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Director of Engineering - DTC Platform Engineering

Local Office Pune (Global Function)Full-time2026-08-29 → 2026-11-12

Core

Leads the shared engineering platforms, cloud foundations, and developer tooling enabling DTC product teams to build secure, scalable, and reliable software.

Role type

Director of Platform Engineering (DTC)

Builds

Shared engineering platforms, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, and integration services for consumer-facing commerce systems.

Domain

E-commerce / Retail Technology / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Cloud Architecture, DevOps & CI/CD, Test Automation, Performance Engineering, Security Engineering, Integration Architecture, Team Leadership, AI Engineering Strategy, FinOps, Release Governance

Preferred skills

AI-enabled engineering platforms, GitOps, Kubernetes, Event-driven architecture

Technologies

Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, Test Automation Frameworks, Cloud platforms, API management, Event-driven platforms

Responsibilities

Define and execute multi-year Platform Engineering strategy; Lead a cross-functional organization spanning DevOps, Security, QA, and Cloud Architecture; Drive adoption of platform capabilities as a product discipline; Govern performance standards and Core Web Vitals; Own security engineering strategy and DevSecOps adoption; Partner with product engineering organizations to accelerate delivery velocity.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & hands-on architecture