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As a Product Engineering Head at Intellect Design Arena Ltd., your primary responsibility will be to lead the engineering organization and drive the technical vision for the SaaS platform. With over 18 years of experience, you will play a crucial role in defining and executing the technical roadmap, leading cross-functional collaboration, and driving architectural decisions that align with business objectives. Key Responsibilities: - Define and execute the technical roadmap for the SaaS platform - Lead cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, and business teams - Drive architectural decisions and technology choices aligned with business objectives - Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies - Build and scale high-performing engineering teams Technical Excellence: - Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions - Ensure robust system architecture to handle growing user demands - Lead technical reviews and guide complex engineering challenges - Drive adoption of modern development practices like CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps Product Development: - Manage multiple production rollouts and ensure successful feature delivery - Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions - Oversee the software development lifecycle from conception to deployment - Ensure high-quality deliverables meeting performance, security, and scalability requirements Team Management: - Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent - Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning - Conduct performance reviews and provide career development guidance - Promote knowledge sharing and technical excellence across the team Required Qualifications: Solution Architecture Experience: - Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect - Strong expertise in Java programming with 8+ years of hands-on development experience - Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software architecture principles - Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems Certification Requirement: - AWS Solution Architect certification is MANDATORY Leadership & Management: - 5+ years of engineering management experience - Proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams - Strong project management and delivery execution skills Technical Skills Summary: Programming Languages: - Java (Expert level - 8+ years) - Python (Advanced level - 5+ years) Preferred Frameworks & Technologies: - Spring Boot, Spring Framework - Django, Flask, FastAPI - AWS SQS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ - Redis, Elasticsearch Databases: - Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) - NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra) DevOps & Tools: - CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) - Version control (Git, GitLab, GitHub) - Monitoring (CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic) - Testing frameworks (JUnit, pytest, Selenium) Cloud Technologies: - Strong fluency with AWS Managed Services - EC2, ECS, EKS for compute and container orchestration - RDS, MongoDB for data storage and caching - Lambda for serverless computing - API Gateway, CloudFront, Load Balancers - S3 for object storage - CloudWatch, CloudTrail for monitoring and logging - IAM for security and access management - VPC, Security Groups for network configuration Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor/Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field - Experience in SaaS/PaaS product development - Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) - Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools - Experience with agile development methodologies - Previous experience in a startup or high-growth environment - Additional cloud certifications (AWS DevOps, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect),
