Full-Time Head of Engineering

• Providing clear and concise direction to the engineering team on their deliverable, supervising their work, and driving product releases / project completion as per the timelines decided.
• Lead technical solution designs with the entire team; be a sounding board & guide the team for any tech-related issue.
• Work closely with the product managers, engineering managers, architects and designers to refine stories, discuss, and finalize release timelines, and attend relevant meetings with stakeholders.
• Communicate technical direction to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to ensure the overall architecture and solutions are very well designed for the long-term while also driving a pragmatic approach to deliver results in phases that are aligned with business value.
• Ensure optimal application of engineering resources to meet product development and consumer requirements and ensure the implementation of agile processes.
• Design the entire solution from ideation and visual design through the SDLC, life cycle activities such as extending or updating a system, planning retirement of a system.
• Getting hands-on with code rollouts as and when required to ensure releases go out in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Hire, onboard and build a team of capable engineers, both in-house and through outsourced agencies.

• 15+ years of Engineering experience, with at least 3 years as a Sr. Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering / Head of Engineering preferably across a start-up / mid-sized company
• Experience of building and growing a team is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, able to manage multiple stakeholders across other departments in the organization
• At least 3 years experience operating and managing production systems in a Kubernetes environment is a must have
• Hands-on software engineer who can just roll up his / her sleeves anytime to make various changes in the code and design, as necessary.
• Excellent knowledge in following tech stack: Java, Springboot, Javascript, HTML, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS / GCP, microservice architecture

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