Associate Vice President - Engineering (AVP)

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 4000000 - Rs 6000000 (ie INR 40 - 60 LPA)

Experience: 13+ yrs

Location: Mumbai

Job Type: full-time

We seek a seasoned and energetic Associate Vice President (AVP) - Engineering to head engineering delivery, release management, and client support functions. The perfect candidate will champion excellence in backend engineering, manage scalable microservice-based applications, and guarantee top-quality delivery for various enterprise clients.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Leadership

Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering managers, team leads, and backend engineering teams.

Drive architectural and design decisions for Java-based microservices applications.

Develop and enforce engineering best practices, encompassing code quality, testing standards, CI/CD processes, and API governance.

Ensure the prompt and high-quality delivery of all client projects.

Oversee recruitment, performance evaluations, career growth, and succession planning.

Promote a culture centered on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Monitor and enhance engineering KPIs, including sprint velocity, deployment frequency, and defect rates.

2. Release Management

Take ownership of the entire release lifecycle, covering planning, scheduling, risk assessment, and execution.

Establish release governance processes to enable zero-downtime deployments.

Coordinate release readiness activities among engineering and DevOps teams.

Enhance CI/CD automation, rollback procedures, and deployment effectiveness.

Maintain release schedules and proactively communicate with stakeholders and clients.

Lead continuous improvements in release predictability and change management.

3. Client Support Operations

Supervise the client support team responsible for addressing production issues and client-submitted tickets.

Define and track adherence to SLAs and SLOs regarding response and resolution timelines.

Lead root cause analyses (RCA) and implement lasting solutions for recurring problems.

Develop support processes, knowledge management systems, and operational runbooks.

Serve as the escalation point for critical client incidents and facilitate cross-functional resolution efforts.

Present support metrics and operational reports to leadership and clients.

Required Skills & Experience

Over 13 years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.

Strong practical experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and enterprise application development.

Proficiency in microservices architecture, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed systems.

Experience managing multi-tiered engineering teams.

In-depth familiarity with release management within multi-client or SaaS environments.

Experience managing client-facing support operations in SLA-driven contexts.

Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Docker, and Kubernetes.

Solid understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.

Excellent skills in stakeholder management and communication.

Experience with LLM or Agentic Engineering is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Experience with ITIL or other service management frameworks.

Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Agile delivery practices.

Preferred certifications in Cloud, DevOps, Agile, or Project Management methodologies.

Leadership Competencies

Effective people leadership and team empowerment abilities.

Strategic thinking with ownership of roadmaps.

Management of Agile delivery at scale.

Capability in risk identification and mitigation.

Proficient in executive communication and stakeholder influence.

Commitment to data-driven decision-making and process optimization.

Good-to-have skills

Java, Spring Boot, AWS