Director of Engineering
Experience
15+ years
Bangalore
Job Description:
The Director of Engineering is responsible for managing the overall Product Engineering business unit. This role is accountable for building a high-performance, quality-first team that delivers top-tier products using the right-fit technologies. The ideal candidate will play a strategic role in defining architectures, overseeing technology stack decisions, and ensuring smooth product development and delivery operations. Additionally, this role will focus on optimizing engineering workflows, implementing best practices, and driving operational excellence.
Skills & Competencies:
Define career growth frameworks and learning paths for engineers at different levels.
Conduct regular technical skill gap analysis and provide upskilling opportunities.
Foster a culture of continuous learning through workshops, hackathons, and internal knowledge-sharing sessions.
Qualifications:
15+ years of experience in product engineering, with at least 3+ years in engineering management.
Strong leadership qualities to motivate and inspire engineering teams to achieve high performance.
Diverse technology experience across technologies, frameworks, databases and cloud
Excellent planning and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills to identify operational bottlenecks and develop improvement strategies.
Ability to inspire and build trust within the engineering team.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of effectively presenting complex technical information to diverse audiences.
General responsibilities of the role:
Project Management:
Strategic Planning:
Define and execute the overall engineering operations strategy, aligning with company objectives.
Develop long-term engineering roadmaps to support business growth and innovation.
Product Engineering:
Oversee Engineering decisions jointly with other engineering leads.
Evaluate and suggest the most suitable technology stack based on technical and business needs.
Collaborate with engineering teams to estimate and validate development efforts
Mentor and support the growth of Architect teams.
Engineering Process & Governance:
Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and frameworks for SDLC
Implement and drive adherence to Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
Define key metrics and KPIs to measure engineering performance and operational excellence.
Ensure security, compliance, and governance in all engineering processes.
Process Improvement:
Identify and implement process optimization initiatives, including lean methodologies and agile practices.
Drive continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) to streamline workflows.
Eliminate operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies to enhance productivity and reduce time-to-markets.
Quality Oversight:
Define guidelines and processes to monitor quality standards across projects.
Ensure adherence to guidelines and quality standards.
Oversee risk management strategies to proactively address project challenges.
Resource and Budget Management:
Define and allocate team structures based on skills and availability.
Optimize resource management to maintain continuity in development processes.
Collaborate with leadership to plan and present resource needs to recruitment teams.
Work with HR to support the recruitment and onboarding processes.
Oversee the engineering department budget.
Allocate resources efficiently to support project needs while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
Upselling & Cross-Selling:
Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling based on client needs and company offerings.
Collaborate with the sales and pre-sales teams to drive additional business growth.
Training & Development:
Establish training processes and curriculum for various roles and technologies.
Drive certification programs and professional development initiatives for engineering teams.Gather client feedback regularly through surveys, meetings, and interviews.
Competency Upskilling:
Define career growth frameworks and learning paths for engineers at different levels.
Conduct regular technical skill gap analysis and provide upskilling opportunities.
Foster a culture of continuous learning through workshops, hackathons, and internal knowledge-sharing sessions.