Head of Engineering

Job Title : Head of Engineering

Location : Bangalore / Pune

Experience : 12-20 years

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership :

Spearhead the engineering department, aligning the team with the company's mission and product vision.

Drive the execution of the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals.

Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the engineering team.

A visionary mindset that aligns with the company’s core values and culture, and the ability to foster innovation within the engineering team.

A track record of thought leadership in the technology space, contributing to industry discussions, publications, or open-source projects is a plus.

Team Development and Management :

Attract, mentor, and retain top-tier engineering talent, providing clear career paths and development opportunities.

Develop a high-performing, agile engineering culture that embraces autonomy and accountability.

Oversee team structure and dynamics to ensure cross-functional collaboration and efficient delivery of projects.

Product Delivery and Quality Assurance :

Ensure that engineering deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations.

Optimize the software development lifecycle for efficiency and predictability.

Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and security.

Technology and Architecture :

Lead architectural discussions, making key decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term scalability.

Stay abreast of emerging technologies and integrate innovative solutions to maintain competitive advantage.

Guarantee platform reliability, scalability, and performance.

Operational Excellence :

Manage the engineering budget effectively, ensuring resources are allocated for maximum impact.

Collaborate with Product, sales and other stakeholders to streamline the development and release process.

Oversee the management of internal systems to ensure uptime and performance metrics are met or exceeded.

Qualifications :

Demonstrated experience in successfully leading engineering teams in the development and deployment of complex software systems, with a preference for experience in the IoT space.

Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) with a proven track record in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective systems.

Advanced knowledge of programming languages relevant to the company's tech stack, which may include C, Python, Java, or others pertinent to the IoT and cloud development environments.

Hands-on experience with both front-end and back-end development, including knowledge of modern frameworks, languages, and design patterns.

Proficiency with database management and architecture, including both relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, or others relevant to time-series data.

Expertise in building and managing APIs, implementing microservices architectures, and working with messaging and event-streaming services like Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Strong communication abilities to effectively liaise between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong background in agile methodologies, with the ability to adapt processes to fit the needs of the team and project.

Commitment to automated testing, continuous integration (CI), and continuous deployment (CD) practices, and the maintenance of high code quality and security standards.