Engineering Director - Platform

• We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering - Platform to lead the strategy, modernization, and scale of a core enterprise platform for a global, product-led technology organization.
• This role is ideal for a senior engineering leader who combines architectural depth with people leadership, and can drive cloud-native transformation while building high-performing, globally distributed teams.
• You will own the platform vision, accelerate innovation, and ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient systems that power critical business capabilities.

What You'll Do:

• Own and evolve a mission-critical, Java-based microservices platform.
• Define and execute platform engineering strategy aligned with product and business objectives.
• Drive cloud-native, API-first, multi-tenant SaaS architecture and modernization initiatives.
• Partner with Product leadership to create and deliver long-term technology roadmaps.
• Lead, mentor, and scale globally distributed engineering teams, including managers and pod leads.
• Establish a culture of engineering excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Champion GenAI adoption across the SDLC to enhance productivity and speed to market.
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security across the platform.
• Enable seamless ERP and enterprise integrations to support business data flows.
• Oversee secure and scalable B2B API capabilities for partners and customers.
• Manage engineering budgets, capacity planning, and resource optimization.
• Drive the transition from regional silos to unified global teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA, Sales, and stakeholders.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 6+ years leading engineering teams at scale.
• Proven success building and scaling large, distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in Java and microservices-based architectures.
• Deep experience with cloud-native platforms (AWS preferred).
• Hands-on knowledge of APIs, integration frameworks, and DevOps practices.
• Experience leading platform modernization and reducing technical debt.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organizational leadership skills.
• Comfortable operating in Agile and DevOps environments.
• Technology Stack.
• Backend: Java, Microservices.
• Cloud & Platform: AWS, Red Hat OpenShift.
• APIs & Integration: REST, B2B APIs, ERP integrations.
• DevOps: CI/CD, GitHub, Jira.
• AI Enablement: AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot)