Director of Product Engineering-Banking

Intellect Design Arena Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Engineering Lead with experience in building scalable cloud-hosted SaaS products. The ideal candidate should have a strong engineering background, hands-on experience with AWS cloud, and expertise in technologies like Java and Python. You will lead engineering decisions that ensure quality and performance, while also mentoring teams and guiding the build process. Experience in the banking domain is required for this full-time position.

Qualifications

• Must have built products, not just managed teams.
• Combination of strong technical and leadership skills.
• Awareness of AI/ML use cases to enhance product capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering for cloud-hosted SaaS products.
• Make architectural and technical decisions ensuring scalability, performance, and quality.
• Guide and mentor engineering teams; stay close to the build process.
• Work on AWS-based deployments and cloud engineering best practices.
• Leverage Java, Python, and open-source technologies across the tech stack.

Skills

Strong engineering/build background

Hands-on experience with AWS cloud

Expertise in Java

Experience with open-source technologies (Python, OSS frameworks)

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Lead with strong product-building experience and a solid foundation in cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate comes with a hands‑on engineering background, has built and delivered scalable technology products, and can drive the right technical decisions across teams. Experience in the banking domain is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering for cloud-hosted SaaS products.
• Make architectural and technical decisions ensuring scalability, performance, and quality.
• Guide and mentor engineering teams; stay close to the build process.
• Work on AWS-based deployments and cloud engineering best practices.
• Leverage Java, Python, and open-source technologies across the tech stack.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI into product workflows (awareness-level expected).

Must-Have Skills

• Strong engineering/build background — has built products, not just managed teams.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud and cloud-native application development.
• Expertise in Java and open-source technologies (Python, OSS frameworks).

Good-to-Have

• Awareness of AI/ML use cases and how AI can enhance product capabilities.

Seniority Level

• Director

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Financial Services

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