Director, Product Engineering

Job Title : Director – Product Engineering

Work Location : Chennai (open to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, NCR)

Work Arrangement : Requires a minimum of 9 working days per month from the Chennai office, with the remaining days flexible to be worked from any of the other listed locations.

About The Job

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Director of Product Engineering to lead the strategic direction, architecture, and execution of our product engineering organization. This role is responsible for driving innovation, scaling technology platforms, and integrating AI / ML capabilities to deliver intelligent, customer-centric products. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned leader with a strong technical foundation, product mindset, and proven experience in building high-performing engineering teams.

What Will You Do

• Support the execution of the vision and roadmap for the Product Engineering organization, ensuring alignment with business goals for high-quality product development and maintenance.
• Contribute to the long-term technology strategy in alignment with business and product goals.
• Collaborate on the product engineering roadmap with Product and Design leadership.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms using modern cloud-native principles.
• Lead product design governance and ensure consistency, usability, and technical excellence.
• Champion the integration of AI / ML into product features to drive automation and personalization.
• Partner with Data Science teams to operationalize ML models and ensure responsible AI practices.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability.
• Establish and monitor engineering KPIs for velocity, quality, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Marketing, and Customer Success teams.
• Represent engineering in senior leadership forums, providing updates on progress and aligning with strategic goals.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across the engineering organization.

Who Are You

Education

Tech Skills

Leadership Role – Core Competencies

Preferred Qualifications

Soft Skills

Skills Required

Agile Methodology, containerization , Azure, Aws