AVP/Vice President – Technology

Maxxton Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxxton India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in Pune is seeking a seasoned technology leader to own end-to-end delivery for our Pune development center, unifying Backend (Java), Frontend (Angular), and QA/Testing guilds into one accountable engineering organization.

Reporting to the CTO, you will translate global product and architecture directions into an India execution roadmap, drive an AI‑augmented engineering culture, and serve as the senior technology voice for the Pune team.

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years in software engineering.
• Minimum 5 years leading multi-team or multi-guild organisations of 50+ headcount
• Deep hands-on background in Java/Spring backend architecture, with strong exposure to Angular frontend and modern QA/test automation practices
• Experience managing distributed, matrixed reporting lines — India team, HQ leadership abroad
• SaaS or product-company background strongly preferred
• Comfortable with AI-assisted engineering tools; uses them to build team capability, not just personal productivity

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technology delivery for the Pune development center.
• Consolidate Backend, Frontend, and QA guilds under a single accountable owner.
• Translate global product and architecture direction into an India execution roadmap.
• Build a scalable, AI-augmented engineering culture and lead technology direction in Pune.
• Directly manages Guild Leads and ensures delivery, quality, and talent across all three guilds.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture

Java/Spring

Angular

QA & Automation

Multi-team leadership

SaaS product background

AI tooling

Education

B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech in CS

Leadership certifications

Tools

Java/Spring

Angular

QA Automation

Job description

Maxxton India Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune · Full-Time (Hybrid)

ROLE OVERVIEW

Own end-to-end technology delivery for Maxxton's Pune development center, leading the Backend (Java), Frontend (Angular), and QA/Testing guilds as a single, unified engineering organisation of 90+ people. This role consolidates existing guild leadership under one accountable owner, translating global product and architecture direction set by the CTO (Netherlands) into an execution roadmap for India. This role will be reporting to the CTO directly. You will be expected to build a scalable, high-performing, AI-augmented engineering culture and act as the senior-most technology voice on the ground in Pune. Directly manages the Backend, Frontend, and QA Guild Leads, with full accountability for delivery, quality, and talent across all three guilds.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute & Implement architecture direction, technical debt strategy, and platform scalability across the backend, frontend and testing stacks
• Partner with the CTO to translate global product and architecture strategy into an India execution roadmap
• Make build-vs-buy and platform investment calls for the India engineering organisation

Guild & organisation leadership

• Directly manage Guild Leads for Backend, Frontend, and QA following the guild consolidation; ensure a smooth transition with continuity for existing leads
• Ensure cross-guild alignment on release quality, dependencies, and delivery velocity
• Resolve cross-guild conflicts on priority, resourcing, and technical direction

Delivery & quality ownership

• Own sprint-to-release predictability across 90+ engineers
• Execute & Implement production stability, incident response, and root-cause discipline across guilds
• Set and enforce release-readiness and quality gates across Backend, Frontend, and QA

Talent & org building

• Own hiring, capability-building, and succession planning for a 90-person organisation
• Build a leadership bench — Leads to Managers — to reduce single points of dependency
• Run performance calibration and career pathing for Guild Leads and senior engineers
• Serve as the primary technology voice to the CTO and NL leadership
• Represent India engineering in global planning, roadmap, and budget discussions
• Communicate delivery risk and technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders clearly and early

AI & productivity

• Execute & Implement in coordination with the Core AI team for the AI usage standards for the technology org — Claude Code, Copilot-class tools, and AI-assisted testing
• Evaluate and select new engineering tooling; contribute to responsible AI governance at the org level
• Manage your own workload through time-blocking and priority-setting — deliver without follow-up from the CTO

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent; architecture or leadership certifications valued
• 15–20+ years in software engineering.
• Minimum 5 years leading multi-team or multi-guild engineering organisations of 50+ headcount
• Deep hands-on background in Java/Spring backend architecture, with strong exposure to Angular frontend and modern QA/test automation practices
• Experience managing distributed, matrixed reporting lines — India team, HQ leadership abroad
• SaaS or product-company background strongly preferred over services/consulting
• Comfortable with AI-assisted engineering tools; uses them to build team capability, not just personal productivity