Digile - Head - Engineering (15-20 yrs)

We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead a full-stack engineering team of 300+ professionals at a leading Media House.

This role requires a strong technical leader with expertise in scalable digital platforms, video streaming, content delivery, and media technologies.

The ideal candidate will drive technology strategy, architecture, and innovation, ensuring seamless collaboration between engineering, product, and business teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Define and execute the technology roadmap for digital media platforms, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

- Lead and mentor a diverse engineering team across front-end, back-end, DevOps, data, and mobile disciplines.

- Oversee the development of content management systems (CMS), video streaming, recommendation engines, and ad-tech integrations.

- Ensure best practices in microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), AI/ML-driven personalization, and DevOps automation.

- Collaborate with editorial, product, design, and business teams to align engineering with content and audience strategies.

- Ensure compliance with GDPR, data privacy laws, and cybersecurity best practices.

- Drive innovation in AI/ML, AR/VR, interactive content, and emerging media technologies.

Skills and Qualifications Required:

- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in leadership roles.

- Strong expertise in full-stack development, cloud computing, content delivery networks (CDNs), and real-time media processing.

- Experience in high-traffic digital platforms, video streaming (HLS/DASH), and ad-tech.

- Proven ability to scale engineering teams, implement Agile/DevOps practices, and foster a high-performance culture.

- Strong understanding of AI/ML applications in media, personalization, and audience engagement.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience:

- Previous experience in media, entertainment, or OTT platform environments.

- Hands-on knowledge of modern web frameworks (React, Node.js, Python, Go, etc.) and cloud platforms.

- Experience with monetization strategies (ads, subscriptions, digital paywalls)