Director of Software Engineering

Karat

. Lead and grow Karat’s India-based engineering organization .

Posted 10/10/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading engineering teams and delivering customer-facing SaaS products, with a strong focus on AI-driven technologies and improving engineering culture. Proven ability to develop senior technical talent and manage geographically distributed teams effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

10+ Years Software Engineering Experience5+ Years Management ExperienceSaaS Product DeliveryAI-Driven Technologies ExpertiseEnd-to-End Software Development Lifecycle

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSaaS Product DevelopmentAI TechnologiesArchitecture DesignCode ReviewsTechnical TradeoffsEngineering Culture ImprovementPerformance ManagementTechnical Systems ManagementCandidate Funnel Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationCoachingDelegation

Tools & Technologies

HM Experience AppRecruiter HubATS IntegrationsMessaging InfrastructureNotifications Infrastructure

Industry Keywords

Engineering DeliveryTechnical AssessmentGeographically Distributed TeamsBengaluruU.S. Business Hours

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow Karat’s India-based engineering organization
Report to the Vice President of Engineering and collaborate with engineering leaders and teams in the United States
Own engineering delivery for multiple product areas and features from technical approach through launch and ongoing operation
Lead design and development of enterprise workflows and self-serve hubs supporting the hiring process
Deliver initiatives including the HM Experience App, Recruiter Hub, ATS integrations, candidate funnel management, and post-interview decisioning portals
Enhance delivery operations tooling, messaging and notifications infrastructure, cost-saving initiatives, and payment operations
Identify and apply emerging technologies, including AI-assisted workflows, to advance Karat’s interviewing platform and technical-assessment capabilities
Develop senior technical talent and engineering managers
Build local leadership and delegate product and feature ownership across teams
Build effective working relationships across India and global teams so employees operate as one company

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software-engineering experience
5+ years of management experience
Demonstrated experience shipping and operating customer-facing, hosted SaaS software products in production; required qualification
Strong technical depth and experience in AI-driven technologies
Ability to contribute to architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and consequential technical tradeoffs
Experience leading the end-to-end software development lifecycle for customer-facing products
Experience hiring, coaching, and performance-managing engineers
Experience managing engineering managers strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to develop senior engineering leaders and delegate product, technical, and people-leadership responsibilities
Track record of improving engineering culture, development processes, and technical systems while balancing delivery, platform health, reliability, security, and technical debt
Experience working across geographically distributed teams, ideally collaborating between India and U.S.-based engineering organizations
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Must reside in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India
Applications and submissions must be 100% in English
Ability to overlap with U.S. business hours

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote work
Inclusive workplace and non-discrimination commitment
Accommodation support for disabilities or special needs