Job Description

Executive Director / Technical Director – Java & AI

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Experience: 18+ Years

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Location: Bangalore (Preferred)

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Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred

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About the Role

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We are looking for an experienced Executive Director / Technical Director who combines strong technical leadership with hands-on engineering expertise. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java-based enterprise application development, a proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams, and practical experience leveraging AI technologies to build intelligent products and improve engineering productivity.

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This is a highly technical leadership role where the candidate is expected to drive architecture, mentor engineering teams, make strategic technology decisions, and remain hands-on with design and critical development activities.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of large-scale enterprise applications using Java technologies.
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- Drive engineering excellence, technical strategy, and best practices across multiple development teams.
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- Manage and mentor engineering managers, technical leads, and software engineers.
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- Participate in hands-on architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and solution implementation.
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- Build scalable, secure, and high-performance distributed systems.
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- Drive adoption of AI-powered engineering practices and up-to-date software development methodologies.
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- Work closely with business stakeholders, product management, and customers to define technical roadmaps.
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- Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML, Generative AI, and automation to improve products and engineering efficiency.
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- Ensure high-quality software delivery through Agile and DevOps practices.
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- Own technical governance, engineering standards, scalability, security, and performance.
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Required Skills

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Technical Expertise

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- 15+ years of software development experience.
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- Strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Java 8/11/17+, Spring Boot, Microservices.
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- Deep understanding of Distributed Systems and Enterprise Architecture.
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- Solid experience in REST APIs, Messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Multithreading, JVM Performance Tuning.
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- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
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- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
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- Strong database knowledge (SQL & NoSQL).
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- Excellent understanding of System Design, Design Patterns, and scalable architecture.
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Leadership Experience

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- Proven experience leading large engineering teams (30+ engineers preferred).
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- Experience managing Engineering Managers and Technical Leads.
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- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
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- Ability to drive technical transformation and organizational growth.
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- Experience delivering multiple enterprise-scale programs simultaneously.
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📌 Executive Director (Bengaluru)
🏢 wissen technology
📍 Bengaluru