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Engineering director and head of engineering jobs in Bengaluru

Director of engineering and head of engineering jobs in Bengaluru: scope, skills, interview process and how to prepare.

Directors and heads of engineering lead several teams or a whole engineering function. They manage managers, own budgets and headcount, set technical direction with architects and shape how engineering works. In global companies the India site lead often holds this title.

At startups, a head of engineering may be the most senior technical person and still write code; at large companies the role is mostly about organisation and strategy.

What the work involves

  • Set goals and technical direction for several teams.
  • Hire and develop engineering managers.
  • Plan headcount and budget, and work with peers in product and business.
  • Improve how engineering works: process, quality, reliability and culture.

The market right now

From the open roles Brightspark is tracking today, collected from employers' career sites and open job boards. Updated through the day.

68open roles
25in Bengaluru
43remote, open to India

Work mode, where stated: Remote 44 · On-site 6

Skills asked for most

  1. Mentoring 24
  2. Automation 15
  3. System Design 12
  4. AI Agents 11
  5. LLMs 8
  6. Anthropic API 6
  7. Observability 6
  8. Distributed Systems 5
  9. Linux 5
  10. Machine Learning 5
  11. AWS 4
  12. Azure 4

Hiring the most

  1. EWOR GmbH 10
  2. Canonical 4
  3. Qualcomm 4
  4. Salesforce 4
  5. Amazon 3
  6. Mashreq 3
  7. PradeepIT Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 3
  8. Target 3
  9. Bosch Group 2
  10. Microsoft 2

Skills employers look for

  • Leading managers
  • Organisation design
  • Technical strategy
  • Budget and headcount planning
  • Executive communication
  • Hiring at scale

How interviews usually run

The process is mostly conversations with senior leaders: how you built and scaled organisations, how you set strategy, how you handled reorganisations and difficult people decisions, and how you work with product and business leaders. Expect an architecture discussion and, at many companies, a presentation.

How to stand out

  • Show measurable organisational results: delivery speed, retention, reliability, cost.
  • Have a clear view of how you would spend your first ninety days.
  • References from people who worked for you carry weight.

Courses to learn the skills

Hand-picked for the skills this role asks for most. Start with the free tutorials; the paid courses go deeper and often include hands-on labs.

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