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we're looking for a bold, visionary engineering leader to head our Core Infrastructure team in India If you thrive on scaling complex systems, championing security, and building teams that punch above their weight, you'll feel right at home here In this role, you'll shape the technical backbone of Eightfolds AI platform, leading infrastructure, security, and potentially analytics, while partnering cross-functionally to deliver impact at enterprise scale This is a high-leverage, high-autonomy opportunity to build what others depend on About Team: The Core Infrastructure Team is the backbone of Eightfold, responsible for the architecture, maintenance, and enhancement of critical elements of our technology stack This encompasses Search, Databases, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Data Warehouse, Developer Platform, and Application Infrastructure Our work is foundational to every product at Eightfold, underpinning the services our users and customers interact with daily The infrastructure we build and maintain is pivotal to our mission, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across all our offerings What you'll Own Drive: Lead the vision, roadmap, and execution for Infrastructure, Security, and Analytics platforms Build and scale high-performing engineering teams with strong technical leadership at every level Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data, and DevOps to deliver secure, scalable systems Ensure reliability, availability, and performance across hybrid (cloud + on-prem) environments Define and enforce security strategy, incident response, and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001, etc) Champion modern engineering practices CI/CD, observability, cost optimization, and operational excellence Build out an end-to-end Analytics Product stack including data warehouse, query engine, and dashboards Hire, mentor, and retain top-tier talent while cultivating a world-class engineering culture Provide hands-on leadership for strategic tech initiatives and major product/platform areas Own the full product/technology lifecycle from vision and architecture to deployment and impact What You Bring: Min of 10+ years of exp in engineering, with at least 3+ years leading teams at scale Deep expertise in cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc) and DevSecOps principles Proven success in building and scaling secure, reliable platforms Experience leading security initiatives threat modeling, vulnerability management, and compliance Strong communicator and stakeholder partner; able to influence across engineering and business Bonus: Experience scaling analytics stacks (Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Looker, etc) Demonstrated ability to build high-caliber teams and a thriving engineering culture Cross-functional thinker who gets things done end-to-end Eightfold Engineering Values: We are a team of self-starters who excel in our fields We believe in giving you'responsibility, not a task We want you to have ownership and pride in the work you are doing, and see the positive impact of your work on your colleagues, our customers, and people around the world We have a mindset of continuously improving There is no detail that is beneath us, and we can dive into anything needed We focus on executing fast and delivering value to our customers every single day We believe in providing transparency and support, so you can do the best work of your career
