Head of Engineering - MERN Stack (11-16 yrs)
Vintronics Consulting
posted 1d ago
Flexible timing
Key skills for the job
Role Overview
We are seeking an accomplished and strategic Head of Engineering & Delivery to lead the development and deployment of our SaaS product offerings. This role encompasses end-to-end ownership of engineering, delivery, and professional services for the product, including P&L responsibility. The successful candidate will ensure seamless collaboration across decentralized teams, including central support, project management, and testing teams, while driving innovation, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities :
- Engineering Leadership
- Drive the technical vision and roadmap, ensuring the development of scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions for both cloud-based (AWS) and on-premise deployments.
- Oversee and guide teams working with Java- and Node.js-based backends, and React-based frontend technologies.
- Ensure the integration of cutting-edge AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities to enhance product value.
- Promote best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and cloud-native architecture for high availability and scalability.
Delivery Management :
- Own the P&L of professional services delivery, ensuring profitability and efficiency.
- Develop and execute robust delivery frameworks, ensuring decentralized teams operate cohesively.
- Collaborate with central support, project management, and testing teams to streamline delivery processes.
- Oversee implementation projects for clients, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes.
- Establish metrics and KPIs to track delivery performance and customer satisfaction.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, central support teams, and decentralized project management and testing teams.
- Partner with sales and customer success teams to align product delivery with client expectations.
- Coordinate with product management to prioritize and execute on feature roadmaps aligned with customer and market needs.
Qualifications
Experience: 12+ years in software engineering and professional services delivery, with 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing engineering and P&L.
Technical Expertise: Proven expertise in Java, Node.js, React, and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred).
AI/ML Knowledge: Familiarity with AI/ML and Generative AI technologies, including LLMs, MLOps, and AI-driven automation.
Delivery Expertise: Strong experience in professional services delivery, project management, and decentralized team operations.
Financial Acumen: Experience managing P&L, resource optimization, and cost management for service delivery.
Collaboration Skills: Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and drive alignment across distributed units.
Preferred Technical Skills :
- Proficiency in MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).
- Strong expertise in Java-based backends, including microservices architecture and performance optimization.
- Advanced skills in React for frontend development, including state management libraries like Redux and responsive UI/UX design.
- Familiarity with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, API design principles, and integrations.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure management (AWS preferred).
- Knowledge of deployment and monitoring tools for ensuring high-availability systems.
- Exposure to AI/ML tools and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and LangChain.
- Understanding of Generative AI technologies, including LLMs, Transformers, and NLP applications.
- Expertise in modern frontend frameworks and libraries like React and Next.js, along with tooling like Webpack and Babel.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and frontend performance optimization.
- Proven ability to design scalable, fault-tolerant systems with performance optimization.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and asynchronous programming patterns.
- Experience implementing security best practices across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Knowledge of compliance standards such as GDPR, SOC2, and ISO27001.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong focus on code quality, peer reviews, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
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