AVP - ENGINEERING

Weekday AI (YC W21); India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) seeks an Associate Vice President (AVP) - Engineering to lead enterprise engineering delivery, release governance, and production support across large-scale platforms in Mumbai. You will partner with product, architecture, DevOps, and executives to drive quality, reliability, and scalable software delivery.

You will mentor engineering managers and backend teams, set standards for code quality, CI/CD, and security, and own end-to-end delivery, with a focus on operational

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software engineering leadership in enterprise teams.
• Strong hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud.
• Expertise in Microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Proven track record in release governance and production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering managers and backend teams at scale.
• Set architecture direction for Java microservices.
• Define coding standards, API governance, CI/CD, security.
• Oversee end-to-end engineering delivery to quality and timeliness.
• Manage hiring, performance, and leadership development.
• Foster ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor KPIs: deployment frequency, sprint velocity, defects.
• Own release management lifecycle from planning to post-release.
• Improve CI/CD, deployment automation, rollback strategies.
• Lead production support with incident management and RCA.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, DevOps, and stakeholders.
• Drive modernization initiatives across the organization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Docker & Kubernetes

DevOps & CI/CD

Engineering Leadership

Jira & Confluence

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Experience: 9+ yrs

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, anywhere, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking an accomplished Associate Vice President (AVP) - Engineering to lead enterprise engineering delivery, release management, and production support operations across large-scale technology platforms. This role is ideal for experienced engineering leaders with strong expertise in Java, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Technologies, DevOps, and Engineering Operations who are passionate about building high-performing teams and delivering reliable, scalable software solutions.

As an AVP - Engineering, you will provide strategic leadership across engineering, release management, and client support functions while driving operational excellence and engineering best practices. Working closely with product, architecture, DevOps, and executive stakeholders, you will ensure high-quality software delivery, strengthen engineering capabilities, and continuously improve release governance and customer support operations.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale engineering managers, technical leads, and backend engineering teams
• Drive architecture and technical direction for Java-based microservices applications and distributed enterprise platforms
• Establish engineering standards covering code quality, testing, API governance, CI/CD, security, and software development best practices
• Oversee end-to-end engineering delivery to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards
• Manage hiring, performance management, leadership development, and succession planning across engineering teams
• Build a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Monitor engineering KPIs including deployment frequency, sprint velocity, defect trends, and delivery performance
• Own the complete release management lifecycle, including planning, governance, deployment readiness, risk management, and post-release reviews
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, release automation, rollback strategies, and deployment reliability
• Lead production support operations by overseeing incident management, SLA compliance, root cause analysis (RCA), and preventive improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, customers, and executive stakeholders to resolve critical production issues and improve operational performance
• Drive process optimization, engineering governance, and technology modernization initiatives across the organization

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 9+ years of experience in software engineering with significant experience leading enterprise engineering teams
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and enterprise application development
• Deep understanding of Microservices Architecture, REST APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven application design
• Proven experience leading engineering delivery, release management, and production support in enterprise or SaaS environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) along with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, release governance, incident management, and operational excellence initiatives
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and people development skills
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities with experience managing large, multi-layered engineering organizations
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira, Confluence, ITIL practices, and engineering governance frameworks
• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, or AI-driven engineering practices is considered an added advantage.