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KaratDirector of Software Engineering (India)
Karat provides technical interviewing, and its platform helps engineering leaders hire, develop and manage technical talent through live, expert-led interviews and interview performance data. This full-time…
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Karat provides technical interviewing, and its platform helps engineering leaders hire, develop and manage technical talent through live, expert-led interviews and interview performance data. This full-time remote opening is for a Director of Software Engineering who will lead the company's India-based engineering group. The director answers to the VP of Engineering and works alongside engineering leadership in the U.S. Applicants must live in Bengaluru, India, and be available during U.S.…
Job Description
Karat provides technical interviewing, and its platform helps engineering leaders hire, develop and manage technical talent through live, expert-led interviews and interview performance data. This full-time remote opening is for a Director of Software Engineering who will lead the company's India-based engineering group. The director answers to the VP of Engineering and works alongside engineering leadership in the U.S. Applicants must live in Bengaluru, India, and be available during U.S. business hours.
The director starts as a hands-on manager while building the India team, with the goal of passing product and feature ownership to other leads. Responsibilities include overseeing delivery across several product lines from design through launch and ongoing operation. Projects named include the HM Experience App, a Recruiter Hub, applicant-tracking integrations, candidate pipeline tooling and portals for post-interview decisions. The director also upgrades delivery operations tooling, messaging and notifications, payments operations, and evaluates AI-assisted workflows. Serving as a local leader and go-to contact for India staff and their overseas counterparts is part of the role.
Candidates should have ten-plus years of professional software engineering, with at least five years managing people, and a track record of shipping and operating customer-facing SaaS in production. Depth in AI-enabled technology and the ability to add value to architecture and design reviews are expected. Experience hiring, coaching and evaluating engineers is essential, and leading engineering managers is a strong plus. Fluent written and spoken English and experience with geographically spread teams are also necessary.
Responsibilities
- Lead and expand the India engineering organization
- Own delivery across several product areas, from technical planning through launch and upkeep
- Build enterprise workflow tools and self-serve hubs, including the HM Experience App, the Recruiter Hub and ATS connections
- Modernize delivery tooling, messaging and notifications, and payment operations
- Scout new technologies, such as AI-assisted workflows, that could strengthen the interview platform
- Grow senior engineers and engineering managers, and delegate product and feature ownership
- Keep India-based staff and their U.S. peers working together as a single company
Requirements
- Ten-plus years in software engineering, five or more of them as a manager
- Proven record of shipping and running customer-facing hosted SaaS in production
- Real technical depth in AI-driven systems and the ability to shape architecture and code review decisions
- Experience running the full software lifecycle for customer products
- Track record hiring, coaching and managing engineers
- Excellent written and spoken English
Qualifications
- Experience managing engineering managers
- Experience across India and U.S. engineering organizations
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where must candidates live?
The posting limits the role to people who live in Bengaluru, India, and says other Indian cities are not being considered at this time.
Who does the director report to?
The director answers to the VP of Engineering.
How much experience is needed?
The posting asks for ten or more years of software engineering experience, including five or more years as a manager.
Is a salary listed?
The posting does not state a salary.
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