Engineering Director: Lead Scalable Systems & Teams

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PradeepIT is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple teams of 10–15 engineers, shaping architectural decisions and delivery strategy for scalable products. You will work with Engineering Managers to craft technical designs and drive best practices across the software development lifecycle.

You will mentor front-line managers, influence executives, and champion engineering excellence while maintaining delivery on time and quality in a remote, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience at a startup.
• 10 years of software development experience with 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience with microservices-based architecture.
• Experience building and running distributed systems for 24x7 online services at scale.
• Deep understanding of relational systems and complex data structures.
• Strong design, data structures, algorithms knowledge and complexity analysis.
• Experience defining and executing professional software engineering best practices across the SDLC.
• Strong analytical, quantitative skills and data-driven decision-making.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop front-line managers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of 10–15 engineers to own and deliver critical parts of our products.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers to design technical approaches for new product development.
• Set up processes to ensure timely delivery of projects with high quality.
• Maintain quality at all levels including design, code, and bug fixes.
• Oversee architecture to ensure robust, scalable solutions.
• Engage with product management and CTO office to drive functionality and usability requirements.
• Ensure on-time launches by coordinating design, development, and integration efforts.
• Establish metrics for engineering and operational excellence and drive improvements.
• Mentor and develop engineers and managers across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Startup experience

Microservices

Distributed systems

OOP design

Data structures

Algorithms

Metrics-driven

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Tier-1 colleges preferred

Job description

PradeepIT is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple teams of 10–15 engineers, shaping architectural decisions and delivery strategy for scalable products. You will work with Engineering Managers to craft technical designs and drive best practices across the software development lifecycle.

You will mentor front-line managers, influence executives, and champion engineering excellence while maintaining delivery on time and quality in a remote, globally distributed environment.