Keka's Engineering Team is committed to modern engineering practices and leverages the latest technology stack. Our approach includes:
- Maintaining code consistency and continuous refactoring
- Embracing DevOps and deployment automation, including blue-green deployments
- Enabling flexible, frequent deployments to meet dynamic business needs
We operate in small, cohesive Agile teams focused on delivering exceptional user experiences. Our engineers tackle complex technical challenges, continuously learn and adapt, and most importantly, enjoy the journey together.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive engineering strategy aligned with company goals and product vision.
- Influence long-term technology roadmaps and investment decisions.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement across engineering practices.
- Represent engineering in executive forums and contribute to company-wide strategic planning.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to senior engineers and architects.
- Ensure architectural integrity, scalability, and performance of platforms and systems.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and evaluate their potential impact.
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence through code quality, automation, and technical rigour.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and Customer Success to deliver solutions that delight users.
- Advocate for customer needs and ensure engineering decisions reflect user-centric thinking.
- Drive data-informed decision-making using customer feedback, analytics, and market trends.
- Balance technical feasibility with business impact to prioritise effectively.
- Lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects across multiple teams.
- Establish and monitor KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and velocity.
- Implement Agile methodologies to ensure predictable, high-quality releases.
- Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and resource allocation.
- Build, inspire, and retain diverse, inclusive, and high-performing engineering teams.
- Foster a culture of psychological safety, growth, and accountability.
- Support career development through coaching, feedback, and succession planning.
- Promote equity in hiring, promotions, and team dynamics.
- Partner with leaders in Product, Design, QA, Security, and Operations.
- Facilitate alignment and transparency across departments to ensure shared goals.
- Drive initiatives that improve collaboration, communication, and operational efficiency.
- Represent engineering in cross-functional planning and governance forums.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading software engineering teams at scale (10+ years, with 5+ in leadership roles).
- Strong technical background in software architecture, cloud platforms, and modern development practices.
- Demonstrated success in delivering customer-facing products in agile environments.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.
- Prior experience working in Azure and the Microsoft stack is preferred, but not mandatory.
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment.
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and security best practices.
- Track record of driving innovation and transformation.
This job was posted by Veena Ch from Keka HR.
