Lead Software Engineer

Location: Bangalore (5D WFO + 1D WFH)Reports to: Co-founder & CPTO (Ravi Agrawal)About PropsochAt 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—tech leaders, consultants, lawyers, and doctors—who value expertise and data-driven decision-making. Through our Peace of Mind Reports and expert advisors, we help them make the biggest financial decision of their lives with absolute confidence.Our Achievements:70% of our closures happen in under 30 days (vs. industry average of 6-9 months).Expanding from Bangalore to the top 8 cities in India over the next 3 years.Recently closed $2M funding round to accelerate our growth.Our Tech StackFrontend: React, Next.jsBackend: Node.js, Python, AWS Data: MySQL, PostgreSQL, custom data pipelinesAI Stack: Application-layer LLMs, Cursor, Claude CodeTools: GitHub, Clickup, SlackThe Role: Lead Software EngineerWe are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to be the technical anchor of our engineering team. Reporting directly to the CPTO, you will architect our core systems, write mission-critical code, and establish an engineering culture that we can truly be proud of.You will lead the technical execution across our product verticals: Intelligence, Service & Demand. This role is perfect for a senior technical leader who loves staying close to the code, thrives in a high-ownership environment, and wants to mentor a growing team of engineers while building the foundation for 10x scale.The Challenges You'll SolveChallenge 1: Scale 10x Through Technical LeverageThe Problem: We sold ~100 homes in the past year. To reach our Series A milestones, we need to enable 1,000+ homes sold annually without linearly scaling our engineering headcount.Your Job:Architect scalable, fault-tolerant systems that handle a 10x load seamlessly.Identify and eliminate engineering bottlenecks and technical debt before they slow us down.Create leverage through automation, robust internal tools, and solid infrastructure.Challenge 2: Shift from 70/30 Service/Product to 30/70The Problem: Today, Propsoch is heavily reliant on human-powered service. To scale, we need technology to deliver the bulk of the value while maintaining supreme trust and quality.Your Job:Build AI-powered tools that augment our real estate advisors and reduce manual workflows.Partner with Product and Operations to design hybrid service+product experiences.Balance rapid speed-to-market with uncompromised technical quality and maintainability.Challenge 3: Establish a Championship Engineering CultureThe Problem: We are a lean team of 7 engineers scaling rapidly. We need a technical leader on the ground who sets the standard for how engineering is done at Propsoch.Your Job:Instill a culture of extreme ownership, intellectual honesty, and high-quality execution.Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through rigorous code reviews, pair programming, and architectural deep-dives.Help interview and assess technical candidates to ensure we maintain a world-class hiring bar.What You'll Own1. Hands-On Technical Contributions & ArchitectureWrite Code: Architect core systems, build critical features, and debug complex production issues.Platform Strategy: Define technical patterns for the next 12-18 months. Make the tough build vs. buy decisions.Standards: Establish strict standards for code quality, testing, security, and documentation.2. Engineering Delivery & VelocityProcess: Streamline sprint planning, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.Quality: Ship fast without accumulating crushing technical debt. Keep P0/P1 bugs to a near-zero minimum.3. Mentorship & Culture BuildingLead by Example: Demonstrate what technical excellence looks like every single day.Elevate the Team: Provide constructive, actionable feedback. Make the engineers around you noticeably better.Psychological Safety: Foster an environment where engineers feel safe proposing bold ideas and learning from failures.4. Cross-Functional CollaborationPartnership: Work seamlessly with Product and Design to ensure feasibility and smooth delivery.Communication: Translate complex technical tradeoffs into clear business realities for founders and stakeholders.What It Takes to Be SuccessfulMust-Haves:Experience: 7–8 years of software engineering experience, with a track record of acting as a technical lead or senior IC at a startup/scale-up (0→1 or 1→10 stage).Technical Depth: Exceptional hands-on coding skills in modern web architectures (React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, AWS, PostgreSQL).Systems Thinking: Deep experience architecting systems for scale, performance, and reliability.Mentorship: Proven ability to elevate the output of a team, run high-quality code reviews, and onboard new engineers.Product Mindset: You don't just build what you're told; you understand the customer and the business goals behind the code.Bias for Action: You prefer shipping and iterating over endless planning.Nice-to-Haves:Hands-on experience building AI/ML systems (LLMs, data pipelines, model deployment).Experience in proptech, fintech, or high-consideration consumer products.Contributions to open source or technical thought leadership.Why Join Propsoch?Build the Foundation: You will be the defining technical voice in the room. Your architectural decisions and cultural influence will shape Propsoch's DNA for years to come.Massive Impact: Real estate is a $200B+ market in India. You'll be building software that directly impacts families' financial futures and quality of life for decades.High Autonomy: No bureaucracy. Just clear goals, high trust, and the autonomy to execute.Career Growth & Upside: This role positions you perfectly to grow into a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or VP of Engineering as the company scales. Coupled with competitive salary and meaningful equity, you will benefit significantly from the company's success.