Experience: 15.00 years

Salary: INR 20000000.00 / year (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period: 7 Days

Shift: (GMT 05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type: Office ()

Placement Type: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization)

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers client - A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization)

What do you need for this opportunity

Must have skills required

Fintech, fraud/risk, Python/Golang, AWS/infra, System Design, API-based/SaaS producd A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization is Looking for:

Role Overview

We're seeking an accomplished Director of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering team in India. You'll initially oversee 5 engineers across product development, SRE and

InfoSec, scaling further as we expand. If you've led high-performing engineering and product teams, have a growth mindset, and bring at least 5 years of people-management experience,

we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

- Technical Vision &
- Execution: Own the roadmap for products, solutions, internal tools

and operational capabilities, ensuring scalable, secure, and performant delivery.

- Lead &
- Scale: Manage an initial team of 5 engineers, structuring, mentoring, and

scaling effectively as we grow. Foster a culture of continuous learning, hiring top talent,

holding rigorous technical discussions, and promoting high standards.

- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with US stakeholders in product,

data science, infrastructure,



and executive team to align engineering efforts with strategic business goals.

- Operational Excellence: Implement best practices for engineering workflows:

scalability, observability, incident response, and reliability of all applications.

- Strategic Innovation: Drive innovative architectural decisions and platform evolution to

support product differentiation and speed to market.

Requirements

- A business mindset that involves thinking strategically to align engineering efforts with

the overall business goals, prioritizing high-ROI projects, and cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit of ownership and continuous improvement within the team.

- 5 years leading engineering teams (managing 10 people), ideally within fast-growth

tech environments.

- Experience building teams in India for US based organizations.

- Hands-on technical fluency in Python, Golang, React, and AWS comfortable enough to

be a credible voice in system design without being a bottleneck.

- Proven track record of building and scaling high-functioning teams with high hiring and

retention standards.

- Experience in API based products in a SaaS based environment is a big plus.

- Strong communicator capable of collaborating across product, data, and executive

functions.

- Bonus: Experience in fintech, fraud/risk or identity systems.

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Why Join Us





- Impact at Scale: Shape the technological direction and team culture at a critical growth

stage.

- High Performing Team: Join a team with shared vision and purpose, transparency,

open and trusted communication, clear roles and accountability, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

- Collaborative Culture: Join a team dedicated to grit, transparency, and impactful

products.

- Autonomy with Responsibility: Trusted to make and execute decisions with high

visibility and meaningful outcomes.

Location &

- Reporting

- Location: Gurugram or Bengaluru (India). Hybrid working model in-office presence

expected.

- Reports to: Chief Technology Officer (US-based).

- Team: Engineering, India.

How to apply for this opportunity

- Step 1: Click On Apply! And Register or Login on our portal.

- Step 2: Complete the Screening Form &
- Upload updated Resume

- Step 3: Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview!

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