Engineering Head

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Chennai District

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. seeks a hands-on, high-impact Head of Engineering to own and drive the entire engineering function in a real-time, trading domain.

You will build secure, scalable, low-latency systems and lead multiple engineering teams while solving mission-critical production challenges. This role emphasizes hands-on coding, architecture governance, and strong ownership. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software engineering and leadership, with fintech or trading

Qualifications

8+ years of software engineering and tech leadership experience.
Experience leading backend and frontend teams for real-time, low-latency platforms.
Background in trading, stock broking, or fintech is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end engineering delivery across backend and frontend systems.
Lead, mentor, and scale multiple engineering teams.
Establish strong engineering culture, processes, and accountability.
Drive high standards in code quality, system design, and architecture governance.
Design scalable, fault-tolerant microservices; ensure high availability and low latency.
Oversee security-first engineering with authentication/authorization, data protection, and OWASP compliance.
Manage production outages with quick RCA and long-term fixes.
Foster AI-first engineering culture and adoption of AI tools across teams.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Security-first thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Crisis management

Code reviews

Decision making

Problem solving

Product & business sense

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

Head of Engineering Trading & Real-Time Systems

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on, high-impact Engineering Leader to own and drive our entire engineering function. This role demands a rare combination of deep technical expertise, architectural vision, and execution excellence.

You will be responsible for building secure, scalable, low-latency, real-time systems in a stock broking / trading domain, while leading teams and solving mission-critical production challenges.

This is not a managerial role—we need a builder, debugger, and decision-maker.

What You Will Do

Own end-to-end engineering delivery across backend and frontend systems.
Lead, mentor, and scale multiple engineering teams.
Establish strong engineering culture, processes, and accountability.
Drive high standards in:
Code quality
System design
Architecture governance

Architecture & System Design

Design highly scalable, fault-tolerant microservices architectures.
Ensure systems are:
Highly available
Low latency (real-time capable)
Extensible and future-ready
Standardize architecture across legacy and modern systems.
Drive architectural decisions across the organization.

Security-First Engineering

Enforce secure-by-design principles.
Implement:
Authentication & authorization frameworks
Data protection & encryption strategies
Ensure compliance with:
OWASP standards
API security best practices

Crisis Management & RCA

Take ownership during production outages and incidents.
Perform fast and accurate Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Drive:
Immediate resolution
Long-term architectural fixes
Build resilient systems to minimize downtime impact.

AI-First Engineering Culture

Drive adoption of AI across engineering workflows:
Faster development
Intelligent debugging
Automation
Enable teams to leverage tools like:
AI copilots
Code assistants
Improve productivity and engineering velocity.

Distributed & Event-Driven Systems

Architect systems using:
Kafka / Event Streaming
Asynchronous communication patterns
Ensure:
Data consistency
Fault tolerance
Real-time processing reliability

DevOps & Reliability

Oversee:
CI/CD pipelines
Containerization (Docker)
Observability (logs, metrics, tracing)
Ensure:High uptime
System resilience
Performance optimization

Core Technical Expertise

Backend & Architecture

Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java + Spring Boot (preferred) or equivalent.
Deep expertise in:
Microservices Architecture
Distributed Systems Design
Performance Optimization
Solution Architecture

Databases

Strong experience with:
PostgreSQL / MySQL
MongoDB / NoSQL
Expertise in:
Data Modeling
Query Optimization
High-volume Data Handling

Messaging & Streaming

Must-Have

Kafka

Strong Understanding Of

Event-Driven Architecture
Real-Time Data Pipelines

Security

Strong knowledge of:

JWT, OAuth2
API Security
Encryption Practices

Experience building secure systems at scale.

DevOps

Hands-on with:

Docker
CI/CD Pipelines
Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

AI Enablement

Practical experience with AI coding tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) and proven ability to drive AI adoption across engineering teams.

Leadership Expectations (Critical)

Extreme ownership mindset
Security-first thinking in every decision
AI-first approach to productivity
Strong decision-making under pressure
Hands-on leader who writes code and performs deep reviews
Fast problem solver and crisis handler
High discipline, punctuality, and accountability
Strong product and business understanding
Proven ability to mentor and grow engineering teams

Ideal Candidate Profile

8+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
Experience leading backend and frontend teams for high-scale, real-time, low-latency platforms.
Background in trading, stock broking, or fintech ecosystems is highly preferred.
Proven track record of managing production-critical environments and handling outages effectively.
Ability to balance Speed, Stability, and Security.
Strong cross-functional leadership across diverse technology stacks.

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