Technical Lead

GobabyGo EV; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GBG EV is seeking a Technical Lead / Engineering Manager to take ownership of the platform, review vendor code, and drive the internal engineering function. You will lead cross-functional teams, define architecture and standards, and resolve production issues while ensuring security and scalability.

You will oversee the complete codebase handover, establish environments, and implement robust CI/CD, monitoring, and backups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
• 7–10 years of professional software-development experience.
• At least 2–3 years of experience leading an engineering or product-development team.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript and REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of mobile-app and web-platform architecture.
• Experience with MongoDB or another production database.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and production deployments.
• Experience with authentication, role-based access control, API security and secure data management.
• Experience integrating payment gateways, webhooks and third-party APIs.
• Understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, logging, backups and disaster recovery.
• Experience reviewing and improving an unfamiliar or vendor-developed codebase.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete technical handover from the existing software-development vendor.
• Verify and take control of source-code repositories, cloud infrastructure, databases, application-signing keys, APIs, credentials and technical documentation.
• Audit Android, iOS, backend and web applications.
• Identify security vulnerabilities, incomplete features, performance problems and scalability risks.
• Prepare a prioritised platform stabilisation and development roadmap.
• Define the technical architecture and engineering standards across Kotlin, Swift, Node.js, MongoDB and AWS.
• Lead Android, iOS, backend, frontend, QA and DevOps team members.
• Review code and ensure secure, maintainable development practices.
• Design workflows for KYC, payments, e-signatures, wallets, rental billing and investor payouts.
• Oversee GPS tracking, telematics integration, vehicle assignment, technician jobs and hub-management workflows.
• Establish development, testing, staging and production environments.
• Implement CI/CD, monitoring, backups and incident-response processes.
• Establish RBAC, credential management and access reviews.
• Collaborate with Founder, Product Manager and Operations to translate business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Manage third-party integrations, technical risks and production incidents.
• Create architecture diagrams, API docs, deployment procedures and runbooks.
• Participate in hiring, mentoring and performance management of the in-house IT team.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

REST APIs

Mobile-app architecture

Web-platform architecture

AWS

MongoDB

CI/CD

Security

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

MongoDB

AWS

Razorpay

Job description

Job Title: Technical Lead / Engineering Manager

Company: GBG EV - GoBabyGo Cabs Private Limited

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Mode: On-site

Experience Required: 7–10 years

Number of Openings: 1

Reporting To: Founder & CEO

About GBG EV

GBG EV, a division of GoBabyGo Cabs Private Limited, is building an integrated electric-mobility technology platform for EV riders, investors, technicians, fleet operations and vehicle hubs.

Our ecosystem includes Rider, Technician and Investor mobile applications, along with web-based Admin and Hub Management Panels. The platform manages rider onboarding, KYC, vehicle rental, payments, digital agreements, wallets, GPS tracking, fleet inventory, maintenance and investor payouts.

We are establishing an in-house IT team to take complete ownership of the platform, reduce third-party dependency and support the company’s future expansion.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead / Engineering Manager to lead the technical takeover, stabilisation and future development of the GBG EV technology platform.

The selected candidate will be the first senior technical member of our in-house team. You will review the applications developed by our existing technology vendor, take ownership of the source code and infrastructure, identify technical gaps and build a reliable internal engineering function.

This is a hands-on leadership position. The candidate must be comfortable reviewing code, designing architecture, resolving production problems and managing developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete technical handover from the existing software-development vendor.
• Verify and take control of source-code repositories, cloud infrastructure, databases, application-signing keys, APIs, credentials and technical documentation.
• Conduct a detailed audit of the existing Android, iOS, backend and web applications.
• Identify security vulnerabilities, incomplete features, performance problems and scalability risks.
• Prepare a prioritised platform stabilisation and development roadmap.
• Define the technical architecture and engineering standards across Kotlin, Swift, Node.js, MongoDB and AWS.
• Lead Android, iOS, backend, frontend, QA and DevOps team members.
• Review code and ensure that the team follows secure and maintainable development practices.
• Design reliable workflows for KYC, payments, e-signatures, wallets, rental billing and investor payouts.
• Oversee GPS tracking, telematics integration, vehicle assignment, technician jobs and hub-management workflows.
• Establish development, testing, staging and production environments.
• Implement proper CI/CD, application monitoring, error reporting, automated backups and incident-response processes.
• Establish role-based access controls, secure credential management and regular access reviews.
• Work closely with the Founder, Product Manager and Operations team to convert business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Manage third-party integrations, technical risks and production incidents.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, API documentation, deployment procedures and operational runbooks.
• Participate in hiring, mentoring and performance management of the in-house IT team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• 7–10 years of professional software-development experience.
• At least 2–3 years of experience leading an engineering or product-development team.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript and REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of mobile-app and web-platform architecture.
• Experience with MongoDB or another production database.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and production deployments.
• Experience with authentication, role-based access control, API security and secure data management.
• Experience integrating payment gateways, webhooks and third-party APIs.
• Understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, logging, backups and disaster recovery.
• Experience reviewing and improving an unfamiliar or vendor-developed codebase.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in EV mobility, fleet management, logistics, fintech, vehicle rental or telematics.
• Experience with Razorpay, RazorpayX or similar payment and payout platforms.
• Understanding of wallet, ledger, rental deduction and reconciliation systems.
• Experience integrating KYC and digital e-signature providers.
• Experience working with GPS devices, IoT systems or vehicle telematics APIs.
• Knowledge of Indian data-protection, KYC and payment-security requirements.
• AWS or relevant cloud certification would be an advantage.

Success in the First 90 Days

• Complete the technical handover and verify control of all production assets.
• Audit the source code, cloud infrastructure, databases and integrations.
• Identify critical security, stability and performance problems.
• Prepare an approved technical architecture and development roadmap.
• Establish controlled development, staging and production environments.
• Implement monitoring, backups, incident response and release-management procedures.
• Reduce dependency on the existing third-party vendor.
• Build and guide the initial in-house engineering team.

What We Are Looking For

• A hands-on technology leader who can both manage and solve technical problems.
• Strong ownership and transparent communication.
• A security-first and reliability-focused engineering mindset.
• Ability to work effectively with business, operations, finance and technical teams.
• Practical decision-making in a fast-growing EV business.
• Commitment to documentation, accountability and long-term platform quality.

LinkedIn Screening Questions

• How many years of professional software-development experience do you have?
• How many years have you managed or technically led an engineering team?
• Have you previously taken over a source codebase and cloud infrastructure from a third-party vendor?
• Which AWS services have you managed in a production environment?
• Have you designed or maintained a payment, wallet, rental, fleet-management or telematics platform?
• Do you have hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript?
• What is your current notice period?
• What is your current and expected annual compensation?