The Role:

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering and delivery operations in Ahmedabad. This individual will oversee a growing team of 25–30+ engineers across multiple technical domains and will be accountable for ensuring the successful, high-quality delivery of projects for US-based clients. The ideal candidate is a technology delivery leader with strong experience managing cross-functional teams, coordinating across time zones, and driving process excellence within a consulting or client-services environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery Leadership – Own the end-to-end delivery of multiple client projects, ensuring timelines, quality, and scope alignment.
• Client & Stakeholder Communication – Act as the point of coordination between the India team and US-based clients, account managers, and executive stakeholders.
• Team Management – Mentor and manage engineering, QA, project management, and DevOps teams; foster a high-performance culture.
• Project Governance – Oversee sprint planning, scrum ceremonies, and delivery reporting; maintain project documentation.
• Resource Planning – Manage team capacity, project staffing, and skills alignment across multiple engagements.
• Operational Excellence – Define and implement delivery best practices, KPIs, and continuous improvement strategies.
• Talent Development – Lead recruitment, onboarding, and upskilling efforts to scale the delivery organization.
• Cross-Time-Zone Collaboration: Ensure consistent overlap and effective communication with US teams and clients. Requires availability during evening hours (approximately 2–3 hours from home, until around 11:30 PM IST) based on project needs.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in technology delivery, with 3+ years in a senior leadership or engineering management role.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong interviewing and candidate evaluation skills
• Hands-on strong technical experience with TypeScript, JavaScript and AWS
• Role requires balanced focus - 50% People Management and 50% Technical Leadership
• Proven success managing distributed or global teams, ideally in a consulting or services model.
• Expertise in agile delivery, project tracking, and governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software development, cloud, or data engineering environments (preferred).
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience working directly with US-based clients and stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Work Schedule:

• Must be available for ~2 hours of evening work to overlap with US teams (until approximately 11:30 PM IST)

What we offer:

• A culture that values flexibility, work-life balance, and employee well-being - including Work From Home Fridays
• Competitive compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits
• Work with a collaborative, global team of engineers who thrive on solving complex challenges
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern DevOps tooling at scale
• Professional growth through continuous learning, mentorship, and access to new technologies
• Leadership that recognises contributions and supports career advancement
• The chance to shape DevOps best practices and directly influence company-wide engineering culture
• A people-first environment where your ideas matter and innovation is encouraged