Director, SW Development

Nasdaq Technology is looking for a passionate Director, to join the Bangalore technology center in India. If Innovation and effectiveness drive, you forward this is the place for you

Nasdaq is continuously revolutionizing markets and undergoing transformations while we adopt new technologies to develop innovative solutions, constantly aiming to rewrite tomorrow.

With this we offer-

We're looking for a SW Director to join our Bengaluru technology center in India. You will be the senior leader of our NPTR team which consist of 8 developers and 5 QA-Engineers and a QA Manager that you will work closely with. NPTR is a powerful, optional module of the Eqlipse Trading Platform that helps manage financial risks and prevents costly mistakes. Your role will be key in ensuring the continued success of both our legacy solutions (which are being phased out) and the evolution of our current new offering which has been developed from scratch based on previous experiences. This gives a truly unique option to take over a well written and architectural sound newly developed product.

You, together with the QA manager, will lead the entire NPTR team. The two of you are expected to deliver high-quality and high-impact enhancements, customer adaptations, and platform support. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on technical knowledge with strong leadership and mentoring responsibilities. It is crucial you have previous documented personnel responsibility for a team of professionals.

Role Responsibilities
As a Director, your focus will be on-

Lead & Mentor
: Coach, guide, and develop eight versatile engineers into stronger versions of themselves through consistent 1:1s, feedback loops, and development planning. You should be used to set-up team workshops to dive into team development sessions.

Set Direction
: Define a clear strategy and establish team goals, using regular follow-ups to ensure alignment and progress.

Be Technical
: Use your solid foundation in
AWS (Amazon EC2, EKS)
,
Kubernetes
,
Python
, and
Java
to support architectural decisions, evaluate technical complexity, and provide help when needed.

Be quality aware
: As part of the financial regulated industry quality is taken very seriously. To share our vision that we can never achieve our goals with just testing. Quality starts already at requirements gathering and all the way through development. Experience with tools such as
SonarQube, Snyk, SonaType
, etc. is a definite plus.

Support & Enhance
: Oversee both maintenance of previous product versions and development of new features and customer adaptations.

Collaborate Multi-functionally
: Partner with Product Planning and senior stakeholders to plan and prioritize effectively, manage expectations, and deliver on commitments that the team have made.

Communicate Effectively
: Be a natural communicator—whether aligning with senior leadership, managing stakeholder expectations, or explaining technical trade-offs within the team.

Represent the Team and demonstrate Integrity
: Be a vocal defender of the team and the decision that have been made. Having the courage to say "no" if needed

We expect you to have

• Have been in the SW industry for 8+ years with 3+ of those in documented formal leadership role(s) with people and budget responsibility.
• A passion for people leadership—you genuinely care about your team's well-being and professional growth and can demonstrate how you practically accomplishes that. Your ability to inspire, mentor, and develop your team is as meaningful as your technical acumen.
• Experience working in cloud-native environments, ideally with Amazon EKS, EKS-A, EC2, containerized deployments, and distributed systems.
• Strong proven analytical and decision-making skills—able to break down complexity, size work, and prioritize under changing conditions. If you know about Monte-Carlo based scheduling we definitely should talk

It would be great if you-

• We also use GitLab as our CI/CD management system so familiarity is a definite plus
• Experience with tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, SonaType, etc. is a definite plus.

Does it sound like you?
As the selection process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible. We will get back to you in 2-3 weeks.

Come as you are
Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

Nasdaq is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information, and public company services. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100 marketplaces in 50 countries. Nasdaq is home to over 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion.

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Come as You Are
Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.