Director of Software Engineering

Software Engineering Leader
Do you want to create impactful, futuristic outcomes for businesses across the globe?
Can you lead a team of solvers to success?
Then this role is perfect for you
Job Title: Director / VP- Software Engineering
Role: to deliver faster, smarter, better business outcomes for our clients & partners.
Other applicable levels for this role:
What are we looking for?
This entrepreneurial technology leadership position challenges the client status quo by helping them re-imagine the art of what is possible using a consulting mindset and business strategy skills.
This position oversees the delivery of Software Engineering and carries the project management & Delivery DNA.
This position requires fanatic iterative improvement ability - the ability to architect a solution, code, research, code more, research more and code some more, rebuild and re-architect, you get the drift.
We are seeking hard-core geeks turned engineering managers turned management consultants bored of delivering 80-page PDFs. We want people who are hands-on techies and are interested in building things that matter to businesses generating real outcomes.
What are we not looking for?
Mere Delegator. Non 'do-er', Budget owner. Agency manager. Co-ordinator. Program Manager.
Thrives in aligning people most of the time and may be great at it, but not awesome at *doing things*.
A safe player - Not used to taking bold meaningful bets every month smartly & swiftly with a desire to create a leveraged impact by solving differently.
Major Roles & Responsibilities
Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for executing software engineering projects with a product engineering mindset .
Lead and inspire a high-performance core group of developers, architects & engineering managers.
Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, team building, assessing performance, providing feedback, mentoring and helping the team succeed. Our enthusiastic software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way and set-up examples by coming-up with the best solutions to complex engineering problems.
Collaborate with architects, product management and other engineering teams to create solutions that increase the platform's value.
Own Delivery - This includes overseeing the end-to-end delivery of software projects ensuring adherence to timelines, budget and impeccable engineering quality, setting up and managing periodic progress meetings and act as a point of escalation for project issues, providing timely resolution and effective communication with stakeholders.
Participate with senior management in developing a long-term technology road map. Influence, collaborate and communicate effectively with various leaders.
Drive a HAPPIER culture of constant improvement, identifying and implementing processes helping establish searce as the best suited software engineering partner.
Education & Experience
Is Education overrated? Yes. We believe so. However there is no way to locate you otherwise. So we might look for a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering from a reputed institute or you should be programming from 12. And the latter is better. We will find you faster if you specify the latter in some manner along with:
Proven experience of 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing software engineering teams, preferably within a professional services environment.
Successful track-record of Solution Architecting and High-end software development.
Strong technical background with expertise in software development methodologies, languages, and frameworks.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated success in delivering complex software projects on time and within budget.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving business needs.
Leadership qualities including strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, and team-building.
Experience in client-facing roles with a focus on building and maintaining relationships.
Our technology stack is insane and the role requires experience and understanding of technologies like:
Back End : Python, Node , Go
Front End : Angular , React , Vue.js
Databases: MongoDB, Google Cloud SQL, Graph/NoSQL, Bigtable
AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Are you the one? Quick Fit test:
Love for technology: When was the last time your dinner entailed an act on “How would ‘Jerry Seinfeld’ pitch Cloud platform & products to this prospect” and your friend did the ‘Sheldon’ version of the same thing.
Passion for sales: When was the last time you went at a remote gas station while on vacation, and ended up helping the gas station owner saasify his 7 gas stations across other geographies.
Compassion for customers: You listen more than you speak. When you do speak, people feel the need to listen.
Humor for life: When was the last time you told a concerned CEO, ‘If Elon Musk can attempt to take humanity to Mars, why can’t we take your business to run on the cloud?’
About Searce
What is ‘searce’
Searce means ‘a fine sieve’ & indicates ‘to refine, to analyze, to improve’. It signifies our way of working: To improve to the finest degree of excellence, ‘solving for better’ every time. Searcians are passionate improvers & solvers who love to question the status quo.
The primary purpose of all of us, at Searce, is driving intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes using new-age technology. This purpose is driven passionately by HAPPIER people who aim to become better, everyday.
What we do
Searce is a modern tech consulting firm that empowers clients to futurify their businesses, leveraging Cloud, AI & Analytics.
We are a category defining niche’ cloud-native technology consulting company , specializing in modernizing (improve, automate & transform) the full-scope of infra, app, process & work.
We partner with clients in their ‘beyond x’ journey to drive intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes.
We are the most preferred tech partner of choice when it comes to ‘solving for better’ for the new-age tech startups & digital enterprises, leading disruption in their industries.
Our Service Offerings: We offer Advanced Cloud, Data & App Modernization, Cloud Consulting, Management & Improvement (DevOps, SysOps & Cloud Managed Services), Applied AI & Analytics services.
As one of the top 5 niche’ full scope global partners for Google Cloud & a preferred partner for AWS, we are the most preferred ‘engineering-led’ tech company of choice when it comes to solving complex business problems.
Who we are
We are passionate improvers, solvers & futurists. Driven by our engineering excellence mindset, we care most about delivering intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes. Searcians are motivated by continuous improvement & solving for better in everything we do.
At the core, a Searcian is self-driven to become better, everyday. In passionate pursuit of the finest degree of excellence we drive exceptional outcomes in everything we do.
We believe that trust is the most important value. We also believe that we need to ‘earn the trust’, everytime one engages with us . And earning trust for us is far more important than anything else. We aim to be the *most trusted* tech consulting partner for our clients.
We are HAPPIER at heart. Humble, Adaptable, Positive, Passionate, Innovative, Excellence focused, & Responsible. We live the HAPPIER Culture Code.
Being HAPPIER.
How we work
Customers. Partners. Our aim is to build relationships with customers for life. And meaningfully improve the life of every customer.
We do what we say. We say what we do. We are uncomfortably honest and transparent. Being genuine wins trust & makes people happier.
Mistakes are encouraged. We make mistakes. Tons of those. Everyday. And we don’t mind apologizing to our juniors, peers or superiors. We are no ego-doers.
Underpromise. Overdeliver. We work with a deep desire to go above and beyond in everything we do. Everytime.
So, If you are passionate about tech, future & what you read above (we really are), apply here to experience the ‘ Art of Possible ’

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