Director of Engineering @ Fynd

Fynd is India s largest omnichannel platform and a multi-platform tech company specialising in retail technology and products in AI, ML, big data, image editing, and the learning space. It provides a unified platform for businesses to seamlessly manage online and offline sales, store operations, inventory, and customer engagement. Serving over 2,300 brands, Fynd is at the forefront of retail technology, transforming customer experiences and business processes across various industries.

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead and drive the engineering vision, strategy, and execution at Fynd. In this role, you will oversee multiple engineering teams, ensuring the development of high-quality, scalable, and innovative technology solutions. You will collaborate with leadership, product teams, and stakeholders to align technical initiatives with business objectives while fostering a culture of excellence, ownership, and innovation.

What will you do at Fynd

• Define and execute the engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team, fostering innovation and collaboration.
• Architect and oversee the development of scalable, high-performance software solutions across multiple teams.
• Establish best practices for software development, system architecture, security, and performance optimization.
• Drive the adoption of modern engineering practices, including DevOps, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and business, to drive product development.
• Oversee technical roadmaps, ensuring timely execution and delivery of projects.
• Ensure high system reliability, availability, and performance, proactively addressing scalability challenges.
• Champion innovation, open-source contributions, and continuous learning within the organization.
• Manage engineering budgets, resources, and vendor relationships to optimize efficiency.

Some specific Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in scaling and managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, and Python with experience in full-stack development.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure management.
• Experience in designing and implementing microservices, distributed systems, and API architectures.
• Strong background in DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to make strategic technical decisions.
• Experience in handling high-scale applications with millions of users.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for mentorship, talent development, and fostering an engineering culture of excellence.

What do we offer

Growth

Growth knows no bounds, as we foster an environment that encourages creativity, embraces challenges, and cultivates a culture of continuous expansion. We are looking at new product lines, international markets and brilliant people to grow even further. We teach, groom and nurture our people to become leaders. You get to grow with a company that is growing exponentially.

Flex University

We help you upskill by organising in-house courses on important subjects

Learning Wallet: You can also do an external course to upskill and grow, we reimburse it for you.

Culture

Community and Team building activities

Host weekly, quarterly and annual events/parties.

Wellness

Mediclaim policy for you + parents + spouse + kids

Experienced therapist for better mental health, improve productivity work-life balance

We work from the office 5 days a week to promote collaboration and teamwork. Join us to make an impact in an engaging, in-person environment!