Uplers
Website:
uplers.com
Job details:
Experience: 10.00 + years
Salary: Confidential (based on experience)
Expected Notice Period: 15 Days
Shift: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)
Opportunity Type: Office ()
Placement Type: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: SLX)
(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - SLX)
What do you need for this opportunity?
Must have skills required:
industrial tech, or maritime software., Prior experience in health-tech, and NoSQL, GraphQL, IoT protocols, Node.js, react, scalable backend development., System Architecture, Wearable, AWS, Azure, Java, Kafka
SLX is Looking for:
Job Title: Head of Engineering
Location: India
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 10+ Years
Team Size: 10-30 Engineers
About Us
We are revolutionizing crew safety and operational efficiency through cutting-edge
IoT, wearables, and AI-driven solutions tailored for the maritime and industrial workforce. Our
ecosystem empowers seafarers and operators with real-time health, fatigue, environment, and
incident prevention systems to ensure safer operations and regulatory compliance at sea and on land.
We are now looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering organization
with deep technical expertise, strong architectural judgment, and team-building capabilities.
What You''ll Do
- Drive System Architecture & Scale:
Design and evolve the architecture of our multi-product platform comprising wearables,
IoT edge devices, and cloud applications. Champion scalable, reliable, and maintainable
systems using a modern microservices architecture.
- Own Product Delivery End-to-End:
Lead the technical delivery of our core products including the fatigue risk engine,
crew assist, environmental monitoring, and compliance platforms. Deliver high-quality,
secure, and performant systems across backend, frontend, data pipelines, and wearable
devices.
- Define and Execute the Technical Roadmap:
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders across regions to define the roadmap,
align technical strategy with business goals, and ensure timely execution of initiatives.
- Build and Lead a High-Performance Engineering Team:
Grow, mentor, and retain a team of world-class engineers, engineering managers, and
architects. Foster a culture of ownership, agility, technical excellence, and collaboration.
- Lead Complex Cross-Functional Projects:
Oversee the implementation of large-scale projects across domains such as health
tracking, MQTT-based real-time messaging, predictive analytics, and compliance
logging.
- Ensure Engineering Operational Excellence:
Establish and continuously improve engineering best practices around development
lifecycle, DevOps, observability, testing, and security. Enforce CI/CD, documentation,
and cloud-native operations.
- Advance AI and Data Strategy:
Collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to design, deploy and evolve AI/ML
capabilities such as fatigue prediction, anomaly detection, and safety incident forecasting.
- Be a Technology Evangelist:
Represent engineering across internal and external forums. Champion our mission
in the areas of maritime safety, health tech, and industrial IoT.
What You Bring
- 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering with at least 4 years leading
engineering teams or managing engineering managers.
- Proven track record of leading high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams in
fast-paced environments.
- Strong experience with system architecture, distributed systems, and scalable
backend development.
- Deep technical expertise in Java, Node.js, React, GraphQL, Kafka, and NoSQL
databases.
- Prior experience working with IoT protocols (especially MQTT) and building sensor-
driven platforms.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), containerization (Docker), and modern
DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with edge computing, time-series data, and real-time analytics.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML integration into product workflows, including
streaming analytics.
- Exposure to maritime safety use cases is a strong plus.
- Experience managing complex projects across geographies, including coordination
with global stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills with a track record of
mentoring and developing engineers.
- Passion for safety, wellbeing, and sustainability technologies.
Nice to Have
- Experience with wearable or IOT platforms.
- Prior experience in health-tech, industrial tech, or maritime software.
Why Join Us
- Mission-driven work impacting the safety and wellbeing of real people.
- Cutting-edge tech stack across wearables, AI, IoT, and cloud.
- Fast-growing scale-up with international presence.
- Collaborative team environment with autonomy and purpose.
- Opportunity to shape the technology and culture of a high-impact company.
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!
About Uplers:
Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant contractual onsite opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement.
(Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well).
So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you!
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