Role: Director of Engineering

Job Summary:

- We are seeking an accomplished and strategic Director of Engineering with 12-15 years of experience in software development to lead our technical direction.

- This pivotal senior leadership role requires proven expertise in architecting, managing, and scaling high-performance, resilient SaaS platforms built on the AWS cloud. The Director will drive the technical roadmap, foster innovation, and ensure engineering excellence across distributed systems, focusing on serverless, event-driven architecture, and low-latency API development.

Primary Responsibility & Core Functions

Strategic Leadership and Decision-Making:

- Provide Proven leadership in team motivation, setting clear technical direction, and -executing strategic decision-making across the engineering organization.

- Utilize Excellent communication and decision-making skills to effectively convey complex architectural concepts, risks, and strategies to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.

- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, Operations, and business stakeholders to align technical strategy with business objectives.

Architecture and System Design:

- Demonstrate Proven expertise in scalable, high-performance, and resilient system design, ensuring reliability and durability of enterprise SaaS platforms.

- Possess Strong knowledge of serverless architecture, event-driven design, and distributed systems, utilizing expertise in event streams for asynchronous processing.

- Design, oversee, and optimize low-latency, high-performance API design and development to meet stringent application requirements.

- Experience with AI/ML systems and Large Language Models (LLMs) is a plus, providing vision for integrating advanced capabilities into the product suite.

Technology Stack and Cloud Expertise:

- Maintain strong technical competency and Proficiency in key distributed system technologies such as Kafka, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, and AWS Kinesis.

- Expertise in other stream processing technologies like Azure Streams is also highly valued.

- Possess Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go to provide technical guidance and conduct high-level architectural reviews.

- Ensure adherence to modern deployment and infrastructure practices, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Experience: 12-15 years in software development, with a significant focus on SaaS platforms and AWS cloud.

- Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Architecture: Expertise in scalable, high-performance, and resilient system design, including serverless architecture, event-driven design, and distributed systems.

- Streaming Technologies: Proficiency in Kafka, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, AWS Kinesis, and experience with Azure Streams.

- Coding: Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go.

- DevOps: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

- Leadership: Proven leadership in team motivation, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic decision-making.

Preferred Skills:

- Experience with AI/ML systems and Large Language Models (LLMs).

- Hands-on experience designing and implementing low-latency APIs.