About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned and strategic Head of Engineering to lead and scale a high-performing engineering organization for a fast-growing, product-driven business. This role is ideal for a leader with deep experience in core engineering, enterprise-grade product development, engineering transformation, and people leadership.

The ideal candidate will bring 20+ years of experience across software development, QA, platform engineering, and engineering leadership, with a strong track record of building and leading senior engineering leaders, driving technology modernization, and creating robust delivery structures such as COE (Center of Excellence) models.

This is a high-impact role for someone who has operated in organizations undergoing a strong transformation journey-whether in SaaS, digital product, EV, mobility, or technology-first enterprises.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

- Lead the end-to-end engineering function across software development, QA, platform engineering, architecture, and delivery excellence.

- Build, mentor, and manage a strong layer of senior engineering leaders, engineering managers, architects, and cross-functional technical teams.

- Define and execute the engineering vision aligned to the company's product and business strategy.

- Establish a high-accountability, high-performance engineering culture focused on quality, speed, ownership, and innovation.

Technology & Product Delivery

- Own engineering delivery for large-scale, business-critical platforms and products.

- Drive architecture, scalability, reliability, and security across engineering systems.

- Partner closely with Product, Business, Operations, and Leadership teams to deliver robust, customer-centric digital solutions.

- Ensure engineering teams are aligned to business priorities, roadmap commitments, and platform growth objectives.

Transformation & Operating Model

- Lead engineering organizations through modernization and transformation phases, including process, architecture, quality, and org redesign.

- Build and institutionalize COE / shared engineering capability models across key functions such as QA, DevOps, platform engineering, performance, and engineering excellence.

- Drive adoption of engineering best practices, SDLC maturity, agile delivery models, automation, and quality engineering frameworks.

- Improve engineering efficiency, release predictability, and operational resilience.

People & Organization Building

- Scale and structure engineering teams for growth, productivity, and long-term capability building.

- Coach and develop leaders across engineering, ensuring succession planning and leadership depth.

- Hire top engineering talent across development, architecture, quality, and platform roles.

- Foster collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence across distributed or multi-layered teams.

Candidate Profile

Must-Have Experience

- 20+ years of overall experience in software engineering and technology leadership.

- Proven experience in a Head of Engineering / Engineering Director / Senior Engineering Leadership role.

- Strong background in core engineering, with hands-on roots in software development and the ability to lead large engineering organizations.

- Experience managing and influencing senior engineering leaders, including Engineering Managers, Directors, Architects, QA leaders, and delivery heads.

- Demonstrated leadership across both Software Development and QA / Quality Engineering functions.

- Strong experience in Java-based engineering ecosystems and modern enterprise application environments.

- Experience working in product-based or SaaS-led companies.

- Prior exposure to organizations in a transformation / modernization phase.

- Experience in setting up or scaling COE models / engineering excellence functions.

- Strong understanding of platform engineering, engineering operations, architecture governance, and quality-led delivery