Director - Software Development

New Era Solutions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 25,00,000 - 35,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Bengaluru seeks a Director of Software Engineering to drive technical strategy and lead engineering teams. You will ensure high-quality product delivery and champion best practices while managing budgets and vendor relationships. Ideal candidates have a strong track record in SaaS products and cloud-native architecture, with a focus on continuous learning and technical ownership. This is an on-site role offering competitive compensation and career progression.

Benefits

High-autonomy engineering culture

Opportunity for career progression

Investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading distributed engineering teams and delivering large-scale SaaS or platform products.
• Strong experience in cloud-native architecture, security best practices, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and to balance technical debt, innovation, and delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

• Own technical strategy and roadmap for multiple product lines.
• Lead, coach, and scale a multi-disciplinary engineering organization.
• Drive end-to-end delivery: prioritise initiatives and ensure timely releases.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, QA, and Security.
• Champion engineering best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability.
• Manage budgets and vendor relationships.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Microservices

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Job description

Overview

Primary title: Director of Software Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own technical strategy and roadmap for multiple product lines; set architecture standards and ensure consistent, scalable implementation across teams.
• Lead, coach, and scale a multi-disciplinary engineering organization—recruiting, performance management, and career development for senior and mid-level engineers.
• Drive end-to-end delivery: prioritise initiatives, define success metrics, remove blockers, and ensure timely, high-quality releases.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, QA, and Security to translate business goals into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Champion engineering best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, incident response, and security-by-design.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and technical due diligence for cloud, third-party services, and platform investments.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have (technical skills & competencies)

• AWS
• Azure
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• CI/CD
• Observability

Preferred

• Terraform
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• GCP

Additional Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading distributed engineering teams and delivering large-scale SaaS or platform products.
• Strong experience in cloud-native architecture, security best practices, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and to balance technical debt, innovation, and delivery timelines.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• High-autonomy engineering culture with emphasis on technical ownership and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to build and scale engineering orgs and shape product/technology strategy at senior level.
• Competitive compensation, career progression, and investment in professional development.

If you are a results-driven engineering leader who thrives in fast-paced product environments and can deliver scalable, secure systems end-to-end, we want to hear from you. This is an on-site leadership role based in India.