Head of Software Development

NexGen Cloud is a rapidly growing IaaS company focused on providing innovative cloud solutions and infrastructure services. Our GPU cloud infrastructure solutions accelerate development in industries such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, VFX & Rendering, Data Science & IoT, and Computer Aided Engineering & MDO.

We are dedicated to helping our clients navigate the complexities of the digital world and achieve success through cutting-edge, scalable, secure and affordable solutions.

At the company's heart stands a group of very talented, experienced, and motivated individuals who want to make a positive change and a lasting impact on the tech world.

Position Summary

As Head of Software Development , you will lead cross-functional engineering teams across product lines. Reporting to the   Director of Product, you’ll be responsible for delivering mission-critical software, elevating development practices and ensuring your teams are aligned with our strategic and technical vision.

This is both a people and delivery-focused role , blending technical understanding with leadership maturity to drive continuous improvement, product velocity, and a culture of innovation.

Some Important Skills/Experience:

1. AI Tooling Experience with coding
2. AI Tooling Experience without coding
3. GPU or DevOps understanding
4. Gen AI Understanding
5. Experience with multiple releases in a single month, maintaining the release cadence of at least 2 feature releases a month.
6. Defect threshold of critical defects in production (ideal answer: 0, <10 is also good)

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead engineering teams to deliver high-impact software projects on time and within scope.
• Translate the product roadmap into technical execution plans, sprint goals, and delivery milestones.

Team Building & Talent Growth

• Recruit, coach, and mentor engineers to reach their full potential.
• Foster an environment of ownership, trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Project & Resource Management

• Own resourcing, capacity planning, and team structuring across multiple projects.
• Ensure agile ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, retros) are effective and outcome-driven.
• Managing multiple development pipelines both internal & external.
• Finding ways to faster GTM & reduction in TAT with improved releases & product enhancements.

Engineering Excellence & AI Tooling

• Enforce high standards of code quality, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with QA and DevOps to maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability, and release readiness.
• AI Tooling for departmental efficiency is crucial for this role.

Innovation & Best Practices

• Encourage experimentation, innovation, and adoption of new tools/techniques.
• Drive modernization initiatives—tech debt resolution, architecture reusability, and scalability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product, QA, AI/Cloud platform teams, and other departments to ensure shared goals and alignment.
• Act as a communication bridge between technical teams and business leadership.

Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• Proactively identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Continuously improve engineering velocity, flow, and predictability through agile practices.

Data Driven Analytics & Tracking of Value

• Identify & manage team metrics
• Value delivered to customers to achieve organization goals
• Take action based on data driven metric to improve quality, scale up & other innovative avenues relating to customer experience

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record in software development, with at least 2+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Experience in an IaaS company or cloud infrastructure environment
• Strong grasp of modern software development practices, system design and engineering operations.
• Python development background
• Hands-on exposure to AI or GPU-related products, either as a developer or technical lead
• Familiarity with AI tooling such as Cursor, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, etc
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-team technical projects
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Managing multiple development & release pipeline
• Start up environment & management of changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agile/Lean methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/LESS/SAFe)
• Familiarity with modern tech stacks, DevOps workflows, and distributed systems
• PMP, CSM, or equivalent certifications are a plus
• Experience working in cloud-native or high-growth SaaS environments is desirable
• Worked on GPU Cloud based company
• Worked with a global team, managing priorities & driving efficiency

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Opportunity to shape next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure products
• Fully remote and flexible work environment
• A strong culture of innovation, support and continuous learning
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies, collaborative peers, and global impact

 We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion drives our success as a company and reflects our dedication to fostering a diverse and innovative workforce.

Join our team and become a part of the NexGen Cloud Team, where innovation, collaboration, and growth are at the heart of everything we do. If you are a passionate, talented, and motivated individual looking to make a difference, apply now!