VP, Engineering (India)
On-siteBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Lead and scale full-stack product engineering teams across the Bangalore office, owning delivery quality, velocity, and technical standards for Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, QA, and Operations functions. Set the tone for engineering culture by defining how the office operates day-to-day and serving as the senior-most leader on the floor to drive accountability and collaboration. Partner with global engineering and product leadership to align the Bangalore roadmap with Verifone's overall product strategy while acting as the primary liaison between the local team and counterparts across the US, EMEA, and other global offices. Build a deep bench of engineering leaders, drive hiring strategy, and champion learning initiatives to grow technical capability and leadership skills across all levels.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- 12–15 years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant time in senior engineering leadership roles
- Hands-on software engineering background — you have written production code and can engage credibly at a deep technical level
- Proven experience leading and scaling large engineering teams (200+ people) spanning software, hardware engineering, QA, and operations
- Demonstrated track record of defining, building, and shaping an office or engineering culture from the ground up or through significant transformation
- Experience as a floor-level leadership presence — someone known for being visible, accessible, and deeply connected to the team
- Strong full-stack product engineering expertise, with the ability to guide architectural decisions and technical strategy
- Exceptional people leadership skills with a track record of developing senior engineers and engineering managers
- Strong operational acumen — comfortable owning the day-to-day health of a large, complex office environment
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to represent Bangalore engineering at the global executive level
Desired Qualifications
- Background in the payments, fintech, or enterprise technology industry
- Experience leading engineering hubs that operate across multiple global time zones
- Familiarity with modern full-stack engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, API-first development, and DevOps
- Prior experience in a site lead or country engineering head capacity
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