Director of Product Engineering

As a VP at our company, your role will involve driving engineering rigor across Java-based platforms, Microservices, APIs, and integrations to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance. You will oversee multi-stream programs, ensuring timelines, budgets, quality standards, and stakeholder alignment. Additionally, you will manage large cross-functional technology teams, driving performance, innovation, and a culture of engineering excellence. Engaging with C-level and senior stakeholders on architecture reviews, technical direction, and delivery roadmaps, you will act as the escalation point for key technology delivery issues. Championing DevOps, Agile/Scrum, and modern engineering principles, you will lead initiatives around code quality, CI/CD, observability, and automation. **Key Responsibilities:** - Drive engineering rigor across Java-based platforms, Microservices, APIs, and integrations. - Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of platforms being delivered. - Oversee multi-stream programs, ensuring timelines, budgets, quality standards, and stakeholder alignment. - Implement strong program governance, risk mitigation frameworks, and cadence reviews. - Manage large cross-functional technology teams (developers, architects, QA, DevOps). - Drive performance, innovation, and a culture of engineering excellence. - Engage with C-level and senior stakeholders on architecture reviews, technical direction, and delivery roadmaps. - Act as the escalation point for key technology delivery issues. - Champion DevOps, Agile/Scrum, and modern engineering principles. - Lead initiatives around code quality, CI/CD, observability, and automation. **Qualification Required:** - B.Tech in Computer Science or related field. - 18+ years of progressive experience in product engineering, platform delivery, or fintech transformation. - Strong technical background with hands-on or architectural exposure to Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, cloud platforms. - Proficient in Agile, DevOps, SAFe, and global delivery methodologies. - Experience handling high-volume, low-latency, mission-critical systems. - PMP/Prince2 certification preferred. - Willingness to travel as required. In addition to your technical skills and experience, personal attributes such as being technically strong, detail-oriented, and having an engineering mindset, being a strategic thinker with delivery discipline and executive presence, an excellent communicator with the ability to engage CXO-level stakeholders, proactive, result-driven, and comfortable working in high-stakes environments are essential for success in this role.,