Build and lead a world-class engineering organization in India from the ground up.
Shape the overall direction of engineering teams and encourage innovation.
Serve as a primary technical mentor and advisor, establish engineering best practices.
Foster Alpaca culture and adapt practices to local market and regulatory needs.
Lead recruitment initiatives to build a diverse engineering organization.
Drive strategic technical leadership and oversee scalable, reliable technical projects.
Act as liaison between engineering teams and executive leadership for communication and alignment.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and local regulators ensuring compliance.
Design and architect financial systems for the Indian market, including backend solutions.
Ensure operational reliability, incident management, and vendor relationship management.
Collaborate globally and lead cross-functional projects across regions.

12+ years of professional software engineering experience with large-scale financial systems.
Industry-recognized engineering leader with strategic vision and technical depth.
Expertise in Go or similar backend languages and system architecture.
Strong understanding of financial transaction processing, accounting, and compliance.
Proven leadership skills building and guiding engineering organizations.
Experience collaborating with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
Problem-solving skills and ability to function as incident commander.
Domain expertise with financial APIs, regulatory compliance, and software development lifecycle.
Infrastructure management experience with cloud and on-premise environments.
Familiarity or willingness to learn the Indian financial market and regulatory landscape.

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Director of Engineering - Founding Engineer India

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