, frontend, QA, infra/devops
- Experience building AI-powered products (LLMs, automation, data pipelines)
Technical Depth:
- Strong hands-on coding skills: can contribute meaningfully to the codebase
- Deep understanding of web application architecture (frontend, backend, databases, infra)
- Experience with modern tech stacks similar to ours (React/Next.js, Node.js, AWS,
PostgreSQL)
- Understanding of AI/ML systems (LLMs, data pipelines, model deployment) is a strong
plus
- Experience architecting systems for scale: performance, reliability, security
Engineering Leadership:
- Team Building: Can attract, hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent
- Velocity: Knows how to ship fast without breaking things; balances speed and quality
- Culture: Establishes engineering culture based on ownership, transparency, and
excellence
- Process: Sets up engineering processes that enable velocity, not slow teams down
- Metrics: Defines and tracks engineering KPIs; data-informed decision making
Strategic Thinking:
- Product Mindset: Understands customer needs, business goals, product strategy
- Platform Thinking: Builds foundations that create leverage, not just one-off features
- Prioritization: Makes tough trade-off decisions between velocity, quality, tech debt, team
growth
- Business Acumen: Connects engineering decisions to business outcomes and growth
Collaboration & Communication:
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Works seamlessly with Product, Design, Operations,
Leadership
- Influence Without Authority: Builds trust, aligns stakeholders, drives consensus
- Transparency: Communicates engineering status, risks, blockers clearly and proactively
- Feedback Culture: Gives and receives feedback constructively; creates psychologically
safe team
Mindset & Approach:
- Ownership Mentality: Acts like this is your company; cares deeply about outcomes
- Bias for Action: Ships and iterates rather than over-planning; comfortable with ambiguity
- Growth Mindset: Constantly learning, seeking feedback, expanding skill set
- Mission-Driven: Cares about the impact we're making on customers' lives
- Resilience: Thrives under pressure; solves problems instead of dwelling on them
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience in proptech, real estate, fintech, or high-consideration purchase categories
- Previous experience scaling & leading engineering from of 20+ engineers
- Contributions to open source or technical thought leadership (blog, talks)
- Experience with remote/hybrid team management
- Familiarity with Bangalore or Indian real estate market
Why Join Propsoch as Head of Engineering?
Build the Engineering Function from Scratch: You'll be the first engineering leader, which means
you define the culture, processes, team structure, and technical vision. Your decisions will shape
Propsoch's engineering DNA for years.
Massive Impact: You'll lead engineering for a product that helps millions of Indians make one of
the biggest financial decisions of their lives. Real estate is a $200B+ market in India, and
homebuying is broken. Your work will directly impact families' financial futures and quality of life
for decades.
High Ownership & Autonomy: You'll report directly to the CEO with full ownership of
engineering. No micromanagement, no bureaucracy—just clear goals, trust, and autonomy to
execute your way.
Championship Team: Work with mission-driven, high-execution founders (Ravi, Ashish) and
product leaders (Rahul, Sumit, Khushi, Navdeep) who value intellectual honesty, transparency,
and continuous growth.
Greenfield Opportunity: Post-funding, you'll have resources to hire aggressively and build the
team you want. Early-stage startup means you can move fast, try new approaches, and see direct
impact from your decisions.
Career Growth: This Head of Eng role is a stepping stone to VP Engineering or CTO as Propsoch
scales. You'll grow with the company, and early engineering leaders will have exponential growth
opportunities.
Financial Upside: Competitive salary + meaningful equity. As we scale and raise our Series A,
early team members will benefit significantly from company success.
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