Lead Software Engineer

Location: Bangalore (5D WFO + 1D WFH)

Reports to: Co-founder & CPTO (Ravi Agrawal)

About Propsoch

At 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 Stack

• Frontend: React, Next.js
• Backend: Node.js, Python, AWS
• Data: MySQL, PostgreSQL, custom data pipelines
• AI Stack: Application-layer LLMs, Cursor, Claude Code
• Tools: GitHub, Clickup, Slack

The Role: Lead Software Engineer

We 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 Solve

Challenge 1: Scale 10x Through Technical Leverage

The 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 30/70

The 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 Culture

The 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 Own

1. Hands-On Technical Contributions & Architecture

• Write 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 & Velocity

• Process: 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 Building

• Lead 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.

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