Website:
akidha.in
Job details:
Tech Lead / Founding Engineering Lead
Location: Mumbai (Goregaon East), Work from Office
Experience: 8+ years
Company: Akidha
Industry: HealthTech / E-pharmacy
Tech Stack: Flutter (App), Java (Backend), PostgreSQL (DB), AWS
About Akidha
We don’t just sell medicines – we teach India how to understand them.
We are at an early but high-potential stage. The product is live, revenue is flowing, and growth is our focus. Now, we are building our in-house engineering foundation to move faster and remove vendor dependency.
We are looking for a senior engineering leader to come in and take ownership.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Tech Lead / Founding Engineering Lead to:
- Own backend and platform architecture
- Gradually transition away from vendor dependency
- Build scalable systems for rapid growth
- Set engineering standards and culture
- Lead a small internal engineering team
This role will report directly to the Product & Business leadership and will define the technical future of Akidha.
Current System Landscape
- Mobile App: Flutter (frontend only)
- Backend: Java (vendor developed)
- Database: PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, VPC, etc.)
- Admin Panel: Vendor-built internal order management system
- Integrations: Zoho CRM, Zoho Inventory, Shipping partners, etc.
- Event tracking: Not implemented
- Automation: Largely manual
We own the AWS account but not the backend source code. One of your first mandates will be to bring technical sovereignty back in-house.
What You Will Do:
Technical Ownership & Architecture
- Audit existing architecture (backend, DB, infra)
- Define target architecture for scale
- Create roadmap to reduce vendor dependency
- Decide rebuild vs extend strategy
- Ensure system reliability and performance
Backend & Platform Leadership
- Own Java backend architecture
- Optimize PostgreSQL schema and queries
- Implement event tracking and analytics pipelines
- Design automation systems for:
Order Management
Warehouse Ops
Sales Workflows
Procurement Systems
- Improve API structure and documentation
Engineering Culture & Team Building
- Hire and mentor engineers
- Establish coding standards, CI/CD, testing culture
- Introduce proper dev workflows
- Build internal documentation and tech processes
Product & Growth Collaboration
- Work closely with Product and Growth teams
- Implement event tracking and data pipelines
- Enable experimentation and rapid iteration
- Ensure tech is a growth enabler, not a bottleneck
What We’re Looking For
Must Have:
- At least 8 years backend engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot preferred)
- Strong PostgreSQL knowledge (schema design, indexing, optimization)
- AWS infrastructure experience
- Experience building scalable systems from 0→1 or 1→10
- Experience working in early-stage or fast-growing start ups
- Strong system design capability
Good To Have:
- Experience in HealthTech / E-commerce
- Experience in vendor transition / system rebuild
- Experience building admin dashboards or internal tools
- Flutter familiarity
- Experience implementing analytics (Firebase, Mixpanel, etc.)
- Experience with microservices architecture
Who Will Thrive Here
Someone who:
- Thinks long-term but executes short-term
- Can work in ambiguity
- Is comfortable rebuilding systems if needed
- Wants ownership, not just a job
- Is excited about solving real healthcare cost problems in India
- Has built systems that scale under pressure
What Success Looks Like (First 6 Months)
- Clear technical audit and roadmap
- Internal systems begin replacing vendor dependency
- Event tracking fully implemented
- Automation reduces manual ops load
- Backend documentation structured
- Engineering hiring plan in place
Why Join Us
- Direct impact on healthcare affordability
- High ownership role
- Opportunity to build engineering from scratch
- Rapid growth environment
- Potential leadership trajectory (Head of Engineering / CTO)
How to Apply
Send your resume at hr@akidha.in and a short note on:
- Systems you’ve architected
- A complex technical challenge you solved
- Experience working in early-stage environments
If building from scratch excites you, ownership motivates you, and fast pace energizes you — you’ll feel right at home at Akidha!
Click on Apply to know more.