About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead our engineering team in Noida. 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.