Director, Software Engineering
$5,000,000–$7,000,000 year
HybridHaryana, State of Haryāna, Republic of India
Job Summary
Build and scale a high-performing engineering team in India, owning the full hiring lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding. Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers while fostering a culture rooted in ownership, collaboration, and quality. Ensure the India team operates as a seamlessly integrated part of the global engineering organisation by aligning on roadmap priorities and establishing effective cross-timezone collaboration practices. Own and continuously improve engineering processes across the SDLC, driving adoption of best practices including code review standards, testing strategy, and CI/CD pipelines. Provide technical direction and governance for C#/.NET development, Azure Cloud architecture, and SQL Server platforms, actively guiding design reviews and resolving technical debt. Accountability for the India team's delivery commitments, partnering with Product Management to translate roadmap priorities into well-structured engineering plans and proactively managing risks and dependencies.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years in software engineering
- at least 5 years in engineering leadership (Engineering Manager, Senior EM, or Director level)
- A strong technical foundation — you began your career as a software engineer and can engage credibly in technical discussions and decisions
- Hands-on background in C# and .NET development
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud services and Azure DevOps for CI/CD, pipelines, and engineering workflow
- Proven experience with SQL Server as a backend data platform, including schema design, query optimisation, and production operations
- Demonstrated ability to integrate Agentic AI into production systems
- Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams, ideally in a high-growth SaaS environment
- Experience leading distributed or globally integrated engineering teams, with a track record of making cross-timezone collaboration work well
- Strong command of agile delivery practices and modern software engineering processes
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills — equally comfortable presenting to a CTO or coaching a junior engineer
Desired Qualifications
- Experience establishing a new engineering hub or centre of excellence from scratch
- Familiarity with platform/product engineering in a B2B SaaS context
- Exposure to data engineering, integrations, or API-first product development
- Experience with engineering hiring at scale in the India market
- Knowledge of compliance and security practices relevant to SaaS (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
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