Director - Engineering - AI/3D/XR Platform

Were Hiring: Director of Engineering

Location: HSR Layout, Bengaluru

Work Schedule: 6 days/week (5 days in-office + Saturdays WFH)

We are looking for a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead the technical foundation and architecture of a cutting-edge AI, 3D, and XR platform. This role is ideal for a strong technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while building scalable systems from the ground up.

This is not a pure management role - expect to spend 5060% of your time writing code, solving deep technical problems, and owning mission-critical systems.

As the company scales, this role is designed to transition into a CTO position, taking ownership of long-term technical vision and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and drive the technical architecture of AI, 3D, and XR platforms

- Lead development of scalable, high-performance systems

- Contribute hands-on to coding, debugging, and system optimization

- Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams

- Collaborate closely with founders and leadership on product strategy

- Establish engineering best practices, processes, and culture

- Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of production systems

Mandatory Requirements

- 9+ years of engineering experience

- 34 years in technical leadership roles

- Strong hands-on expertise in React / Next.js

- Backend experience with Node.js or Python

- Solid experience working with AWS

- Proven experience designing scalable architectures

- Experience deploying AI/ML solutions

- Strong knowledge of 3D graphics / WebGL / Three.js

- Background from SaaS / Software / IT Services startups or scale-up companies only

Highly Desirable Skills

- AI/ML deployment experience (Computer Vision, Generative AI, 3D reconstruction)

- Experience with real-time systems and rendering optimizations

- Exposure to large-scale pipelines

- Background in B2B SaaS, XR, Gaming, or Immersive Tech

- Experience scaling engineering teams from 5 to 20+ engineers

- Open-source contributions or technical content creation

- Experience working closely with founders or executive leadership