Director - Engineering - B2B SaaS Product - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

We are profit making B2B SAAS based Product Startup Company serving Customers in North America, Europe & In India. Expanding Engineering Team in Bangalore, India.

Position: Director Engineering (70% People, Process Management & 30% Technology)

Location: Bangalore, India / Remote/ Hybrid

Experience: 10 to 15 yrs

Domain: eCommerce, B2B SAAS, ERP,

Budget: 80 to 100 L.p.a

Requirement :

- Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science or related field from Premium Institutes

- 10+ years of work experience in software development and 5+ years as a leadership role.

- A strong leader (Must have worked in Startups -managed 5 to 20 Member Team), mentor & people manager.

- Deep Understanding of Python, Java, Golang, Node.JS, SAAS/enterprise grade technologies.

- Experience in building and running distributed systems for 24x7 online services at scale.

- Deep understanding & expertise with highly transactional, large relational and complex systems

- Strengths in problem-solving, issue resolution, ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated experience. Engaging and influencing peers and executives.

- A strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive.

Besides skills we are looking:

- Startup and Entrepreneurial mindset.

- Execution oriented - Ability to think big - Collaborative mindset.

Dimensions of role:

- Work with the Chief Technology Officer and with other functional leaders in the company. Install best practices for software development, ensure designs meet requirements and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.

- Project management : prioritization, planning of projects and features; stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments.

- Work closely with Engineering Managers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.

- Set up the organization & processes to enable timely delivery of projects with high quality.

- Set up best practices for development and champion their adoption.

- Oversee Architecture & design of technically robust, flexible and scalable solutions.

- Architecting and engineering solutions which can meet the requirement of unknown customer buying off the shelf products

- Engage with product management and CTO office team to drive the functionality, usability and other non-functional requirements and hence the solution for the same

- Ensure on-time launches by managing design, development, and integration efforts according to a standard or customized project plan

- Be a champion of engineering excellence: establish team metrics for measurement of engineering and operational excellence. Implement a consistent, regular process for assessment and improvement.

- Show strong business and technical judgment that will accelerate time to market of releases, while incrementally moving our services towards the long-term vision.

- Be responsible for mentoring and developing front line managers and engineers.