NavGurukul

Role Description We are looking for a CTO / Tech Team Lead to anchor the engineering and AI vision of AI Learning Labs. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will set the technical north star, architect the AI/ML and full-stack systems that power our learning platforms, and build a mission-driven engineering culture from the ground up. You will lead a team of AI/ML engineers and full-stack developers, partner closely with product, design and pedagogy teams, and own the technology roadmap end to end from compact, client-side LLMs that work on low-end devices, to the platforms that bring those models to millions of learners. Qualifications - 8+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML or full-stack systems and leading or growing engineering teams. - Expert-level programming skills in Python and strong command of AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, RAG pipelines and vector search. - Strong full-stack engineering depth — modern frontends (React / Next.js / Vue), backends (Node.js / Express or Python / FastAPI / Django / Flask), databases, and cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure). - Experience designing for low-resource, on-device or offline-first environments (a strong plus, given our learner context). - Believes technology can and should be a force for social equity, and is excited to apply their craft to education for underserved communities. Requirements - Lead architecture while still being close to the code, comfortable reviewing PRs, debugging production issues, and prototyping new ideas. - Has shipped LLM-based or ML-based products to real users at scale, including fine-tuning, evaluation and deployment. - Enjoys mentoring engineers and building a strong technical culture not just shipping features, but raising the bar for the people around them. Benefits - Real-world impact: Build AI that directly changes the lives of 1 crore underserved learners. - Leadership & ownership: Shape the AI strategy, the tech stack, and the next generation of engineers at NavGurukul. - A place to belong: A community that cares for your mind, body and soul with paid Vipassana breaks and 26 paid learning Saturdays a year. - Autonomy & space to build: Trust, ownership and the room to experiment, fail and ship. - Remote: Work from anywhere in India, with ~30% travel to spend time at our beautiful Igatpuri HQ and on our campuses with learners and the team.