Head Product Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product engineering for the SaaS platform, from architecture design through development, release, and continuous improvement.
• Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for scalable, secure, multi-tenant cloud-native products deployed on AWS.
• Lead backend engineering using Java and Node.js and frontend development using React, ensuring high performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management to translate product requirements into technical solutions and executable engineering roadmaps.
• Design and govern system architecture including microservices, APIs, databases, and distributed systems.
• Establish engineering best practices across SDLC including coding standards, peer reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud-native deployment patterns.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities within products and engineering workflows to enhance automation, insights, and product value.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes), and observability frameworks for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Ensure platform scalability, availability, performance optimization, and fault tolerance.
• Lead architectural reviews and ensure alignment with security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Partner with QA and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality releases and reduced production defects.
• Continuously improve developer experience, productivity, and engineering maturity.
• Stay updated on industry trends, modern engineering practices, and emerging technologies relevant to SaaS and AI-driven platforms.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Qualification: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience: 12-15 years of enterprise in software engineering, with at least 5 years in senior engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading SaaS product development teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js), Java.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred) and multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices architecture, REST/GraphQL APIs, and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience implementing secure, scalable, high-availability systems.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong communication skills with ability to collaborate across product, engineering, QA, and platform teams.
• Ability to translate business and product requirements into technical designs and execution plans.

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to AI/ML and Generative AI technologies including LLMs, MLOps, and AI-driven automation.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, or similar.
• Experience with modern frontend tooling (Next.js, Webpack, Babel) and frontend performance optimization.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards such as GDPR, SOC2, and ISO27001.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms (Kafka or similar).
• Strong focus on code quality, engineering governance, and continuous improvement.
• Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional product organizations.

What Youll Love About Working Here

• Work with a passionate, collaborative team in a growth-driven environment.
• Opportunity to expand your backend skills and learn new tech.
• Flexibilityyour impact matters more than the hours on the clock.
• Enhance your profile by contributing to international projects.