Head of Engineering - Product Platform

ConfidentialBengaluru / Bangalore

5 days ago

Job description

We're looking for a visionary leader who thrives on building world-class engineering teams and foundational backend services that empower both internal developers and external customers. The ideal candidate brings high energy, startup passion, and proven expertise in leading distributed teams through complex technical challenges while delivering measurable business outcomes.

About the role

Take end-to-end ownership of the technology stack, driving architecture, development, deployment, reliability, and ongoing operations
Provide strategic technical and organizational guidance to drive engineering excellence across teams
Shape and execute the long-term technical vision and roadmap for your organization
Continuously adapt roadmaps to align with anticipated future demands and evolving business requirements
Recruit and develop exceptional technical and people leaders to build a world-class engineering organization

About you

15+ years of engineering experience, including 10+ years in people leadership roles leading high-performing platform engineering teams

Strong hands-on technical background in platform services development and backend engineering - a builder at heart with deep technical credibility

Strong implementation knowledge of APIs, IAM, Audit, and Secrets architectures and frameworks

Proven ability to scale organizations and develop strong technical and people leaders

Experience working with globally distributed teams and customers across time zones

Demonstrated track record of improving customer satisfaction through platform solutions

Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to set priorities, manage complexity, and keep projects on track

BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

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Skills Required

Backend Engineering, Apis, Iam

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