Director, Engineering

The Blue Venture Fund; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Blue Venture Fund is seeking a Director of Software Product Engineering in Trivandrum to lead a 50-100 engineer organization across multiple payer products. You will own the strategic engineering roadmap, drive AI-assisted productivity, and ensure scalable SaaS platform delivery with strong CI/CD and release governance.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on cloud-native experience (AWS/Azure) and a track record of delivering high-quality software in matrixed or offshore-heavy structures, while

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering with 7+ years in engineering leadership.
• Hands-on cloud-native development with Java, Python, or .NET.
• Experience leading large, multi-product engineering organizations.
• Proven track record with CI/CD, DevSecOps, and SAFe/Agile delivery.
• Experience applying GenAI tooling to engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a 50-100 engineer organization across payer product groups.
• Own multi-year engineering roadmap including cloud cost optimization.
• Uphold engineering quality with CI/CD gates and DORA metrics.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery, NFR validation, and production readiness.
• Engage executives and translate technical risk into business narrative.
• Build talent pipelines and foster ownership, continuous improvement, safety.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud-native development

CI/CD

AI tooling

Java/Python/.NET

Architectural design

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Director, Engineering

Job Locations: IN-Trivandrum

Position Type: Full-Time

Overview

Director, Software Product Engineering

Role Summary

We are seeking a Director of Software Product Engineering to lead engineering strategy and execution across our Healthcare Payer product portfolio. You will manage multiple product engineering groups, own end-to-end delivery of highly scalable SaaS platforms, and build a high-performance engineering culture. The ideal candidate brings hands-on technical depth, a track record of using AI to accelerate engineering productivity, and the executive presence to operate seamlessly across strategy and day-to-day delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership: Lead and grow a 50-100 engineer organization across multiple payer product groups, including direct management of Engineering Managers and senior technical leads and architects.
• Technical Strategy: Own the multi-year engineering roadmap — cloud cost optimization, platform consolidation, and AI-assisted engineering adoption.
• Engineering Excellence: Raise the bar on quality through CI/CD standards, robust release gates, and measurable improvements in DORA metrics and defect escape rates.
• Delivery Ownership: Oversee end-to-end delivery across multiple products — feature releases, NFR validation, load testing, and production readiness.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Represent engineering in executive forums, customer briefings, and technical leadership sessions; translate technical risk and trade-offs into clear business narrative.
• People & Culture: Build talent pipelines, drive succession planning, and foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety.
• Domain Knowledge (preferred): Hands-on familiarity with healthcare payer workflows — claims, EDI, eligibility, enrolment, and benefits — is a strong plus.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 15+ years in software engineering with 7+ years in engineering leadership; proven track record managing 50+ engineer organizations across multiple product groups in a software product company.
• Technical Depth: Strong architectural grounding in cloud-native development (AWS or Azure); hands-on background in Java, Python, or .NET; microservices, API design, and event-driven architectures.
• Engineering Practices: Solid command of CI/CD, DevSecOps, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern Agile or SAFe delivery methodologies.
• AI Tooling: Hands-on adoption of GenAI tooling to improve engineering productivity or quality in a product engineering context.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills; demonstrated ability to lead in matrixed, distributed, or offshore-heavy engineering organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare payer products: claims, EDI, eligibility, enrolment, or benefits — in a health plan, TPA, or payer software company.
• Background in multi-tenant SaaS product development serving health plans or TPAs.