Vice President of Engineering

Vice President – Engineering

Location : Gurgaon (In-Office)

Working Days : Monday to Saturday (2nd and 4th Saturdays are working)

Working Hours : 10 : 45 AM – 8 : 00 PM

Experience : 10–15 years in full-stack engineering, with at least 4+ years in a senior leadership role in SaaS / AI platforms

Apply at : careers@darwix.ai

Subject Line : Application – VP Engineering – [Your Name]

About Darwix AI

Darwix AI is one of India’s fastest-growing GenAI SaaS platforms, transforming enterprise revenue teams with real-time conversational intelligence and AI-powered sales enablement tools. Our core product suite powers :

Multilingual speech-to-text

Real-time agent coaching & nudges

Automated scoring of sales calls

CRM / LOS integrations

Analytics dashboards and more

Our clients include leading brands in BFSI, real estate, retail, and healthcare , such as IndiaMart, Wakefit, Bank Dofar, Sobha, and GIVA .

We operate across India, MENA, and Southeast Asia, and are backed by marquee investors, industry CXOs, and IIT / IIM / BITS alumni. As we scale to become the backbone of revenue intelligence globally, engineering excellence is the cornerstone of our journey.

Role Overview

We are looking for a visionary and hands-on Vice President – Engineering who will take end-to-end ownership of our technology stack, engineering roadmap, and team. You will be responsible for architecting scalable GenAI-first systems , driving high-velocity product shipping, ensuring enterprise-grade reliability, and building a high-performing engineering culture.

This role requires strategic thinking, hands-on execution, deep experience with AI / ML or data-intensive platforms, and the ability to attract and retain top-tier engineering talent. You will work closely with the CEO, Head of AI / ML, Product, and Founder's Office to deliver robust, secure, and intelligent experiences across web and real-time systems.

Key Responsibilities 1. Technology Leadership

Define and drive the technology vision, architecture, and roadmap across AI, platform, data, and frontend systems

Lead system architecture design for speech processing, real-time audio streaming, LLM-based agents, and multilingual interfaces

Ensure engineering best practices : microservices design, scalability, uptime SLAs, and test automation

2. Team Building & People Leadership

Build, mentor, and scale a high-performance engineering team including backend, frontend, AI, DevOps, QA, and integrations

Instill a culture of ownership, fast iteration, performance reviews, and deep collaboration across teams

Define career paths, recruit top-tier talent, and drive technical onboarding and coaching

3. Product Execution & Delivery

Work with Product, Founders, and Sales Engineering to translate business needs into scalable technical implementations

Own timelines, sprint planning, delivery schedules, and development velocity metrics

Ensure security, latency, fault tolerance, and compliance across all releases

4. Platform & Infra Ownership

Oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS (or GCP), containerization, CI / CD pipelines, observability, and cost optimization

Own DevOps, uptime, disaster recovery, and horizontal scaling for high concurrency needs

Manage data engineering and database architecture across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3, Redis, and vector DBs

5. AI / ML & GenAI Integration

Work closely with Head of AI / ML on integrating Whisper, LangChain, custom RAG pipelines, and multilingual inference stacks into production systems

Translate AI / ML research into performant APIs, stream pipelines, and real-time inference microservices

Ensure optimized GPU / CPU utilization, caching, and latency control on real-time AI modules

6. Client-Facing & Sales Support

Support enterprise pre-sales and post-sales engineering for large deals (in BFSI, real estate, etc.)

Handle security reviews, solution architecture walkthroughs, and platform deep dives with client CTO teams

Create system documentation, architecture diagrams, and technical solution notes

Qualifications & SkillsMust-Have

10–15 years of total experience in software engineering, with at least 4–5 years in senior leadership

Proven experience scaling a B2B SaaS platform across geographies

Deep backend expertise in Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB , microservices

Strong understanding of cloud-native development (AWS / GCP), DevOps, CI / CD , and real-time systems

Experience managing large-scale, concurrent user bases and low-latency applications

Strong understanding of security protocols, enterprise authentication (SAML / OAuth), and compliance

Good to Have

Exposure to speech-to-text , audio processing, NLP, or GenAI-based inference systems

Experience working with AI frameworks (Torch, HuggingFace, LangChain) and GPU inference optimization

Familiarity with Flutter , Angular / React , or mobile deployment is a plus

Hands-on experience with vector databases, Redis, WebSockets , and scalable caching mechanisms

Who You Are

You’ve built high-growth engineering teams from scratch or scaled them through 10x growth phases

You’ve architected and shipped world-class SaaS systems, preferably with real-time or AI components

You balance technical depth with strategic business alignment

You lead by influence, feedback, and deep respect—not just authority

You’re obsessed with metrics, uptime, shipping velocity, and end-user outcomes

You’re energized by fast-paced environments, ambiguous challenges, and clear impact

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

A rock-solid engineering team shipping weekly with full CI / CD and 99.99% uptime

Near real-time AI inference systems powering multilingual speech and coaching

Engineering velocity has doubled, without sacrificing stability

Architecture is mature, modular, secure, and scalable across geographies

You’ve built strong tech documentation and institutional knowledge systems

Product features are built fast, secure, and adopted well by enterprise clients

Engineering culture is resilient, hungry, and ready for global scale

How to Apply

Send your resume to careers@darwix.ai

Subject : Application – VP Engineering – [Your Name]

(Optional) : Include a brief note outlining a high-impact engineering initiative you’ve led and the measurable impact it created.

This is not just an engineering leadership role. It’s a rare opportunity to build a generational AI company from the ground up —as the tech backbone for sales teams globally. If you’ve built systems that scale, teams that thrive, and products that change behavior— we’d love to speak with you.