Director Software Development

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 05-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role:

We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Technical Director to lead inspire and scale a team of talented engineers. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with proven hands-on people leadership thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about building world-class software solutions in the storage and infrastructure domain. As the Technical Director you will be directly responsible for managing 25 engineers fostering a culture of autonomy ownership and excellence. Youll be at the heart of product innovation driving technical excellence championing best practices and empowering engineers to deliver high-quality high-performing software that powers mission-critical workloads.

Duties:

Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle for DataCores flagship productsSANsymphony and OpenEBSfrom requirements analysis and design to coding testing and releaseensuring timely delivery of robust scalable solutions.
Directly manage and mentor 25 engineers in a flat structure balancing hands-on technical leadership with strategic direction.
Navigate the dual challenge of driving modern cloud-native innovation with OpenEBS while ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and steady rhythm for SANsymphony.
Provide architectural and technical guidance reviewing designs and code and championing modern engineering approaches across a large diverse team.
Build and nurture a high-performing engineering culture through clear goal setting mentorship performance management and professional development without traditional management hierarchies.
Inspire innovation through proof-of-concepts design exploration and technical deep dives while maintaining close connection to the codebase.
Remove roadblocks resolve conflicts and create an environment where engineers can do their best work with high autonomy.
Partner with cross-functional teamsproduct management QA release management and documentationto drive seamless product delivery.
Champion engineering excellence by establishing quality standards driving automation and strengthening DevOps practices across the organization.
Scale the team through strategic hiring and developing diverse talent building a culture that values creativity ownership and customer-first thinking.
Define and execute multi-year technical strategy and roadmap for storage products.
Communicate progress risks and solutions effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders across geographies.

Education/Experience:

20 years of software engineering experience including 8 years in engineering leadership/people management.
Proven ability to directly lead teams of 25 engineers in flat organizational structures with experience managing large teams without intermediate management layers.
Strong background in software-defined storage with hands-on experience in block storage technologies and concepts (replication snapshots encryption mirroring etc.).
Experience managing the complexity of both innovation-focused and stability-focused products simultaneously.
Deep programming expertise in functional languages (C Golang Rust) and at least one OO language (C C# Java or Python).
Proficiency with system-level concepts including SCSI NVMe containers and Kubernetes-based architectures.
Track record of excellence in system design debugging and guiding architectural decisions.
Strong knowledge of modern engineering management practices: agile SDLC project planning estimation DevOps CI/CD and automation.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams and geographies.
Comfort with hands-on technical involvement while managing at scaleable to context-switch between code reviews and strategic planning.
Self-starter mindset with the ability to thrive in dynamic distributed and innovation-driven environments.
Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; degrees from premier institutes preferred.

Preferred Skills:

Experience leading open-source projects or distributed engineering teams.
Linux kernel or device driver development experience.
Strong understanding of white-box testing methodologies.
Experience with flat organizational structures in product companies.
Track record of managing large teams without traditional hierarchies.

Why Join Us

This is more than a management roleit is a unique opportunity to shape the future of storage technology while working in a flat collaborative structure that values technical excellence and individual ownership. You will lead a large team of talented engineers directly maintaining close technical involvement while driving strategic outcomes. You will solve complex engineering challenges at scale balance innovation with reliability and influence the direction of products that power enterprises worldwide.

DataCores flagship products serve mission-critical workloads globallySANsymphony for enterprise storage virtualization and OpenEBS as a leading CNCF project for cloud-native storage. Learn more at you are passionate about technology energized by hands-on leadership and excited about scaling teams in flat structures we would love to hear from you.

Required Experience:

Director

Role:We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Technical Director to lead inspire and scale a team of talented engineers. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with proven hands-on people leadership thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about building w...

Role:

Duties:

Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle for DataCores flagship productsSANsymphony and OpenEBSfrom requirements analysis and design to coding testing and releaseensuring timely delivery of robust scalable solutions.
Directly manage and mentor 25 engineers in a flat structure balancing hands-on technical leadership with strategic direction.
Navigate the dual challenge of driving modern cloud-native innovation with OpenEBS while ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and steady rhythm for SANsymphony.
Provide architectural and technical guidance reviewing designs and code and championing modern engineering approaches across a large diverse team.
Build and nurture a high-performing engineering culture through clear goal setting mentorship performance management and professional development without traditional management hierarchies.
Inspire innovation through proof-of-concepts design exploration and technical deep dives while maintaining close connection to the codebase.
Remove roadblocks resolve conflicts and create an environment where engineers can do their best work with high autonomy.
Partner with cross-functional teamsproduct management QA release management and documentationto drive seamless product delivery.
Champion engineering excellence by establishing quality standards driving automation and strengthening DevOps practices across the organization.
Scale the team through strategic hiring and developing diverse talent building a culture that values creativity ownership and customer-first thinking.
Define and execute multi-year technical strategy and roadmap for storage products.
Communicate progress risks and solutions effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders across geographies.

Education/Experience:

20 years of software engineering experience including 8 years in engineering leadership/people management.
Proven ability to directly lead teams of 25 engineers in flat organizational structures with experience managing large teams without intermediate management layers.
Strong background in software-defined storage with hands-on experience in block storage technologies and concepts (replication snapshots encryption mirroring etc.).
Experience managing the complexity of both innovation-focused and stability-focused products simultaneously.
Deep programming expertise in functional languages (C Golang Rust) and at least one OO language (C C# Java or Python).
Proficiency with system-level concepts including SCSI NVMe containers and Kubernetes-based architectures.
Track record of excellence in system design debugging and guiding architectural decisions.
Strong knowledge of modern engineering management practices: agile SDLC project planning estimation DevOps CI/CD and automation.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams and geographies.
Comfort with hands-on technical involvement while managing at scaleable to context-switch between code reviews and strategic planning.
Self-starter mindset with the ability to thrive in dynamic distributed and innovation-driven environments.
Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; degrees from premier institutes preferred.