Director of Software Engineering

Director of Software EngineeringMedical Enterprise | Dental Healthcare | Greater Bengaluru Area | HybridAbout the ClientOur client is a high-growth medical enterprise serving major US clients across the dental and broaderhealthcare ecosystem. The company operates a vertically integrated, subscription-led procurement andsupply-chain platform spanning dental, veterinary, lab, and adjacent medical categories. The business isrevenue positive and is scaling into a broader healthcare enterprise platform.The RoleThis is a hands-on engineering leadership role for a Founding Engineer / VP Engineering-type profile.You will lead a 10–15 member engineering team while owning system design, software architecture,delivery execution, and people leadership. Architecture and execution are the primary evaluation areas;this is not a management-only role.Key Responsibilities● Lead a 10–15 member engineering team, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, performance, teamdevelopment, and delivery.● Own system design and software architecture for scalable, data-heavy, distributed and cloud-nativeplatforms; lead architecture reviews and key technical decisions.● Stay hands-on enough to challenge designs, review critical technical decisions, guide implementation,and unblock engineering teams while driving predictable execution.● Scale the engineering platform and organization sustainably—improving reliability, observability, codequality, testing, CI/CD, release processes, and technical debt.● Drive AI transformation across the SDLC using Applied AI for code generation, testing, developerproductivity, workflow automation, evaluation, and engineering-process improvement.● Evaluate new technologies and establish pragmatic engineering standards, developmentmethodologies, and best practices as the company scales.● Partner closely with Product, Data, and Operations to evolve the business from a scale-up into abroader medical/dental enterprise ecosystem.What We’re Looking For● 12–15+ years of software engineering experience preferred; 10+ years is the bare minimum forexceptional candidates with strong architecture and leadership depth.● Strong product-company background, ideally in data-heavy Series A, B, or C startups or bootstrappedscale-ups; Founding Engineer, early engineering leader, or VP Engineering-type experience is highlyrelevant.● Deep expertise in SYSTEM DESIGN and SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE, combined with peoplemanagement and hands-on technical leadership—not a management-only profile.● Proven experience scaling an engineering team from single digits to at least 10–15 people;experience building or leading a 30+ person engineering organization is strongly preferred.● Track record of scaling products through significant revenue growth; ideally part of a profitable $10M→ $100M ARR journey with sustainable engineering practices.● Strong backend/architecture experience with Python, Node.js, and/or Go, plus Kafka, RabbitMQ,Terraform, and modern cloud-Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, event-driven architecture,data design, service boundaries, scalability, reliability, and observability.● Practical Applied AI experience, especially AI-led SDLC transformation across code generation,testing, automation, developer workflows, evaluation/observability, and production reliability. Modelfine-tuning is a plus.● Strong delivery execution, stakeholder management, agile development practices, communication,and ability to build high-performing teams in fast-growth environments.● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, orequivalent practical experience.Nice to Have● Domain exposure to dental, healthcare, medical supply chain, procurement, veterinary, lab platforms,marketplaces, or other data-heavy enterprise products.● Experience serving major US customers and scaling a lean startup/scale-up into a mature enterpriseplatform ecosystem.