GM - Engineering and Delivery

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and technically sound General Manager- Engineering and Delivery to lead and scale engineering across multiple product verticals in the sports technology space, with a focus on enterprise-grade solutions for government and institutional clients. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills, experience working with public sector clients, and a proven track record of building scalable, secure, and compliant platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution across multiple product verticals — from requirement analysis to deployment — ensuring alignment with government mandates, SLAs, and strategic business goals.

• Architect large-scale web and mobile platforms with a focus on modularity, maintainability, scalability, and performance under variable network conditions.

• Define and enforce architectural standards, engineering best practices, and secure coding principles.

• Own and manage cloud infrastructure, deployment reliability, release management, and cloud-native optimization (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Translate government RFPs/RFQs and functional specifications into actionable technical blueprints, sprint plans, and implementation timelines.

• Collaborate closely with leadership, product managers, solution architects, DevOps, and UI/UX teams to ensure timely and quality delivery.

• Drive hiring, mentorship, and performance management across the engineering team, fostering a high-performance culture.

• Support solutioning discussions with clients and system integrators, ensuring compliance and smooth integration with third-party systems.

• Ensure all technology operations adhere to compliance standards, data governance policies, and overall quality benchmarks.

Technical

• B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5 –10 years of engineering experience, with at least 3 – 4 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Expertise in backend frameworks (Node.js, Python, Java) and frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue).
• Strong understanding of system design, distributed computing, REST APIs, message queues, and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices: CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, monitoring, and logging.
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Git, Jenkins, Postman, Swagger, and performance/load testing platforms.
• Deep knowledge of data privacy, IT security protocols, and public cloud security standards.
• Familiarity with Indian government data standards (e.g., MeitY guidelines, Aadhaar, DigiLocker APIs) is a strong plus.