Job Description
This role is for one of our clients
Industry: Software Development
Seniority level: Director level
Min Experience: 15 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
You will own multiple product lines, translate strategy into execution, guide technical direction, and develop high-performing engineering leaders. This role represents India Engineering in global forums and ensures we deliver robust, scalable, and impactful products.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering & Delivery
Own delivery of major product areas/platforms, driving roadmap execution, quality, reliability, and predictable releases.Translate company strategy into actionable engineering plans, staffing models, and quarterly/annual execution.Improve engineering velocity, consistency, and technical rigor across teams.
Technical Strategy
Provide architectural direction and technical oversight for core product areas.Champion performance, scalability, security-by-design, and resiliency across systems.Lead modernization and long-term platform investments while managing technical debt.Guide design reviews, postmortems, and deep technical discussions without becoming a bottleneck.
India Site Leadership
Serve as the senior engineering leader for India and represent the site in global leadership forums.Build a culture of ownership, urgency, and customer impact while managing budgets, headcount, and vendor/tools strategy.Hire, grow, and retain top talent; coach and develop Engineering Managers/Senior Managers.Partner closely with teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC to ensure seamless cross-geo execution.
Cross-Functional Influence
Collaborate with Product, Design, and GTM to drive aligned business outcomes.Influence priorities across time zones and functions, resolving tradeoffs effectively.Communicate crisply at the executive level with clear written, async, and verbal updates.
Required Experience
Leadership
10+ years in engineering, including 710 years of engineering management.Experience managing multiple managers and leading organizations of 35+ engineers.Proven ownership of large product/platform areas with measurable customer or business impact.Extensive experience with India-based engineering orgs and distributed global teams.Strong understanding of India tech hiring, retention, and leadership development.Experience managing budgets, org planning, and scaling teams.
Technical Leadership
Proven experience in implementing database engines.Strong technical grounding in distributed systems, cloud computing, or related architectures.
Communication & Influence
Executive-level communication skills (written, async, and verbal).Ability to influence and align stakeholders across continents and functions.Strong track record working with cross-geo teams across multiple regions.
Bonus Skills (Good To Have)
Experience with implementing databases, storage engines, or distributed systems.Ability to participate in and guide design and architecture reviews.Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and DevOps practices.Expertise in performance and scalability engineering.Expertise in systems built for high availability, low latency, and massive throughput.
Skills
Distributed Systems
Database Queries
Database Development
Database Design
Database Management System
Database
Databases
database tools
Database Systems
NoSQL
Storage Systems
Replication protocol
Metadata Management
metadata
Database engine
observability
Persistence
Persistence layer
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