VP Engineering

About Our Client:

A fast-growing tech startup headquartered in Chennai our client designs innovative solutions at the crossroads of AI automation and enterprise productivity. They are on a mission to empower modern businesses by weaving intelligent systems into scalable engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Technology Vision: Define and drive the long-term technology roadmap with a focus on innovation scalability and measurable business impact.
• Leverage AI/ML Across the Stack: Identify and implement strategic AI/ML opportunities from automating complex workflows to enhancing content and enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Build a World-Class Engineering Team: Hire mentor and develop a high-performing engineering organization with a strong culture of ownership collaboration and continuous learning.
• Develop Future Leaders: Support the growth of engineering managers fostering leadership skills and maintaining a strong internal talent pipeline.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Design Customer Success and Business teams to ensure aligned priorities shared goals and seamless execution.
• Deliver with Excellence: Oversee the timely high-quality delivery of projects and products ensuring strong technical standards and operational reliability.
• Optimize Technology Investments: Manage engineering budgets vendor relationships and cloud infrastructure to balance performance cost and agility.

Desired Profile:

• 15 years of experience in engineering roles including 5 years in engineering leadership positions.
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional agile teams delivering B2B SaaS products.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures modern development ecosystems and infrastructure-as-code.
• Demonstrated success in evaluating implementing or integrating AI/ML capabilities in product or service environments.
• Strong grasp of product thinking ability to co-own outcomes with product management.