Director of Engineering

About Us upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale. upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow. upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19 upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany. We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech upGrad is the official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Qualifications Proven experience in building high-performance teams and scalable best-practices in an engineering organization Strong technical aptitude and proven experience in architecture, design, and delivery of data-intensive applications Must have experience in cloud-native application patterns and tools, micro-services architectures and web frameworks (Spring Boot, Django, Flask), application migrations to any cloud platform 5+ years of experience mentoring and leading teams The ability to envision the future engineering needs of the company – Plan and implement accordingly The creativity to do things differently Excellent logic and problem-solving skills Roles and Responsibilities Help define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end. Work very closely with various business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies. Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies. Leverage your technical depth as a former developer and architect to push your team towards a high standard of technical excellence, and achieve the organization's quality bar. Define objectives and track results for team members in a supportive, motivating, and fact-driven way. Proactively identify and resolve issues relating to people, product, tech, and process