Position: Vice President, Software Engineering
The Opportunity
Join FICO's Software Engineering organization as Vice President of Software Engineering, based in our Bangalore office, where you'll lead a critical segment of our platform engineering initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical direction of our platform while building and mentoring world-class engineering teams in one of our largest engineering centre.
Beyond your direct responsibilities, you'll serve as a technical beacon for our Bangalore engineering community, elevating engineering excellence across multiple teams through coaching, mentorship, and technical leadership. This role is perfect for a seasoned platform engineering leader who combines deep technical expertise with exceptional leadership skills and a passion for developing engineering talent.
What You’ll Contribute
Platform Engineering Leadership
• Define and execute the technical strategy for your platform domain, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance meet enterprise requirements• Lead the design, and implementation of critical platform components that serve as the foundation for FICO's products• Drive platform modernization initiatives including cloud-native transformation, microservices adoption, and infrastructure automationTechnical Excellence . Innovation
• Establish technical standards and best practices for platform development, ensuring consistency and quality across all engineering teams• Champion innovative approaches to platform challenges, leveraging emerging technologies to maintain competitive advantage• Lead technical decision-making for complex platform initiatives, balancing innovation with stability and maintainabilityTeam Building . Leadership
• Build and lead a high-performing platform engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent in the competitive Bangalore market• Create career development frameworks that enable engineers to grow both technically and as leadersCross-Team Mentorship . Coaching
• Serve as a senior technical mentor across the Bangalore engineering organization, elevating capabilities beyond your direct team• Conduct technical reviews and architecture discussions with other engineering teams to ensure platform best practices• Lead engineering excellence initiatives including tech talks, architecture forums, and knowledge sharing sessionsStrategic Partnership
• Collaborate with product management and technical architecture teams to ensure platform capabilities align with product roadmaps and customer needs• Partner with global engineering leaders to ensure consistency in platform strategy and implementation across locations• Work closely with other Bangalore engineering leaders to build a cohesive and collaborative engineering cultureOperational Excellence
• Establish metrics and monitoring systems to ensure platform health, performance, and reliability• Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity through tooling, automation, and process optimization• Ensure platform security, compliance, and governance meet enterprise and regulatory requirements
What We're Seeking
Technical Leadership Excellence
• Extensive experience leading platform engineering teams with deep expertise in building and scaling enterprise-grade platforms• Proven track record of architecting and delivering complex platform solutions that serve as foundations for multiple productsPlatform Engineering Expertise
• Deep technical expertise in modern platform technologies including cloud infrastructure, containerization, and orchestration• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices architectures, and API design with hands-on experience in platform developmentArchitecture . Design
• Exceptional ability to design scalable, reliable, and secure platform architectures that meet enterprise requirements• Experience with platform modernization including migration from monolithic to microservices architecturesEngineering Leadership
• Demonstrated success building and leading large engineering teams in competitive technology markets• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent while fostering inclusive and high-performing culturesMentorship . Coaching
• Passion for developing engineering talent with proven track record of mentoring engineers and engineering leaders• Experience building engineering communities and driving technical excellence across multiple teamsStrategic Thinking
• Ability to balance long-term platform vision with short-term delivery needs and business objectives• Experience making strategic technical decisions that impact entire engineering organizationsCollaborative Leadership
• Strong ability to work across geographic and functional boundaries to drive platform initiatives• Proven success partnering with product, architecture, and other engineering teams to deliver integrated solutionsTechnical Communication
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences from engineers to executives• Experience presenting platform strategies and technical decisions to senior leadership and stakeholdersEducational Background
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field required• Advanced degree (MS, MTech) preferred; additional certifications in cloud platforms or architecture are a plus