Director of Engineering

For over four decades PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our Better Together ethos we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions combining point-of-sale digital ordering loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more visit or connect with us on LinkedIn X (formerly Twitter) Facebook and Instagram.

Position Description:

We are seeking a strategic hands-on Director of Engineering PAR POS & Payments to lead our India-based engineering teams responsible for advancing our core Point-of-Sale (POS) platform and integrated payment systems. This senior technical leader will direct React Flutter and Angular development teams working on high-performance secure and scalable POS applications and will deliver robust payment and transaction processing solutions that power thousands of restaurant locations worldwide.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in scalable cloud systems ( Go) native cross platform applications (iOT and mobile app experience welcome) and strong people leadership to build and scale high-performing teams in a dynamic customer-focused addition a strong understanding of Agentic SDLC with experience writing agentic frameworks for both software generation and governance.

Position Location:

Jaipur/Gurugram India Hybrid (regular in-office presence expected)

Reports To:

VP of Engineering POS

What Were Looking For:

Technical & Delivery Leadership:

Lead grow and mentor India-based engineering teams working on core POS and integrated payment processing systems built primarily technologies.

Drive the evolution of our expanding agent workforce that will architect design code and test helping to hyper charge the productivity of our human software engineers.

Architect and oversee the design and implementation of secure high-performance and scalable POS and payment modules.

Drive technical design reviews code quality standards and best practices across the team.

Own end-to-end delivery execution for POS software enhancements payment integrations and compliance with industry standards (PCI DSS EMV etc.).

Ensure robust transaction processing data security and high system uptime to meet the demands of high-volume restaurant environments.

Oversee multiple concurrent technology projects managing capacity timelines and delivery risks.

Champion DevOps practices automated testing CI/CD pipelines and efficient release processes.

Evaluate and adopt frameworks and best practices to continuously evolve the platform.

Team & Stakeholder Management:

Collaborate with Product Management Security and Global Engineering leadership to align product roadmaps feature priorities and customer commitments.

Ensure adherence to industry regulations and compliance requirements related to payments and POS data handling.

Foster a culture of accountability technical excellence and innovation within the engineering organization.

Provide regular coaching career growth opportunities and performance feedback for senior engineers and team leads.

Serve as a key point of contact for technical escalations and strategic discussions with customers and internal stakeholders.

Unleash your potential: What you will be doing and owning:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical discipline.

15 years of progressive software engineering experience with a strong focus on modern scalable cloud stacks such technologies Java or Go in addition to experience with multi-OS native device application development such as mobile apps or iOT devices.

Proven track record of leading teams developing high-performance transactional systems preferably in POS eCommerce retail or payment processing domains.

Minimum 5 years in a senior management or director-level engineering leadership role.

Strong experience with DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP).

Excellent problem-solving decision-making and communication skills; ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.

Prior experience working in fast-paced high-volume transaction environments is highly desirable.

Interview Process:

Interview #1: Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Team

Interview #2: Video interview with the Technical Teams (via MS Teams/F2F)

Interview #3: Video interview with the Hiring Manager (via MS Teams/F2F)

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Required Experience:

Director