This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 15000000 - Rs 20000000 (ie INR 150 - 200 LPA)
Min Experience: 15+ years
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
JobType: full time
We are seeking an accomplished Senior Director – Engineering with 15–27 years of experience to provide strategic and technical leadership across engineering teams, products, and large-scale technology initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of building high-performing engineering organizations, delivering complex and scalable platforms, and driving technology strategy aligned with business objectives.
This role requires a senior technology leader who can operate at both strategic and technical levels, mentor engineering leaders, establish strong engineering practices, and champion innovation. Exposure to Agentic AI and modern AI-driven engineering approaches will be a strong advantage.
Key Responsibilities
Define and execute the engineering strategy, architecture roadmap, and technology vision in alignment with organizational goals.




Lead multiple engineering teams and senior technical leaders, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Oversee the design, development, deployment, and scalability of highly reliable, secure, and high-performance technology platforms.
Establish engineering standards, development methodologies, architecture principles, and best practices across teams.
Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Security, Operations, and Business leadership to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.
Drive modernization initiatives, platform transformation, cloud adoption, automation, and engineering productivity improvements.
Build and maintain strong technical leadership pipelines through mentoring, coaching, hiring, and succession planning.
Own engineering execution, delivery quality, technical risks, resource planning, and organizational capacity.
Evaluate emerging t

📌 Senior Director (Chennai)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Chennai