Description :
Required Qualifications :
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a staff, principal, or director-level role.
- Proven leadership in large-scale software architecture, engineering operations, or developer platforms.
- Deep hands-on expertise in modern software development practices, CI / CD, cloud-native design, and agile delivery.
- Demonstrated experience improving developer productivity and tooling at scale.
- Familiarity with industry-standard tools : Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jellyfish, or similar.
- Strong hands-on experience with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless, and cloud infrastructure automation.
- Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) relevant to SaaS platforms.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams or working in a multinational environment.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps and SRE practices.
- Strong communication and influencing skills across executive and technical audiences.
Responsibilities :
Establish and uphold global engineering standards - including coding practices, architecture consistency, and software quality benchmarks.Drive developer productivity and experience through optimized CI / CD pipelines, automation, efficient workflows, and AI-driven coding tools.Own the engineering tooling and process roadmap, collaborating with DevOps and Platform teams to enhance automation, observability, and infrastructure efficiency.Define and monitor key engineering KPIs to measure productivity, quality, and delivery performance, supported by dashboards and analytics.Lead and mentor global engineering teams, fostering technical excellence, continuous learning, and alignment with organizational goals.Note : This is either a remote or Hybrid(Chennai) opportunity
(ref : hirist.tech)