Director of Engineering


Savanna HR


Technology and IT

7-15 Yrs


Gurgaon


Posted: 4 months ago

Description

Savanna HR is a leading recruitment agency and we specialise in niche and executive level hiring. Leadership recruitment or hiring is our forte. Savanna HR works Pan India and our clients range from innovative startups to fotune 500 companies. Reach us – hello@savannahr.com for any query.

Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the engineering team, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing top\s\s
engineering talent
- Define and drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for the company
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive execution
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable and reliable software solutions
- Scale best practices for software development, including microservices, multi-tenanted,\s\s
distributed systems, multi-cloud deployments (AWS/GCP), GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code\s\s
(IAC)
- Familiarity with data security principles, compliance requirements, and governance frameworks.
- Comfortable with major languages, frameworks including Node.js, Python, Java, and Go, and\s\s
databases/data lakes including SQL, NoSQL, Snowflake/Athena
- Also manage frontend development teams for react based frameworks
- Ensure the highest standards of quality through thorough testing and continuous\s\s
integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Drive a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the engineering organization\s\s
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role\s\s
(e.g., Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering)
- Proven track record of successfully scaling engineering teams and delivering complex\s\s
technical projects
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, event-based systems, and multi-cloud\s\s
deployments
- Experience with best practices such as GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), and thorough\s\s
testing methodologies
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with\s\s
cross-functional leadership and manage technical vendors and agencies
- Experience in the logistics industry or a related field is a plus