Director of Software Engineering

Role description: This role is with one of our portfolio companies.
We are looking for a senior engineering leader to lead the technology and engineering charter for one of our consumer-focused portfolio companies.
You will work closely with the founders and product leadership to define the technology strategy, build a high-performing engineering organisation, and create scalable and reliable technology systems that can support the company's growth.
This is a leadership role that requires a combination of strong technical depth, product thinking, organisational leadership and execution excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Technology Strategy & Architecture: Define the technology roadmap and architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, security and long-term technical excellence.
Engineering Leadership: Lead and mentor engineering teams and managers, establish strong engineering practices, and build a culture of ownership and high performance.
Product Partnership: Work closely with founders, product and business teams to translate business priorities into effective technology solutions and accelerate product velocity.
Organisation Building: Hire, develop and retain high-quality engineering talent while building a strong leadership bench.
Technical Excellence: Drive improvements across system design, engineering productivity, infrastructure, observability, quality and technical debt.
Scale & Reliability: Build robust systems and processes that can support increasing product complexity, customer scale and business requirements.
Innovation & AI: Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation and emerging technologies to improve the product and create competitive advantage.
Exhibit a "roll-up-your-sleeves" entrepreneurial spirit, be a team player, and have a track record of leading and mentoring employees.
What We're Looking For:
BS/MS/Phd degree in engineering/technology.
12+ years of engineering experience, with significant experience in senior engineering leadership roles.
Strong technical foundation across architecture, backend systems, distributed systems, APIs, databases and cloud infrastructure.
Experience leading multiple engineering teams and developing engineering managers/leaders.
Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organisations.
Strong product orientation and experience working closely with founders / product / business leadership.
Experience in high-growth, product-led technology companies.
Strong communication, stakeholder management and execution skills.
Good to Have
Experience in D2C, e-commerce, marketplace, consumer internet or consumer technology.
Experience with high-scale consumer products and transaction-heavy platforms.
Exposure to AI/ML, data platforms or AI-led product development.
Experience working in entrepreneurial, fast-paced environments.
Strong track record of building teams and technology organisations through periods of rapid growth.
Note: We will check the fitment for multiple roles across our portfolios.

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