Head Director of Engineering

Salary

₹100 - 150 LPA

Min Experience

10 years

Location

Bangalore

JobType

full-time

About the role

Overview

Company name: Saltmine | HQ Location: San Francisco, California | Website | LinkedIn 

Role: Head Director of Engineering

  • Salary: Rs. 100-150 lakhs per annum
  • Experience: 10+ years
  • Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)
  • Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Head/Director of Engineering to lead, inspire, and scale our engineering team. In this role, you will set the technical direction, oversee project delivery, and collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders to align engineering efforts with business objectives.

You will play a critical role in driving innovation, maintaining high standards of software development, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Leadership: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team while creating a culture of accountability, ownership, and innovation.
  2. Technical Strategy: Define and implement the overall technical vision, architecture, and roadmap in alignment with company goals.
  3. Execution: Oversee the delivery of high-quality software and infrastructure solutions on time and within budget.
  4. Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, and Business teams to ensure alignment on priorities and customer needs.
  5. Scalability: Drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and reliable systems to support the company’s growth.
  6. Process Optimization: Establish and optimize engineering processes and best practices to enhance productivity and quality.
  7. Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a key technical advisor to the executive leadership team, providing updates and recommendations on engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

  1. Experience: 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
  2. Leadership: Proven ability to lead and grow engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  3. Technical Expertise: Strong technical background with hands-on experience in modern programming languages, frameworks, and system architectures.
  4. Strategic Vision: Demonstrated experience in setting technical direction and driving large-scale initiatives.
  5. Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and at all organizational levels.
  6. Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.

 

About the company

About us

Saltmine is a rapidly growing technology firm in the Commercial Real Estate space disrupting the $300B workspace design-build market. We are applying modern technology to transform the process by which office design is done from workplace strategy to programming to design and procurement. With deep roots in technology and architecture design, we've built a first of its kind SaaS platform that empowers occupiers and their business partners to design inspiring and efficient spaces. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in NYC, Boston, Budapest, Vietnam, and Singapore, with an incredibly talented group of employees. We have closed our Series A funding round from marquee VC firms from Singapore & USA.

 

Skills

Backend
Frontend
DevOps