Director, Engineering

We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead high-performing teams in building scalable, secure, and cloud-native enterprise solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technology leader with deep expertise in Java, full-stack development, and modern cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). This role involves driving engineering excellence, setting architectural direction, and fostering innovation across products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical and architectural vision for enterprise platforms and products.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams across backend, frontend, DevOps, and QA disciplines.
• Oversee the design and delivery of cloud-native, microservices-based applications.
• Ensure strong alignment between technology strategy and business objectives.
• Implement engineering best practices for coding standards, automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.
• Champion full-stack modernization initiatives, including frontend (React/Angular) and backend (Java/Spring Boot, Node.js) technologies.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures using containers, Kubernetes, and serverless frameworks.
• Establish governance models, design reviews, and performance optimization frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations.
• Manage resource planning, talent development, and vendor relationships.

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of progressive engineering experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on background in Java / J2EE / Spring Boot and full-stack technologies (Angular/React, Node.js, TypeScript, REST APIs).
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift).
• Proven experience building and scaling distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud security.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multi-site or global teams preferred.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Exposure to AI/ML integration, data pipelines, and analytics platforms.
• Cloud or architecture certifications (AWS Certified Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to scale engineering organizations and deliver complex, enterprise-grade solutions.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape the technology roadmap and drive modernization at scale.
• Collaborative and innovation-driven culture.
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and benefits package.

Additional Information:

• Location: Chennai Strategy Office

• Schedule: 5 Days/Week Onsite

• Working Hours: 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM IST

• Collaboration: Work with Global Teams