LYKSTAGE
Website:
lykstage.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lykstage
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Job details:
Title: Technical Architect — Video & AdTech Platforms
Location: Mumbai (preferred) | Delhi | Kolkata — hybrid considered
Entity: Manhattan Tech Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
About Us
Manhattan Tech Ventures specializes in AI video-model training, complete connected-TV
and OTT platform development, streaming ad servers, video-upload infrastructure, CDN
technology, transcoding, AI/ML recommendation feeds, and search technology. We are the
engineering force behind two global platforms:
LYKSTAGE — a patent-issued video platform (US Patent 12,684,189 B2) rewarding creators
and viewers for monetized watch time, live across Samsung TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Roku,
Android/Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, and web in five markets: US, UK, Canada,
UAE, and India.
Social Gear — a self-serve programmatic advertising and creator discovery platform,
propelled by Amazon, Google, and other open exchanges, with ZIP-code-level, territorybased,
and multicultural targeting.
We’re part of a profitable, debt-free group serving 100+ clients across five countries. The
technology is designed here — and used by the world.
The Role
This is the senior-most engineering position in the India organization. You will own the
architecture of both platforms: video pipelines, watch-time monetization, wallet and
payments infrastructure, programmatic ad systems, and AI-driven personalization. You’ll
report directly to the founder, set the technical direction for the engineering team, and
remain hands-on — writing code, reviewing designs, and authoring the HLDs and LLDs that
anchor every build.
If you want to architect global-scale consumer systems from India — not maintain someone
else’s — this is that role.
What You’ll Own
Architecture and design authority across LYKSTAGE and Social Gear
HLD and LLD documentation standards and review for all major initiatives
Distributed backend systems: microservices, event-driven pipelines, queueing, state
machines
Hands-on development and code review to maintain a high engineering bar
Mentorship and growth of the engineering team; hiring input for key roles
Milestone planning, execution strategy, and delivery discipline
System reliability, scalability, and infrastructure cost efficiency across five markets
What You Bring
10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 3+ years as an architect or
technical lead
Deep expertise in Golang and distributed systems design
Track record of building and operating high-scale production systems (consumer, video,
or ad-tech preferred)
Strong fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, system design trade-offs
Experience with vector databases and retrieval-based systems (recommendations,
search)
Cloud (AWS preferred), SQL/NoSQL, Redis/Memcached, Kafka/RabbitMQ
Bonus Points
Video infrastructure: transcoding, CDN, streaming ad servers, CTV/OTT apps
Payments, wallets, or entitlement systems (Razorpay/Stripe integrations a plus)
AI/ML personalization, audio/video fingerprinting, or content-matching pipelines
Observability and DevOps maturity: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, CI/CD,
Docker, Kubernetes
Compensation
A competitive package combining cash and ESOPs in a patent-backed, revenue-generating
global platform group. Structured individually based on experience and impact.
How to Apply
Email your resume and a short note on the most complex system you’ve architected to
hr@mantechventures.com with the subject line “Technical Architect — India”.
Click on Apply to know more.