Head of Engineering (Backend & Platform)

About Univest

Univest is a fast-growing WealthTech platform building research-first, goal-linked investment solutions for Indian investors. We are scaling our engineering organization to support rapid growth, complex financial workflows, and high-availability systems.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Director of Engineering who will report directly to the CTO and own the end-to-end backend and platform engineering function. This role requires a rare mix of deep hands-on coding expertise and strong people leadership, managing 20–30 engineers across multiple squads.

You will drive architecture, scalability, engineering excellence, and delivery, while remaining deeply involved in complex technical problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

Technology & Architecture

• Own the backend and platform architecture built primarily on Java, Spring Boot, and GCP
• Design and scale high-...