Product Engineering Head

2 days ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Intellect Design Arena Full time ₹ 15,00,000 - ₹ 60,00,000 per year

Product Engineering Head SaaS Platform | AWS | Java | Python | Chennai

Location: Chennai

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are hiring a Product Engineering Head to lead the end-to-end engineering function for our SaaS product platform. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technology leader with strong expertise in solution architecture, cloud (AWS), Java/Python development, and proven experience in building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise-grade products.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Strategic Leadership

  • Define and execute the technical roadmap for the SaaS platform.
  • Drive architecture, design, and technology decisions aligned with product goals.
  • Establish engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
  • Build, scale, and lead high-performing engineering teams across multiple projects.
  • Collaborate closely with product management, design, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment between technology and business vision.

Solution Architecture & Product Delivery

  • Lead solution architecture for distributed, cloud-native systems.
  • Oversee design, development, and deployment of scalable microservices.
  • Ensure performance optimization, data security, and system reliability.
  • Drive adoption of modern frameworks, automation, and best coding practices.
  • Manage multiple production rollouts and ensure high-quality delivery.

People & Project Management

  • Manage and mentor teams of 15+ engineers across functions.
  • Conduct performance reviews, technical mentoring, and skill development.
  • Promote a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Leadership

  • 15+ years overall experience in software engineering; minimum 5 years in an engineering management role.
  • Minimum 5 years as a Solution Architect or equivalent role.
  • Proven experience in SaaS / PaaS / Cloud product development.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Mandatory (valid within 1 year).

Programming & Architecture

  • Java (8+ years) – strong object-oriented design & system architecture expertise.
  • Python (5+ years) – hands-on experience building production-grade systems.
  • Deep understanding of microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems.
  • Strong knowledge of system integration, performance tuning, and scalability.

Frameworks & Tools

  • Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Django, Flask, FastAPI.
  • React / Angular (for full-stack understanding).
  • Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Redis, Elasticsearch.

Databases

  • Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle.
  • NoSQL: MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra.

DevOps & Cloud

  • Hands-on with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
  • Version control: Git, GitLab, GitHub.
  • Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic.

  • Strong experience in AWS cloud services, including:

  • EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, ElastiCache, API Gateway, IAM, VPC, Security Groups.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in SaaS platform engineering or startup environments.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation.
  • Exposure to Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies.
  • Additional certifications in AWS DevOps / Azure / GCP Architect preferred.

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