Product Engineering Lead
Tier Tier 0
Location India offshore (Pune / Hyderabad)
Bill rate EUR 38/hour
Contractor N
About The Role We’re looking for an Product Engineering Lead to lead the technical direction of our systems while managing and growing a 100+ members engineering team. This role sits at the intersection of architecture, execution, and people leadership. You’ll define scalable technical solutions,
guide engineers through complex decisions, and ensure teams deliver reliable, high-quality software.
This is a hands-on leadership role you’ll be involved in system design and key technical decisions, while also coaching engineers and owning delivery outcomes.
What You’ll Do
Architecture & Technical Leadership
Define and evolve system architecture to support scalability, reliability, and performance
Lead design reviews and technical decision-making across teams for product development
Translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions
Identify and manage technical debt and architectural risks
Set engineering standards and best practices
People & Delivery Management
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software leads/engineers
Support growth opportunities through regular feedback, coaching, and performance management
Own team planning, execution, and delivery commitments
Hands-on Contribution (as needed)
Contribute to code reviews and critical implementations
Step in on complex or high-risk technical areas
Guide debugging and incident response when needed
What We’re Looking For
15+ years of qualified software engineering experience
5+ years in a technical leadership, architect, or engineering management role
Strong experience designing and evolving distributed systems
Proven ability to balance architectural thinking with delivery realities across domains
(Automobile, Manufacturing etc.)
Nice to Have
Experience leading multi-team or platform-level architecture
Experience in Automobile domain programs
Background in cloud-native systems and infrastructure
Tech Stack (Example)
Backend [e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, Go]
Frontend [e.g., React, Angular, Vue]
Infrastructure [e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes]
Data [e.g., SQL/NoSQL, streaming, data pipelines]
Middleware [AS400]
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