Chief Technology Officer

Head of Technology / CTO — Financial Markets (Kolkata)

Nevaeh Technology Pvt Ltd, a pioneering High-Frequency Trading (HFT) platform with a 15-year legacy, serving domestic and international clients, is seeking a Head of Technology / CTO with vision, technical depth, and execution excellence.

Own reliability, quality, and delivery for trading technology across multiple financial exchanges. Build a high-output engineering culture, and strengthen SDLC, production operations, and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Production reliability: SRE/on-call readiness, incident management, disaster recovery & BCP.
• SDLC & quality: Code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, change control, and audit evidence.
• Platform ownership: Market data → order management/routing → pre-trade risk → post-trade clearing, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Quant & Algo tech: Partner with research to drive algorithmic trading and backtesting capabilities.
• Data platform: Contracts, lineage, reconciliations, SLAs, governance, and security.
• People & leadership: Hire and coach technical leads and seniors; manage vendors, budgets, and partner with trading, research, and compliance.

Must-Have

• 10–15+ years in financial markets technology, with 5+ years managing team.
• Proven ownership of 24×7 mission-critical systems with defined SLOs and audit requirements (SOC2 / ISO / SOX or equivalent).
• Strong grounding in SDLC, change management, observability, incident response, and stakeholder communication.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with OMS/EMS, FIX, risk systems, reconciliations, and full trade lifecycle.
• Working familiarity with C++ or Python (emphasis on leadership, reliability, and delivery).

Expected Deliverables

Short Term: Define SLOs, establish on-call process, implement CI/CD with test gates, reduce Sev-1 incidents by 30%.

Medium Term: Daily deploys on core services, MTTR < 15 minutes, audited change management.

Long Term: Predictable quarterly releases, zero-surprise audits, and on-time new exchange integrations.

Level & Compensation

We calibrate title, scope, and compensation to the candidate’s impact and track record.

We’re flexible on cash vs. equity/phantom structure, can support relocation/buyouts, and pay top-of-market for exceptional talent.

We’re happy to discuss expectations confidentially early in the process.

Work Setup

📍 Location: Kolkata HQ (Sector V)

Apply

📧 Email your resume or LinkedIn profile to [email protected]

📌 Subject: “CTO – Kolkata”

📝 Optional: Include a 1-page 90-day plan for stabilizing production & SDLC.