Director - Engineering - Platform

- We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering - Platform to lead the transformation and modernization of a large-scale enterprise platform built on microservices architecture.

- This strategic leadership role will drive engineering excellence, oversee globally distributed teams, and accelerate innovation through AI-enabled development practices.

- You will play a pivotal role in scaling platform capabilities, reducing technical debt, modernizing systems, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions that align with business and product objectives.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

- Lead modernization and evolution of a platform microservices architecture

- Define and execute engineering strategies aligned with business and product goals

- Partner with Product to build and maintain platform technology roadmaps

- Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing global engineering teams

- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement

- Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering initiatives

- Ensure platform scalability, performance, reliability, and security

- Drive technical debt reduction and system modernization

- Champion API-first and integration-driven development practices

- Oversee B2B API platform development and partner integrations

- Guide ERP system integrations to ensure seamless data flow and process alignment

- Embed GenAI and AI-assisted development across the SDLC for faster time-to-market

- Manage engineering budgets and optimize resource utilization

- Lead the transition from regional engineering silos to unified global teams

Required Experience & Skills:

- 15+ years of experience in software engineering

- 6+ years in engineering leadership roles

- Deep expertise in platform and SaaS architecture

- Proven experience building and scaling large distributed systems

- Strong background in Agile, cloud-native, and high-availability architectures

- Experience managing hiring, performance, and career development

- Strong understanding of software cost and infrastructure economics

Technical expertise in:

1. Java, AWS, RedHat, Golang

2. Microservices & APIs

3. ETL tools and front-end technologies

4. GitHub, GitHub Copilot, Jira

5. Experience leveraging AI code assistants to improve engineering productivity

6. Excellent communication skills with technical and business stakeholders