Director Engineering 1 2 Crore Belagavi

We are looking for a seasoned Director of Engineering to lead large, high-performing engineering teams in building secure, scalable, and high-availability financial technology platforms. This leader will drive architecture, execution excellence, regulatory-grade reliability, and engineering culture while partnering closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Business stakeholders.

This role requires deep experience in fintech systems such as payments, lending, banking infrastructure, cards, or financial APIs, along with proven leadership in scaling teams and systems in a rapid-growing workplace.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Strategy

Own engineering strategy aligned with product and business goals.

Lead multiple engineering teams (50–100+ engineers through EMs).

Build and scale distributed engineering org structures.

Drive long-term technology roadmap and platform evolution. Fin Tech Platform Architecture

Design and oversee high-scale, low-latency, fault-tolerant systems.

Ensure compliance with financial regulations Build secure payment systems, lending platforms, risk engines, or banking APIs.

Establish best practices for data security, encryption, and fraud prevention. Execution & Delivery Excellence

Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across squads.

Drive agile execution with measurable KPIs (velocity, reliability, uptime).

Improve Dev Ops maturity, CI/CD, and release processes.

Manage technical debt while enabling innovation. Talent & Culture

Hire and mentor Engineering Managers and Staff/Principal Engineers.

Create a solid engineering culture rooted in ownership and accountability.

Drive performance management and succession planning.

Build India engineering as a strategic innovation hub (if applicable). Cross-Functional Partnership

Partner with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams.

Translate regulatory requirements into scalable engineeri