About Tapplent
At Tapplent, we began with a simple belief: the future of work must be more human, more intelligent, and more connected. Headquartered in the United States, with teams and partners across Canada, India, Singapore, Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE, we've grown into a truly global HR Tech SaaS company. Today, users across the world rely on Tapplent to match, predict, select, engage, and develop talent with precision.
We're more than just a platform; we're a diverse, collaborative team reimagining Talent Intelligence. With a customer-first mindset, we design experiences that are human-centered and data-driven, delivering measurable business impact. And for organizations still tied to rigid, one-size-fits-all HR solutions, Tapplent is the right choice. Our systems adapt to the evolving nature of work, empowering companies to engage their workforce, their workplace, and their future like never before. Already, a significant number of users across the globe are experiencing this transformation through Tapplent. And we're just getting started.
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ABOUT ROLE
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (On-site)
- The Director of Engineering will lead the design, development, and scaling of a cloud-native Human Capital Management (HCM) / Human Intelligence Platform, driving product innovation, engineering excellence, and delivery at scale. This role blends technology leadership, product thinking, and execution rigor in a high-growth SaaS environment. This is a highly hands-on role (70%), requiring deep involvement in architecture, problem-solving, and critical engineering decisions, not just oversight. The role demands a strong technology leader who thrives in start and growth stage companies and potential to grow to core team member.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Engineering Leadership & Delivery
- Own end-to-end engineering delivery across modules (Core HR, Payroll, PMS, LMS, Workforce, Analytics).
- Build and scale high-performing engineering teams across frontend, backend, mobile, and platform layers.
- Stay deeply hands-on (70%) in system design, code reviews, troubleshooting, and key builds.
- Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of multi-tenant SaaS architecture.
- Hands-on experience in integrating products and ERP applications like Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.
2. Architecture & Platform Thinking
- Define, manage and evolve cloud-native, microservices-based architecture.
- Lead core engineering decisions, design reviews, and solutioning for complex enterprise use cases.
- Drive API-first design, integrations, and flexible data architecture.
3. Product & Business Alignment
- Work closely with Product and Founders to translate vision into scalable technology.
- Bring a builder mindset - someone who has seen 0 -1 and 1 -10 journeys in startups or growth-stage companies.
- Balance speed, innovation, and enterprise-grade robustness.
4. AI & Intelligence Layer
- Drive integration of AI/ML into the platform (talent insights, workforce analytics, automation).
- Contribute hands-on to building the Human Intelligence Layer.
5. Quality, DevOps & Reliability
- Establish strong DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering quality practices.
- Ensure uptime, SLAs, and performance benchmarks for enterprise clients.
6. Stakeholder & Customer Engagement
- Engage with enterprise clients for solutioning and escalations when required.
- Partner with implementation teams for seamless delivery.
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 12–18+ years in software engineering, with strong hands-on expertise.
- Proven experience in startup or high-growth SaaS environments (scale-up journeys preferred).
- Deep expertise in:
- Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Microservices & distributed systems
- Scalable multi-tenant architecture
- Architecture & coding expertise in Java Spring Boot, Angular, microservices, and analytics-driven platforms with ability to dive into details when needed.
- Hands-on experience in developing full-fledged enterprise-grade applications using Java and Angular, with a continuous drive to adopt and implement emerging technologies for modernization and scalability.q
- Exposure to AI/ML or data platforms is a strong plus.
- Strong leadership with a player-coach mindset.
What Makes This Role Unique
- 70% hands-on leadership role - ideal for builders, not just managers.
- Opportunity to shape a next-gen AI-led Human Intelligence Platform.
- Direct collaboration with founders and core product vision.
- High ownership and impact in a growing SaaS company.
Growth & Opportunity
This role has the potential to evolve into a core leadership position within the organization, with a direct influence on technology, product direction, and long-term business success.
Beyond leadership impact, the role offers meaningful wealth creation opportunity through stock options, with the potential to align closely with founder-level outcomes as the organization scales.
