Kadel Labs is a deep-tech IT services company dedicated to transforming businesses with cutting-edge solutions. Our expertise spans Data Analytics, Engineering, and Visualization; Cloud services including DevOps, InfoSecOps, and InfraOps; Software Development and Modernization; and Generative AIdriven business applications.

As a trusted partner of Databricks, Azure, AWS, WebMethods, and Bitrix24 CRM, we empower businesses with innovative, reliable, and scalable technology solutions.

Role : Director of Engineering

Location : Jaipur, Udaipur, Bangalore

Experience : 15+ Years

Role Overview :

The Director of Engineering will provide strategic, technical, and people leadership across multiple product engineering teams. This role is responsible for driving end-to-end delivery excellence, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring seamless collaboration between engineering, product, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technology leadership, product engineering, team management, and operational oversight.

Key Roles and Responsibilities :

Engineering Management :

- Lead and manage day-to-day development activities across 2- 3 product-based Scrum teams.

- Collaborate with Tech Leads, Product Managers, and Business Analysts to define and execute product roadmaps.

- Ensure adherence to best practices in SDLC, quality assurance, cloud, DevOps, security, and code governance.

- Oversee and drive the release management lifecycle for assigned products and platforms.

- Proactively assess engineering risks, dependencies, and delivery bottlenecks, and provide actionable solutions.

- Monitor and optimize team velocity, sprint health, and long-term technical sustainability.

- Act as the primary escalation point for engineering concerns, ensuring timely resolution and customer satisfaction.

- Ensure documentation, architecture diagrams, and knowledge bases are consistently updated.

People & Leadership :

- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a high-trust, high-performance work environment.

- Act as the primary leader for all engineering talent within the Delivery Center (DC).

- Build a strong culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and process excellence.

- Recommend and implement improvements to engineering processes and development workflows.

- Encourage continuous improvement, conduct performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback.

Operations & Coordination (Approx. 5% involvement) :

- Align with central operations and accounts teams to identify facility requirements, procurement needs, and resource planning for the DC.

- Support budgeting for engineering tools, infrastructure, and local operational needs.

- Ensure compliance with organizational operational standards and support location-specific initiatives.

Requirements :

- 15+ years of hands-on experience in software development and engineering leadership roles.

- Proven experience managing multiple Scrum teams in a product-based environment.

- Strong knowledge of modern engineering practices including cloud platforms, microservices, DevOps, CI/CD, automation, testing frameworks, design principles, and scalable architectures.

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across teams, leadership, and clients.

- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution abilities.

- Experience handling escalations, release cycles, technical risk management, and delivery governance.

- Ability to influence technical direction and inspire engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Prior experience in a Director, Associate Director, or Engineering Manager role.

- Exposure to US-based clients or global delivery models.

- Certification in Scrum, Agile, or Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.

- Experience working in a rapidly scaling product or technology organization.