Technical Engineering Director

PwC Acceleration Center India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center India seeks a Technical Engineering Director to lead data‑driven AI/ML initiatives across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services. You will set strategic direction, manage multiple projects, and nurture executive relationships with US clients.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape end‑to‑end architectures for large platforms, and drive modern practices like CI/CD and IaC while partnering with US leadership to deliver value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 18+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership.
• Proven ability to lead teams of 30+ engineers across multiple workstreams.
• Strong hands‑on skills - you can still architect, code, debug, and deploy.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP acceptable).
• Deep understanding of microservices, event‑driven architecture, and API design.
• Experience with .NET/C#, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python at enterprise scale.
• Track record of improving engineering quality, velocity, and team capability.
• Excellent communication with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience working in distributed/global team models (US + India collaboration).

Responsibilities

• Lead an initial team of 30+ engineers across multiple tax technology applications, with scope to grow.
• Design and implement end-to-end solution architectures for large-scale platforms.
• Guide architecture decisions, review critical designs and code paths, troubleshoot high‑severity issues.
• Own technical decisions locally - architecture, tooling, patterns, trade‑offs.
• Drive engineering quality in partnership with US colleagues: code review standards, testing practices, deployment reliability.
• Partner with US portfolio leadership on roadmap execution.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and managers on your team.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and scalability gaps.
• Own operational excellence for your portfolio: uptime, incident response, release reliability.
• Establish and maintain regular operational reporting for US leadership.
• Champion modern engineering practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability.
• Drive AI adoption across your team: AI‑assisted development workflows, LLM integration, agentic automation.
• Evaluate and implement AI/ML capabilities that improve delivery speed, accuracy, or client outcomes.
• Build your team's fluency with AI tools (coding assistants, test generation, automated review).

Skills

Leadership

Architectural design

Hands-on coding

Communication

Distributed/global teamwork

Executive stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure Cloud

AWS/GCP

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands‑on learning, cutting‑edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a Technical Engineering Director, you will lead the charge in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision‑making and driving business growth. Within our Advisory practice, you will apply your skills in data, algorithms, and software engineering to build and deploy AI and Machine Learning solutions at scale. As a Director, you will set the strategic direction and lead business development efforts. You will make impactful decisions and oversee multiple projects, maintaining executive‑level client relations. Translating the vision, you set the tone and inspire others to follow. Your role is crucial in driving business growth, shaping the direction of client engagements, and mentoring the next generation of leaders.

In this role at PwC Acceleration Center India, you will be a guardian of PwC's reputation, understanding that quality, integrity, inclusion, and a commercial mindset are foundational to our success. You will create a healthy working environment while maximizing client satisfaction. You will cultivate the potential in others and actively collaborate across the PwC Network, understanding tradeoffs, and leveraging our collective strength. Your leadership will promote technological advances, creating an environment where people and technology thrive together.

Responsibilities

• Lead an initial team of 30+ engineers across multiple tax technology applications, with scope to grow
• Design and implement end-to-end solution architectures for large-scale platforms
• Stay close enough to the work to guide architecture, review critical designs and code paths, troubleshoot high‑severity issues, and pair with engineers on the most complex problems
• Own technical decisions locally - architecture, tooling, patterns, trade‑offs
• Drive engineering quality in partnership with US colleagues: code review standards, testing practices, deployment reliability
• Partner with US portfolio leadership (Directors, Senior Managers) on roadmap execution
• Mentor and develop senior engineers and managers on your team
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and scalability gaps
• Own operational excellence for your portfolio: uptime, incident response, release reliability, and support burden reduction
• Establish and maintain regular operational reporting (production health, delivery velocity, quality metrics, technical debt) for US leadership
• Champion modern engineering practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability
• Drive AI adoption across your team: AI‑assisted development workflows, LLM integration, agentic automation
• Evaluate and implement AI/ML capabilities that improve delivery speed, accuracy, or client outcomes
• Build your team's fluency with AI tools (coding assistants, test generation, automated review)

What you must have

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 18+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership
• Proven ability to lead teams of 30+ engineers across multiple workstreams
• Strong hands‑on skills - you can still architect, code, debug, and deploy
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP acceptable)
• Deep understanding of microservices, event‑driven architecture, and API design
• Experience with .NET/C#, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python at enterprise scale
• Track record of improving engineering quality, velocity, and team capability
• Excellent communication with both technical teams and business stakeholders
• Experience working in distributed/global team models (US + India collaboration)

What sets you apart

• Experience building or integrating AI/ML systems in production (LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG, embeddings)
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development tools and workflows
• Experience in financial services, tax technology, or regulatory compliance domains
• Experience transforming teams from staff‑augmentation to autonomous delivery
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, agile delivery practices at scale