--- title: "Head of Engineering at Igloo – VueJobs" canonical_url: "https://vuejobs.com/jobs/igloo-head-of-engineering" meta: "og:image": "https://vuejobs.com/_og/d/c_PostDetail%2Ctitle_Head%2Bof%2BEngineering%2Cheadline_Igloo%2Cimage_~aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMuam9iYmIuaW8vbG9nb3MvMDFrNzZ0cHZmOHQ1eGdnZDdjMmdwa2F6Ym1fMTc2MDA5MjE4OC5wbmc%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2lnbG9vLWhlYWQtb2YtZW5naW5lZXJpbmci%2Cs_x-LCXKLoFIKJnP2C.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Head of Engineering at Igloo – VueJobs" "twitter:image": "https://vuejobs.com/_og/d/c_PostDetail%2Ctitle_Head%2Bof%2BEngineering%2Cheadline_Igloo%2Cimage_~aHR0cHM6Ly9hc3NldHMuam9iYmIuaW8vbG9nb3MvMDFrNzZ0cHZmOHQ1eGdnZDdjMmdwa2F6Ym1fMTc2MDA5MjE4OC5wbmc%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2lnbG9vLWhlYWQtb2YtZW5naW5lZXJpbmci%2Cs_x-LCXKLoFIKJnP2C.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://vuejobs.com/llms.txt) # **Head of Engineering** Igloo Vue-first **Other** ![Flag of India](https://hatscripts.github.io/circle-flags/flags/in.svg) Pune, Indiaon-sitefull-timelead2 months ago [**Apply Now **](https://jobs.workable.com/view/3hCJa3RwxiCFea5AsRGofi/head-of-engineering-in-pune-at-igloo?ref=vuejobs.com) --- About the Role Igloo is expanding its product engine and establishing a dedicated Tech Solutions hub in Pune. We are looking for a hands-on Lead Solutions Architect & Site Lead to drive platform architecture, govern technical design, and manage our multidisciplinary engineering organization in India. In this dual-impact role, you will balance deep technical ownership—reviewing architecture, guiding system design, and auditing code—with people leadership across Engineering, QA, DevOps/SRE, and Integration teams. You will ensure our high-throughput insurance and direct-to-consumer platform remains scalable, secure, and resilient. Key Responsibilities: Architecture & System Design - Architect, design, and govern high-availability, microservices-based platform solutions for global direct-to-consumer and partner-facing lines of business. - Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews; establish quality benchmarks, security controls, and robust release mechanisms. - Stay hands-on with system design and technical troubleshooting, guiding engineers through complex algorithmic and infrastructural challenges. Team & Site Leadership - Lead overall strategy, capacity planning, and operating rhythm for the Pune technology hub. - Recruit, mentor, and scale multidisciplinary teams across backend, frontend, QA, DevOps/SRE, and platform integration. - Drive engineering culture, career pathing, succession planning, and retention initiatives across the India site. Product Delivery & Operations - Partner with global product, architecture, and business teams (UAE, India, China) to align platform roadmap with technical execution. - Collaborate with DevOps/SRE and QA to optimize CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, observability, and incident response SLAs. - Leverage AI productivity tools responsibly for code synthesis, testing, documentation, and technical analysis. ## Requirements Required Qualifications - Experience: 15+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, and technical management within product-native environments. - Technical Depth: Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating integration-heavy web platforms and distributed microservices. - Tech Stack: Proficiency in Go (Golang), Python (Django), Vue.js, REST APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), and database design. - People Leadership: Proven track record of hiring, growing, and leading multi-functional engineering teams (Dev, QA, DevOps). - Operational Mastery: Solid background in site reliability engineering (SRE), production incident management, security compliance, and continuous delivery. - Global Collaboration: Outstanding communication skills with experience operating across international cross-functional teams. Preferred Experience - Direct background in InsurTech, FinTech, e-commerce, or high-volume transactional platforms. - Hands-on implementation of AI-assisted software development workflows. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#website","@type":"WebSite","name":"Vue.js Jobs","url":"https://vuejobs.com/","publisher":{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#identity"}},{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/jobs/igloo-head-of-engineering#webpage","@type":"WebPage","name":"Head of Engineering at Igloo","url":"https://vuejobs.com/jobs/igloo-head-of-engineering","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#website"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://vuejobs.com/jobs/igloo-head-of-engineering"]}],"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#logo"}},{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#identity","@type":"Organization","name":"VueJobs","url":"https://vuejobs.com","logo":{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/#logo"},"sameAs":["https://x.com/vuejsjob","https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vuejobs/","https://github.com/vuejobs"]},{"@id":"https://vuejobs.com/jobs/igloo-head-of-engineering#job-posting","@type":"JobPosting","datePosted":"2026-09-03T07:08:15.000000Z","description":"\u003Cp>About the Role\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Igloo is expanding its product engine and establishing a dedicated Tech Solutions hub in Pune. 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