Website:
gridconnecttech.com
Job details:
ABOUT US
GridConnect Technology Solutions, based in Chennai, is the global delivery arm of
Valantor Inc (USA) — a wholly owned subsidiary supporting the engineering,
delivery, and operations behind Valantor's Enterprise Visual Intelligence platform.
Valantor builds AI that enterprises can actually trust. Its flagship platform, GroundX, converts complex visual and unstructured enterprise data — documents, tables, handwriting, diagrams, photographs — into trusted, structured, model-ready intelligence, deployed in private cloud, on-premise, and air-gapped environments for regulated industries. Valantor's technology is trusted by global enterprises including Air France–KLM, Red Hat, and Samsung, and the platform is used by over 7,000 developers worldwide. Learn more at valantor.com.
As we scale our Chennai engineering center, this role sits at the heart of that
growth.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager who has done the hardest thing
in engineering leadership: scaled an organization from its first engineer to a
200-person team without losing velocity, quality, or culture. You will play a
foundational role in building GridConnect's Chennai engineering organization as
the global delivery engine for Valantor's Visual Intelligence platform.
This is not a pure people-management role. You will lead teams, set technical
direction as a full-stack architect, and still write code — with the expectation
that your work sets the quality bar for everyone else. You will own the product
development cycle end to end, from raw idea through architecture, build, launch,
and iteration in market, and you will operate with significant autonomy: we will
give you the destination, and we expect you to chart the course with minimal
input.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Build, scale, and lead high-performing engineering teams in Chennai — hiring,
mentoring, and developing engineers across levels as the organization grows
• Establish and protect a strong engineering culture: ownership, craftsmanship,
candour, and shipping discipline
• Drive the full product development lifecycle from concept to production,
collaborating closely with Valantor's US-based product, engineering, and
leadership teams
• Contribute directly as a senior full-stack engineer and architect — designing
systems, reviewing code, and shipping features on an enterprise AI platform
• Champion AI-first development practices across the team: AI-assisted coding,
code review, and testing workflows that raise both speed and quality
• Define engineering processes, standards, and metrics that scale from a handful
of engineers to hundreds
• Take projects from ambiguous brief to delivered outcome with minimal direction,
keeping global stakeholders informed along the way
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
• 5+ years as an Engineering Manager, with additional prior experience as a senior
individual contributor
• Proven experience scaling an engineering organization from ~1 to ~200 engineers
(or a comparable order-of-magnitude journey), including the org design, hiring,
and process evolution that requires
• Deep understanding of the full product development cycle — from idea validation
through architecture, delivery, launch, and in-market iteration
• Strong hands-on capability as a full-stack engineer and software architect; you
can still design and build production systems yourself
• Demonstrated mastery of AI-first coding processes — you use AI tooling as a
force multiplier, and your own pull requests are consistently near-defect-free
• Track record of building durable engineering cultures that retain great people
and sustain quality at scale
• Self-directed operator: able to drive complex projects with minimal input or
supervision
• Native-level English fluency, written and spoken — you will work daily with US-
based stakeholders and set the standard for documentation
• Willing to work in a hybrid model, with the office based primarily in Chennai
NICE TO HAVE
• Experience with AI/ML platforms, LLM-based products, RAG pipelines, or document
intelligence systems
• Experience building or working within global delivery / GCC / captive center
models serving a US parent
• Exposure to regulated-industry requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR) and secure
deployment models (private cloud, on-premise, air-gapped)
GridConnect Technology Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate
diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all
employees.
Apply with confidence and your latest resume at ramesh.iyer@valantor.com
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