Head of Engineering

VicTree Solutions is hiring for a Head of Engineering role for an esteemed client, in Bengaluru, Karnataka .

Job Title: Head of Engineering

Location: Bengaluru (WFO)

Experience Required: 12-20 years

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Spearhead the engineering department, aligning the team with the company's mission and product vision.
• Drive the execution of the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the engineering team.
• A visionary mindset that aligns with the companys core values and culture, and the ability to foster innovation within the engineering team.
• A track record of thought leadership in the technology space, contributing to industry discussions, publications, or open-source projects is a plus.

Team Development and Management:

• Attract, mentor, and retain top-tier engineering talent, providing clear career paths and development opportunities.
• Develop a high-performing, agile engineering culture that embraces autonomy and accountability.
• Oversee team structure and dynamics to ensure cross-functional collaboration and efficient delivery of projects.

Product Delivery and Quality Assurance:

• Ensure that engineering deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations.
• Optimize the software development lifecycle for efficiency and predictability.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and security.

Technology and Architecture:

• Lead architectural discussions, making key decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term scalability.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and integrate innovative solutions to maintain competitive advantage.
• Guarantee platform reliability, scalability, and performance.

Operational Excellence:

• Manage the engineering budget effectively, ensuring resources are allocated for maximum impact.
• Collaborate with Product, sales and other stakeholders to streamline the development and release process.
• Oversee the management of internal systems to ensure uptime and performance metrics are met or exceeded.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading engineering teams in the development and deployment of complex software systems, with a preference for experience in the IoT space.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) with a proven track record in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective systems.
• Advanced knowledge of programming languages relevant to the company's tech stack, which may include C, Python, Java, or others pertinent to the IoT and cloud development environments.
• Hands-on experience with both front-end and back-end development, including knowledge of modern frameworks, languages, and design patterns.
• Proficiency with database management and architecture, including both relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, or others relevant to time-series data.
• Expertise in building and managing APIs, implementing microservices architectures, and working with messaging and event-streaming services like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong communication abilities to effectively liaise between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong background in agile methodologies, with the ability to adapt processes to fit the needs of the team and project.
• Commitment to automated testing, continuous integration (CI), and continuous deployment (CD) practices, and the maintenance of high code quality and security standards.