VP of Engineering (India)

Insight Global; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior VP of Engineering in Hyderabad, India, to lead a large India-based engineering organization and drive end-to-end execution across Dev, QA, Data, and DevOps.

The role focuses on building a scalable, high-performance engineering culture, owning India P&L, and partnering with global leaders on architecture and delivery. This is a high-impact leadership position aimed at transforming enterprise software development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience scaling engineering teams in India.
• Strong technical foundation from an engineering background.
• Track record leading organizational change (growth, mergers, culture shifts).
• Comfortable owning budgets, P&L, and making tradeoffs.
• Builder mindset prioritizing impact, velocity, and quality over process.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a 100+ engineer organization in India with large team growth initiatives.
• Merge two teams/locations into one high-performing, unified engineering team.
• Own engineering execution across Dev, QA, Data, and DevOps.
• Set the bar for a builder-first, outcome-driven engineering culture.
• Partner with the CTO and global leaders on architecture, tooling, and delivery.
• Own India engineering P&L, hiring strategy, and operational execution.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Scaling teams

Budgeting / P&L

Change management

Builder mindset

Job description

Title: VP of Engineering

Duration: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Hyderabad, India

A client is seeking a VP of Engineering in India (Hyderabad). Using an AI-native engineering model, you will reshape how enterprise software is built and India is central to that transformation. This role is for a Senior Engineering Leader who wants to build and scale something that truly matters, not maintain the status quo.

Must Have:

• Proven experience scaling engineering teams in India
• Strong technical foundation you started as an engineer and still think like one, but have grown into a business athlete
• Track record leading organizational change (growth, mergers, culture shifts)
• Comfortable owning budgets, P&L, and making real tradeoffs
• Builder mindset: you value impact, velocity, and quality over process and tickets

Day-to-Day:

• Lead and scale a 100+ engineer organization in India with large team growth initiatives
• Merge two teams/locations into one highperforming, unified engineering team
• Own engineering execution across Dev, QA, Data, and DevOps
• Set the bar for a new builderfirst, outcomedriven engineering culture
• Partner directly with the CTO and global leaders on architecture, tooling, and delivery
• Own India engineering P&L, hiring strategy, and operational execution .