Director of Software Engineering

Job Description

About the Role We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead our engineering team. This role requires a strategic and hands-on leader with deep expertise in Java and Amazon Web Services (AWS) with experience in modernizing platforms, cloud native migrations and hybrid strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong product mindset, extensive experience in building scalable cloud-native applications, and the ability to drive engineering excellence in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities • Technical Leadership: Define and implement best practices for Java-based architectures and scalable backend systems. • Team Management: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers and engineering managers. • Cloud & Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and optimize AWS-based solutions, leveraging services like EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB. • Performance & Scalability: Ensure high availability, security, and performance of distributed systems on AWS and in our data centers. • APIs: Architect, design and document Restful APIs as a product for both internal and external customers • Agile Development: Foster an engineering culture of excellence with focus on product delivery with quality and technological advantage • Technology Roadmap: Stay ahead of industry trends, identifying opportunities for modernization and innovation. • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with leadership, product, and operation teams to align engineering efforts with business goals. Required Qualifications • Experience: 12+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. • Technical Expertise: • - Strong background in Java, JDK and its ecosystem • - Hands-on expertise in both data center and AWS architectures, deployments, and automation. • - Strong experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB). • - Proficiency in RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS), and service design. • - Strong grasp of security best practices, IAM roles, and compliance standards on AWS. • Leadership & Strategy: Proven track record of scaling engineering teams and aligning technology with business goals. • Problem-Solving Mindset: Ability to diagnose complex technical issues and optimize outcomes. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in high-scale SaaS applications using Java and AWS. • Knowledge of AI/ML services on AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock) and data engineering pipelines. • Agile & DevOps: Experience implementing DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation). • Background in fintech, e-commerce, or enterprise software is a plus. Show more Show less