Director, Software Engineering - Data Platform, Hyderabad
Core
Lead critical Data Platform capabilities including data infrastructure, processing, governance, and operational excellence for global media products.
Role type
Director of Engineering (Data Platform)
Builds
Scalable, multi-tenant data ecosystem enabling analytics, real-time insights, and AI/ML use cases
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering leadership, distributed systems, cloud platforms, data platform concepts, operational excellence, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Modernization strategy, FinOps, developer experience, self-service platform design
Technologies
Cloud platforms, batch/stream processing, data lakehouse, orchestration, metadata, governance tools
Responsibilities
Lead multiple engineering teams and managers; Drive platform strategy and modernization; Establish operational practices (SLOs, incident response); Ensure secure, compliant data access and governance; Improve developer experience and self-service capabilities; Partner with cross-functional stakeholders
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership