Uplers
Website:
uplers.com
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareuplers
Seniority: Not Applicable
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Job details:
Experience: 10.00 + years
Salary: INR 17500000.00 / year (based on experience)
Expected Notice Period: 7 Days
Shift: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)
Opportunity Type: Office ()
Placement Type: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization)
(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization)
What do you need for this opportunity?
Must have skills required:
Fintech, fraud/risk, AWS/infra, Python/Golang, Fraud protection, fraud prevention, identity verification, synthetic fraud, architecture/micro-architecture, System Design
A US-based, funded innovative identity and risk solutions provider organization is Looking for:
Role Overview
We’re seeking an accomplished Director of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering team in India. You’ll initially oversee 5 engineers across product development, SRE and InfoSec, scaling further as we expand. If you’ve led high-performing engineering and product teams, have a growth mindset, and bring at least 5 years of people-management experience, we’d love to talk.
Responsibilities
- Technical Vision & Execution: Own the roadmap for products, solutions, internal tools and operational capabilities, ensuring scalable, secure, and performant delivery.
- Lead & Scale: Manage an initial team of 5 engineers, structuring, mentoring, and
- scaling effectively as we grow. Foster a culture of continuous learning, hiring top talent, holding rigorous technical discussions, and promoting high standards.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with US stakeholders in product, data science, infrastructure, and executive team to align engineering efforts with strategic business goals.
- Operational Excellence: Implement best practices for engineering workflows: scalability, observability, incident response, and reliability of all applications.
- Strategic Innovation: Drive innovative architectural decisions and platform evolution to support product differentiation and speed to market.
Requirements
- A business mindset that involves thinking strategically to align engineering efforts with the overall business goals, prioritizing high-ROI projects, and cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit of ownership and continuous improvement within the team.
- 5+ years leading engineering teams (managing 10+ people), ideally within fast-growth tech environments.
- Experience building teams in India for US based organizations.
- Hands-on technical fluency in Python, Golang, React, and AWS comfortable enough to be a credible voice in system design without being a bottleneck.
- Proven track record of building and scaling high-functioning teams with high hiring and retention standards.
- Experience in API based products in a SaaS based environment is a big plus.
- Strong communicator capable of collaborating across product, data, and executive functions.
- Bonus: Experience in fintech, fraud/risk or identity systems.
Why Join Us
- Impact at Scale: Shape the technological direction and team culture at a critical growth stage.
- High Performing Team: Join a team with shared vision and purpose, transparency, open and trusted communication, clear roles and accountability, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a team dedicated to grit, transparency, and impactful products.
- Autonomy with Responsibility: Trusted to make and execute decisions with high visibility and meaningful outcomes.
Location & Reporting
Location: Gurugram or Bengaluru (India). Hybrid working model in-office presence expected.
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer (US-based).
Team: Engineering, India.
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!
Click on Apply to know more.
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