- Lead multiple engineering teams across backend, frontend, mobile, DevOps, QA, and platform.

- Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.

- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and governance frameworks.

Product Development & Delivery :

- Own end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept to production.

- Ensure timely, predictable, and high-quality delivery of product features and releases.

- Partner closely with Product Management to translate requirements into technical solutions.

- Drive Agile / Scrum processes and continuous delivery practices.

Architecture & Technical Excellence :

- Oversee system architecture, scalability, security, and performance.

- Guide architectural decisions for cloud-native, microservices-based platforms.

- Ensure platform reliability, availability, and technical debt management.

- Champion test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Act as a key technology partner to Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams.

- Collaborate with leadership on product strategy, roadmap planning, and execution.

- Communicate engineering progress, risks, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders.

Quality, Security & Compliance :

- Ensure adherence to quality standards, security best practices, and compliance requirements.

- Oversee incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

- Ensure data privacy, application security, and regulatory compliance as applicable.

Metrics, Budget & Operations :

- Define and track engineering KPIs (delivery, quality, reliability, velocity).

- Manage engineering budgets, tools, vendors, and resource planning.

- Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity and cost efficiency.

Technical Skills & Competencies :

Core Technical Expertise :

- Strong background in software engineering and system design.

- Hands-on experience with modern programming languages (Java, Python, Go, Node.js, etc.)

- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architectures.

- Experience with databases (SQL & NoSQL) and data-intensive systems.

- Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Engineering Practices :

- Strong knowledge of Agile / Scrum / SAFe methodologies.

- Experience implementing test automation, SRE, and observability practices.

- Understanding of security, performance optimization, and scalability best practices.

Education & Experience :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field