Director of Engineering

Loop AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-moving technology startup in Bengaluru seeks a Technical Leader to build and scale its engineering team. This role involves hiring and mentoring a world-class team, driving technical execution, and optimizing AI systems to transform restaurant operations. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of engineering experience with leadership in tech teams and thrives in fast-paced environments. Join us to make a significant impact and shape the future of AI in the food-tech industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years engineering experience with 5+ years leading technical teams.
• Hands-on ability to guide architecture reviews and solve complex agent system challenges.
• Experience working at early-stage companies, thriving in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Hire and mentor a world-class engineering team.
• Drive technical execution—design, architecture, and hands-on coding when needed.
• Optimize AI agents, scale infrastructure, and ensure reliability.
• Influence product strategy and work closely with founders.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI/ML or Automation Experience

Team mentoring

Problem-solving

Startup experience

Job description

About Loop: At Loop, we’re revolutionizing restaurant operations with AI-powered automation. Our technology helps restaurants streamline their workflows, reduce costs, and enhance customer experiences—all through intelligent automation. We’re a fast-moving, early-stage startup on a rapid growth trajectory, and we need a technical leader to build and scale our engineering team from the ground up.

Why Join Loop?

Founding Engineering Leadership: You’ll be the first engineering manager, shaping the team, culture, and technical direction.

High-Impact Role: Work directly with the founders to build AI agents that transform the restaurant industry.

Growth Journey: Help scale a startup from early-stage chaos to a market-leading company.

Cutting-Edge AI: We’re not just another SaaS company—we’re pushing the boundaries of AI automation in food-tech.

What You’ll Do

• Build & Lead: Hire and mentor a world-class engineering team (starting small, but growing fast)
• Ship Fast & Smart: Drive technical execution—design, architecture, and hands‑on coding when needed
• Solve Hard Problems: Optimize AI agents, scale infrastructure, and ensure reliability for real‑world restaurant operations
• Shape the Future: Influence product strategy and work closely with founders, product, and sales teams
• Drive Innovation: Foster a culture of experimentation—explore AI breakthroughs, automation tech, and smarter ways to solve restaurant challenges
• Build for Scale: Architect resilient systems that grow with us, from early-stage chaos to enterprise reliability
• AI Agent Architecture: Design and oversee our agent orchestration framework, ensuring scalability and reliability
• Fix What’s Broken: When things go wrong (and they will), you’ll dive deep—debugging, optimizing, and leading the team through tough technical fires
• Make It Faster & Smarter: Continuously improve performance, uptime, and scalability—because restaurants can’t afford downtime

Who You Are

• 10+ years engineering experience with 5+ years leading technical teams
• Technical leadership: Hands‑on ability to guide architecture reviews and solve complex agent system challenges
• Startup Hustle: You’ve worked at early‑stage companies (our size or smaller) and thrive in fast‑paced, unstructured environments
• Leader, Not Just a Manager: You love mentoring engineers, but you’re still hands‑on—no ivory tower leadership here
• Scaler Mindset: You’ve helped grow teams from 5 → 30+ engineers and systems from prototype to production. Grew engineering teams and systems through hypergrowth phases
• AI/ML or Automation Experience (Bonus): You’ve worked on AI agents, automation, or high‑scale distributed systems

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