Director of Engineering

Engineering Director — Head of India Development CenterUp to ¥25.0M JPY/year - based on experience & seniorityHybrid · Tokyo HQ,Regular India collaboration/travel We're a publicly listed AdTech & Marketing SaaS platform expanding our global engineering footprint, and we're hiring a hands-on technical leader to head our India Development Center. You'll own technology strategy, architecture, and organizational growth for a fast-growing dev hub, working closely with our Japan HQ and other global offices. This is a rare seat spanning technology, business, and people leadership, with a direct line into where the platform goes next. Environment & Tech StackAdTech / Marketing SaaS platform at meaningful scale, plus an in-house AI subsidiaryGlobal engineering org spanning Japan, India, Southeast Asia, and the USCloud infra on AWS/GCP; ownership of architecture, incident response, and technical debtAI-augmented dev workflow (Cursor, Claude.ai, v0.dev) built into daily workMulti-year technology roadmap ownership; competitor & stack researchSeat at Quarterly Business Reviews; cost and infra budget ownership What We're Looking For7+ years building software, 3+ years managing engineers, including developing talentStrong SRE or Platform Engineering background - reliability, incident response, and infra ownership at scaleTrack record architecting large-scale web/SaaS systemsComfortable moving between hands-on technical work and business strategyGlobal or cross-cultural team leadership and AdTech exposure a plusBusiness-level English Ideal CandidateStays hands-on and close to the tech while driving architecture decisionsLeads through technical credibility, not just title - trusted by engineersThinks like an owner, balancing business outcomes with technical trade-offsInvested in growing people, and energized by change on a global team