Director of Engineering

13 hours ago

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Hoopr Full time ₹ 70,000 - ₹ 1,20,000 per year
  • Role: Director of Engineering
  • Employment Type: Full-time Role
  • Type: In-office
  • Location: Mumbai
  • Company Description
  • Hoopr is India's leading music licensing platform, enabling creators, brands, agencies, and businesses to legally access and use music for their content and campaigns. Our mission is to make copyright-safe music simple, scalable, and impactful — empowering both sides of the ecosystem: musicians and rights-holders on the supply side, and creators and businesses on the demand side. With offerings such as Hoopr Smash, which brings commercial and Bollywood music to the short-form content economy, and , which powers discovery and personalization, we are building products at the intersection of music, technology, and the creator economy. Backed by deep industry partnerships and a rapidly growing user base, Hoopr is setting the standard for music licensing in India and expanding into global markets.
  • At Hoopr, you'll be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team passionate about solving real problems in the music and content ecosystem. If you're excited by the prospect of building category-defining products in a dynamic industry, we'd love to work with you.
  • Role Overview
  • We are seeking an Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering to lead the technology function across our two platforms:
  • (WordPress/PHP, legacy stack with analytics integrations)
  • • Hoopr Smash (React, Cloudflare-based, modern frontend) This leader will be responsible for technical oversight, team leadership, hiring, delivery discipline, and modernization of our platforms. This role is both strategic and hands-on: you will lead the engineering function, but also code, debug, and directly contribute to our codebase where needed. You will initially manage a team of ~6 engineers (frontend, backend, AI, intern) and grow this team over the next 12– 18 months. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development
  • • Manage, mentor, and grow a team of frontend, backend, and AI engineers
  • • Identify skill gaps, improve team performance, and create career development paths
  • • Motivate the team and build a positive, delivery-focused culture
  • • Write and review code regularly across PHP/WordPress and React codebases
  • • Debug production issues and guide the team in root cause analysis
  • • Set coding standards by example, not just policy Technology Management
  • • Own both legacy systems (WordPress/PHP, jQuery, AngularJS) and modern systems (React, APIs, Cloudflare, AWS)
  • • Oversee migrations: PHP7 → 8, AngularJS/jQuery → modern frameworks, plugin cleanup
  • • Ensure strong security practices (SSL, DMARC, reCAPTCHA, PCI compliance) Infrastructure & Operations
  • • Manage hosting across AWS, Cloudflare, and Fastly
  • • Oversee CI/CD, deployment processes, monitoring, and cost optimization
  • • Establish robust QA/testing practices (E2E, regression, automation) Product Delivery
  • • Partner with Product, Marketing, and Business teams to deliver features on time
  • • Translate business requirements into engineering plans and clear technical roadmaps
  • • Balance short-term bug fixes with long-term modernization Hiring & Vendor Management
  • • Recruit backend, DevOps, QA, and data/analytics engineers as required
  • • Manage external vendors (AWS, Cloudflare, Razorpay, plugin developers)
  • Qualifications
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  • 8+ years of overall engineering experience with 3+ years in a leadership/management role
  • • Strong backend experience in PHP/WordPress and frontend expertise in React/modern JS
  • • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Cloudflare, Fastly)
  • • Experience with analytics tools (GA4, Mixpanel, Amplitude, CleverTap) and event-tracking design
  • • Proven ability to write production-quality code in both backend (PHP/WordPress) and frontend (React/modern JavaScript)
  • • Hands-on experience with infrastructure (AWS, Cloudflare) and CI/CD pipelines
  • • Proven track record of leading cross-functional engineering teams, setting standards, and delivering projects
  • • Familiarity with AI/ML productization is a plus (mentoring junior AI engineers)
  • • Excellent communication skills and ability to work closely with non-technical stakeholders Success in this Role Means
  • • Both platforms run smoothly, securely, and reliably
  • • Bugs are resolved quickly, and new features ship predictably
  • • Engineering team is motivated, clear on goals, and growing in skill
  • • Legacy systems are steadily modernized without business disruption
  • • You are respected by the team not only as a leader but also as a capable engineer who can dive in, fix things, and guide by example
  • • Business teams trust the engineering team as a dependable partner Compensation

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