Director of Engineering

We are seeking a dedicated and visionary Director of Engineering to lead and encourage our versatile engineering organization. Seeking a leader skilled in both technical expertise and effective communication, with strong leadership abilities, motivation skills, and a strategic, forward-thinking approach.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in shaping our technology roadmap, driving technical excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation and high performance. You will lead a dynamic team of engineers, engineering managers, and architects, overseeing the development and delivery of large-scale applications, microservices, and innovative AI/GenAI solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible.

Key Responsibilities

1. Define and champion the technical vision and strategy aligned with the company's overall business objectives
2. Provide proactive thought leadership, identifying emerging technologies, market trends, and exciting opportunities (e.g., advanced AI/GenAI applications)
3. Cultivate an environment of ownership, innovation, challenge the status quo and open up the boundaries in every aspect of development
4. Drive architectural decisions for large-scale, complex applications and services, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, security, and performance
5. Drive the end-to-end development and operations of system comprising hundreds of microservices and distributed systems
6. Lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring high quality, technical integrity, and timely delivery
7. Demonstrate strong understanding of business to translate technical decisions into clear business and customer impact
8. Maintain deep practical understanding of modern software development methodologies, microservices architectures, cloud-native principles, and data engineering
9. Lead teams to deliver AI-powered features for customers and leverage AI for internal team productivity
10. Provide expert guidance and hands-on mentorship on complex technical challenges
11. Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of engineers, managers, and architects, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability and collaboration
12. Develop and implement strategies for talent acquisition, retention, and professional growth within engineering
13. Cultivate strong relationships with partners such as Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success
14. Collaborate effectively with multi-functional leaders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver on shared goals
15. Communicate complex technical concepts and strategies clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing decisions and building consensus
16. Act as a primary liaison for technical matters, representing the engineering organization internally and externally

What you need to succeed

1. Passion and love of what you do!
2. 18+ years of experience working in software development and engineering leadership roles, with a proven track record of delivering multiple complex, high-impact projects
3. Exceptional understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment and operations
4. Deep knowledge of system design, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering methodologies
5. Deep experiences with microservices architectures, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
6. Possess strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (GenAI) and Agents
7. Proven experience in leading teams to deliver AI-powered features for customers and using AI for internal team productivity will be an added advantage
8. Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks relevant to large-scale web/backend development and AI (e.g., Java, React, Python)
9. Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and persuasively
10. Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower large teams
11. Proven ability to manage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
12. Exceptional problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to technical challenges
13. Thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, capable of quickly changing directions and learning new technologies and domains
14. Ambitious and not afraid to tackle unknowns, demonstrates a strong bias to action
15. Proactive, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and urgency
16. Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and lead change
17. Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.